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KEY PIECES OF INFORMATION FROM THE EVENT
Event title:
The National Development Programme for Computer Assisted Learning (NDPCAL) established
Timeline Date
January 9, 1973
Category
Government, Department or Organisation
Secretary of State
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Area
BECTA Category
Event Content
By disapplying the ICT programme of study from September this year schools will be able to offer a more creative and challenging curriculum, drawing on support and advice from those best positioned to judge what an ambitious and forward-looking curriculum should contain.
DETAIL OF THE EVENT
NDPCAL was a higher education project which ran from 1973 to 1977.
National Development Programme in Computer Assisted Learning (NDPCAL) £2.5m budget over 5 years. 30+ projects established in UK to investigate potential of Computer Assisted Learning (CAL), mainly at tertiary level using graphics terminals to communicate with mainframe and minicomputers. Funded by 7 Government Departments
Evidence indicates that recent curriculum and qualifications reforms have not led to significant improvements in the teaching of ICT, and the number of students progressing to further study in ICT-related subjects is in decline. Furthermore, the ICT curriculum in its current form is viewed as dull and demotivating for pupils. Its teaching may not equip pupils adequately for further study and work, may leave them disenchanted or give rise to negative perceptions that turn them off the subject completely.
