Information technology should be an integral part of the existing curriculum in primary and secondary schools in England and Wales. The information handling program QUEST forms a basis for two research projects which the authors are currently coordinating. A model of information handling is proposed
Curriculum development in computer and information literacy in the Netherlands
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- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1986
- Weight
- 484 KB
- Volume
- 2
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-9287
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โฆ Synopsis
In the Netherlands a national project on computer and information literacy is run by the National Institute for Curriculum Development (SLO). The national policy is that this subject must become a part of the education of all students in lower secondary education, age group 12-16 years. A school curriculum for computer and information literacy has been produced in co-operation with 100 schools. The project now continues with 200 schools. As a consequence of national policy, the emphasis in curriculum development is now towards integrating computer and information literacy into the curricula of other school subjects. In national policy and practice there is no direct relation between educational use of computers at home and information technology at school.
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