Comparision of Form 2 curriculum between Brunei and the UK curriculum

Course Code: PS 3207

Course Title: Methods of Teaching Secondary Computer Studies I

Week 1-2 Assignment

Curriculum: The Brunei secondary computer studies curriculum, its aims and its structure. Comparisons with computer studies curricula in other countries.

This is a continuation of my previous post except that this is a more thorough comparision. Since there isn't much difference between the Brunei and Singapore syllabii I've decided to do a comparison between Brunei and UK Computer Studies Curriculum. Well I was looking at many schools I find that the syllabus differs from school to school. Finally I settled on comparing with Teign School,Chudleigh Road
Kingsteignton,Devon, UK.

Comparison between Brunei and UK Computer Studies Curriculum

Grade 8 Level

	Brunei	UK teign school
Objectives	Computer abuse	Introduction and basic skills
	Word processing package	Building a website
	Spreadsheets	Investigating mobile phone masts
	Effects of computer on our economic and social life	Spreadsheets and databases
	Other computer application and CR occupation	An independent project

An analysis

It is clear that the UK syllabus concentrate more on the commercial aspect of things and oursmore on hands on expertise and abuse and security. The similarities evident are that both would have spreadsheets included in year 8. There is a mention of mobile phone masts which baffles me! I got to look it up. In our scheme of work databases are only introduced in year 9 but at Teign school the students would be exposed in year 8 itself.

Web resources

http://www.moe.edu.bn/jpk/ict/ICT

http://www.teign.devon.sch.uk/Parents/curriculum/ks3/ICT_KS3.htm#y8

http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/secondary/creativearts/ict/music/index.htm

http://terry-freedman.org.uk/artman/publish/article_1093.php

http://www.inca.org.uk/1205.html

http://www.editlib.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Reader.NoAccess&paper_id=27481&CFID=7268830&CFTOKEN=87990670

http://www.shambles.net/pages/staff/itsyllabus/

http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/secondary/framework/ict/fwsict

http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/secondary/framework/

http://wsgfl.westsussex.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/curriculum/ict/teach-and-learn/teaching-secondary-ict/

http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/secondary/keystage3/all/respub/ictac

http://www.learn-ict.org.uk/secondary.asp

http://www.coxhoe.durham.sch.uk/Curriculum/ICT.htm

http://schools.becta.org.uk/index.php?section=cu&catcode=ss_cu_skl_02

Talking about the suggested curriculum for Form 2.

Recommendation

I think that basically the curriculum is quite balanced and suitable for our Bruneian students. However if we could perhaps include a project work for our students to continue in the advocated children centred life long learning principle. Not independent but guided to a certain extent (by the teacher facilitator) would be a good idea considering this would one of the first independent project which the students could claim ownership.

ICT Assignment

My assignment is to compare our Form 2 computer syllabus with a grade 8 syllabus of another country. I was looking at Singapore and the United Kingdom.
When I looked at the Singapore syllabus, I find it quite similar to our own Brunei syllabus.

Hole in the wall.

While searching for a different computer curriculum in other countries I came across this interesting study conducted in rural India which produced remarkable results and I think would interest you. Click on this link to find out more.http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/docs/Paper04.pdf