Describe which achievement(s) of the three masterplans for ICT in education are evident in the school/classes that you are attached to for your ESE.
In my stint as a Contract Teacher in Sembawang Primary School, one of the aims of the Department of ICT is to equip pupils with the Baseline ICT skills. This is achieved throughout the curriculum ICT lessons conducted by our in-house ICT trainer.
After the lessons conducted by the trainer, the students were put to the test by utilising what they had learnt in their Project Work. This is in line with one of the vision of the Masterplan 2, which is to allow students to use ICT tools for effective learning.
Also, the School is getting students towards Curriculum 2015 (C2015), which aims to allow students to be self directed learners and learn through collaborative learning. Through the usage of the Google applications, it allows students to be independent learners and at the same time practise collaborative learning by sharing information with one another without the hassle of meeting up in person but just over a click through the vastly developed infrastructure Singapore has built up over the years.
A close resemblance to my school. In my personal opinion, MP1 and MP2 have been successfully implemented as most students starting from primary 3 has basic ICT knowledge. However time consumption has also been a great hindrance to promoting ICT further in schools. Although highly important, students in the primary level still requires much assistance from their teachers and ICT trainer. As a result, it is essential to introduce proper ICT knowledge to students in their early years to as to gradually train and equip them with the proper skills set. With ICT, students would be able to collaborate more effective through technology devices.
ReplyDeleteA short yet concise write-up. Thanks!