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Event title:

Nascom Computer Kit
Nascom computer

Timeline Date

January 8, 1978

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Government, Department or Organisation

Secretary of State

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BECTA Category

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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

The Nascom II computer kit was based on the Z80 processor and had 2k of memory, 1.5k of which was dedicated to the operating system. Some school teachers purchased this kind of computer to help teach microelectronics.

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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