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ESDA - Frequently Asked Questions

 

System Installation

1.
What are the basic and suggested system requirements for installing ESDA?
2.
How can schools transfer the data of ESDA from the current server to a new server?
3.
Should ESDA and WebSAMS be installed on the same computer?
4.
With regard to network security, what kinds of measures should schools take?
5.
Should schools update ESDA regularly? How to conduct the system update? If the message “unable to connect to the database” appears, how should it be handled?

 

Questionnaire Survey

1.
Schools can use ESDA to generate random accounts. If this function is used for conducting Stakeholder Surveys (SHS), would it be difficult for schools to identify the users who have not completed the SHS?
2.
How should schools prepare for conducting the Stakeholder Survey (SHS) in the new school year?
3.
Can schools trace individual responses if stakeholders (like teachers and students) complete the questionnaire online?
4.
Teachers have to use the Common Log-on System (CLO) when submitting data to the EDB via ESDA. Whether the system records the information in the survey filled by teachers? Can responses to ESDA online surveys be saved temporarily?
5.
If the school publishes the surveys by mistake, how can it be cancelled and is it possible to publish the surveys again?

 

Data Management

1.
Which KPM data can be obtained from the existing documents of the schools?
2.
How does ESDA assist schools to collect the data of the KPM 24 “Percentage of students within the acceptable weight range”?
3.
When schools are using ESDA in collecting the data of the KPM 24 “Percentage of students within the acceptable weight range”, what should be noticed?

 

Others

1.
How does ESDA meet the needs of Special Schools?
2.
How does ESDA relieve the workload of teachers?
3.
Can EDB’s E-Platform for School Development and Accountability (ESDA) assist schools to obtain data from other platforms, so as to facilitate schools’ collection of self-evaluation information or data?
4.
When schools encounter technical problems in using ESDA, how to obtain technical support?