Abstract:
The study examined the technological readiness of school district educational administrators in Ghana to carry
out data-based decisions for school improvement. A descriptive study was conducted to gather data from the
study population (n=169) comprised of district education directors. Random sampling technique was used to
select 120 participants. Data collected were analysed using Data Use Continuum and means and standard
deviations. The findings showed that data-based decision making for school improvement is not pervasive in the
school districts. There is limited use of data and these data cover only a small fraction of school activities and
student performance. Also, the respondents indicated that there is more room for improvement in their
technological readiness, in terms of both trained personnel and equipment, to embark on system-wide data-based
decisions. Policy recommendations included the training of personnel in the utilization of data for decision
making.
