ICT and Curriculum and Assessment
JRC report on Computer-based Skills Assessment
CRELL has published a book on “The Transition to Computer-Based Assessment - New Approaches to Skills Assessment and Implications for Large-scale Testing”. (2009)
AKE III Workshop Report
Curriculum & Assessment, Accra, 2009
ICTs in the Curriculum
Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication (TICs) dans le curriculum
by Dr. Patti Swarts, 2006
Assessing the Effects of ICT in Education: Indicators, Criteria and Benchmarks for International Comparisons
The book is organised around four blocks: contexts of ICT impact assessment in education, state-of-the-art ICT impact assessment, conceptual frameworks and case studies. OECD, Joint Research Centre- European Commission. Published by : Joint Research Centre- European Commission 2010
ICT as Core and as Elective Subject: Issues to Consider
by Patti Swarts, GESCI
This paper has been developed by the Global e-Schools and Communities Initiative (GeSCI) to serve as a discussion paper to inform the introduction and implementation of ICT as a core and elective subject in pre-tertiary education.
By GESCI, Ministerial Round Table eLearning Africa 2011
Case Studies
In every country, curriculum related matters are handled by curriculum centers which go by different and varied names. But at the heart of each curriculum centre is the evaluation and regulation of content. This content could be in print or in electronic format (e-content). Various regulatory measures exist within the Curriculum Development Centers (CDC) to ensure that the content supports the curriculum objectives.
E-content which has the promise of better content delivery (through the use of multimedia, simulations, animations which exemplify concepts more clearly) has brought with it a new wave of demands to the curriculum centers. The digital content needs to not only be evaluated against sound educational principles but also developed according to each country’s educational context. This calls for new skills in the development, customization and evaluation of e-content from the curriculum development centers.
Three approaches to the development of e-content are widely applied from the case studies discussed below:
1. In-house e-content development by the CDC
2. Outsourcing of the e-content development to Industry partners with appropriate evaluation mechanisms within CDC
3. Collaboration between the CDC and Industry partners through with the CDC providing, advice and support for the development of e-content. The CDC consults all along the development process and eventually evaluated the final products before dissemination.
The case studies appended hereunder provide deeper insights into how different curriculum development centers are handling this issue in different countries at a regional and international level.