Data-Driven Decision-Making through Real-time Student Progress Monitoring: Academic Administrators Perspectives

  • Percia Villaflor Secreto University of the Philippines Open University, Philippines
  • Darwin Ofrin Laguna State Polytechnic University, Philippines
  • Eudora Tabo Laguna State Polytechnic University, Philippines
DOI: https://doi.org/10.32664/ijitgeb.v7i1.147
Keywords: Academic Administration, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Student Information System, Real-Time Monitoring, Student Progress

Abstract

Academic administrators guide institutions and play a significant role in improving students' academic paths. Realizing this crucial role, data-driven leadership becomes indispensable for school leaders to enhance performance and ensure student success. This data-driven leadership involves a systematic process of making informed and strategic decisions through analyzing relevant available data. Several studies highlight the advantages of data-driven decision-making in fostering administrative collaboration, transparency, and evidence-based decision-making, thus improving institutional effectiveness, elevating student achievement, and enhancing resource management efficiency. This study examined the effectiveness of real-time student progress monitoring and the perceived importance of data-driven decision-making among academic administrators. This study uses a mixed-methods research design to offer greater flexibility in the research process, enhance validity, increase practical applicability, and foster a more in-depth understanding of the phenomena being examined Results showed a high perceived value of data-driven decisions (x̄=4.491) and strong acknowledgment of the role of real-time monitoring in academic decision-making and achievement (x̄= 4.480). However, the evaluation of existing student information systems was moderate (x̄= 3.800), indicating the need for system enhancements to better support informed administrative decisions.

Received Date: April 9, 2025
Revised Date: May 22, 2025
Accepted Date: June 18, 2025

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2025-06-26
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Vol 7 No 1 (2025): INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN GOVERNANCE, EDUCATION AND BUSINESS
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