Automated competence-based curriculum results processing system:

Abstract

This report is a representation of the Automated competence-based curriculum results processing system with the case study of Petta community secondary school. The major aim of the project was to develop an automated competence-based curriculum results processing system which the school can use to carry out the results processing and management and produce report cards in the new competence-based lower secondary curriculum. The study population were the students and the staff of Petta community secondary school. The Sampling techniques used were Simple random and purposive sampling and data was collected through interviews, observation, focused group discussion and document review. Rapid Application Development (RAD) approach was used in developing the system. The data models used were the context diagram, Data Flow Diagram, and Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD) The system was developed using PHP for server-side scripting, HTML for designing data entry forms, other tools included CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap, and MySQL for building the database management system. The system was tested and validated to ensure that it efficiently and effectively meets the results processing needs of the school. Conclusively, the developed system is an efficient and effective tool which schools can use for results processing and management in the new competence-based curriculum.