What is it about?
The automated selection system used by colleges of education affiliated to the University of Cape Coast is a multiuser computerized system which students can access and apply to universities at any place with internet access, and can be admitted, rejected, or included in a waiting list for further assessment. The study sought to investigate the extent to which the computerized selection system at educational colleges affiliated with the Cape Coast University has impacted the efficiency and credibility of the process, by evaluating the step by step stages in admission processes that are handled electronically. The study contribute to literature since there is no studies on the reliability and efficiency of Ghanaian colleges of education affiliated to the universities. The type of research design for the study was descriptive design with a quantitative research method. The total population comprises of all admission officers, quality assurance staff, and Heads of departments at the colleges of education affiliated with the University of Cape Coast. The researchers' sample size for the study was one hundred and ninety-two (192). The questionnaire survey was carried out to collect data for the study. Quantitative analysis was done with the use of Statistical Package for Social Sciences. The results show that electronic sorting and selection of applications is efficient in checking the application forms, testing duplicate files, verifying college requirements, and verifying seat availability. The study revealed that there was a positive and high relationship between the efficiency of electronic sorting and selection of admission applications and the reliability of the computerized system.
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Why is it important?
The results show that electronic sorting and selection of applications is efficient in checking the application forms, testing duplicate files, verifying college requirements, and verifying seat availability. The study revealed that there was a positive and high relationship between the efficiency of electronic sorting and selection of admission applications and the reliability of the computerized system.
Perspectives
The study does recommend that the Ministry of Education and Ghana education service should consider the challenges and help provide a more convenient, reliable, and efficient computerised selection system for the admission process at the college of education. Policymakers in education should make policies surrounding the admission process of students into the college of education to enhance its' ease of use by both the students and the institution. The study also recommends that a computerised selection system should be upgraded and updated to enhance its' efficiency and reliability. As a result of the efficiency and reliability of the computerised selection system, the study also recommends that the use of a computerised selection system for the admission process into schools should be promoted at the senior high school and tertiary institutions. Further studies should be done on the effective and efficient use of computerised selection system at the tertiary institutions in Ghana and different geographical area to add more to the literature on the use of computerised selection system for admission into schools.
Solomon Ofori Gyane
Writing this article was a great pleasure as it has co-authors with whom I have had long standing collaborations. This article also lead to positive and high relationship between the efficiency of electronic sorting and selection of admission applications and the reliability of the computerized system.
Mr. Isaac Atta Senior Ampofo
University of Liverpool
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This page is a summary of: Reliability and Efficiency of Computerized Systems for Admission into Colleges of Education Affiliated with the University of Cape Coast, Asian Journal of Research in Computer Science, December 2021, Sciencedomain International,
DOI: 10.9734/ajrcos/2021/v12i430296.
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