school registration systems

school registration systems

1. paper based

   • AM/PM marks are logged on a piece of paper by the form tutor and are returned to the attendance office.
   • paper based methods are not reliant on computer networks if a computer networksare unavaialble
   • if left unattended students can change their marks.Mistakes are ofthen difficult/untidy to change

2. keyboard entry

   • marks are typed into the computer by the form tutor.Marks are stored on a central server
   • it is much easier to produce attendance statistics.There is no need to return papers to an attendance office .
   • teachers are still required to register each pupil rather than the pupils registering themselves

3. optical mark recognition(OMR)

   • Form teachers log wether pupils are present by shading a box on a sheet of paper for their form.Sheets for the different forms are then batched and scanned into the computer.
   • a lot of multiple choice tests are used marking OMR, so the initial cost of purchasing an OMR reader may provide more value for money
   • registers are batch processed so they are not'live' or 'real-time' : some latecomers would not be registered if they arrived late.

4. smart cards

   • these cards contain computer chips and can hold more information than magnetic strips they are placed into readers as pupils arrive.
   • smart cards can hold more data than swipe cards so they can provide multiple functions.
   • there is a reliance on the ICT system.if the system goes down registration would be a problem

5. magnetic strip cards

   • Magnetic strip cards are usedto enable pupils to swipe into schools
   • magnetic strip cards are affordabale to purchase and manufacture.
   • pupils can 'swipe in' others not present,Cards can be forgotten.

6. biometric

   • pupils scan their fingerprints or eyes to log their attendance each day.
   • students do not have to rember things like cards .it is impossible for other students to mark in someone who is not there
   • biometric is an expensive option and some parents worry about the privacy of a fingerprint database.