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Event title:
DTI Primary Scheme
Timeline Date
January 10, 1982
Category
Government, Department or Organisation
Secretary of State
Subject
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
DTI Micros in Primary Schools scheme contributes 50% of cost of 1 computer (cassette loading) in every primary school (BBC, RM480Z or Sinclair Spectrum) Scheme ran from Oct 82 to Dec 84. 27,295 schools participated Scheme included the MicroPrimer Package, a suite of software with documentation produced by MEP. The pack had been developed by It was put together by Don Walton and contained software mostly specified by MAPE Micros and Primary Education) members.
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.
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Image taken from Acron User 1983: https://datassette.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/revistas/acorn_user_06.pdf
