Introduction:

The IT curriculum adopts a spiral approach to ensure that topics and or applications are covered at appropriate levels and in increasing depths to consolidate and further develop knowledge, skills and attitudes. From the lower secondary level (S1-S3), the programmes are designed to be delivered as a separate subject providing the content that are meaningful and relevant for the learners. These lay the foundations in content and skills for the work at the secondary level (S4, S5).

Learning by doing has a central place in the IT curriculum. Learners are given the opportunities to carry out practical tasks and investigations. The curriculum requires that the IT skills be used in the contexts that are grounded in real-world or work experiences so as to develop in the learners the ability to work independently and as part of a team to apply IT tools and skills appropriately to solve problems.

Aim

The aim of Informaition Technology (IT) in Secondary curriculum are to enable pupils to:

develop through practical experience, the skills of information management; collecting, manipulating and presenting information to assist with decision making.
provide a resource of knowledge, skills and attitudes that can be used in other subjects of the secondary curriculum
provide students with an understanding of the basic computing concepts and software applications packages
develop an awareness and appreciation of the input and the impact of IT in society and on the environment
Use IT tools to solve problems in imaginative ways and also as a means to creative expression.

IT Implementation Plan

Year

S1 Level

S2 Level

S3 Level

2003

Unit 1

Unit 2

Unit 1

Unit 2

Unit 1

Unit 2

2004

Unit 1

Unit 2

Unit 3

Unit 4

Unit 3

Unit 4

2005

Unit 1

Unit 2

Unit 3

Unit 4

Unit 5

Unit 6

Unit 1 - Hardware & Operating systems

Unit 2- Word processing (Basic)

Unit 3- Word processing (Advance)

Unit 4- Spreadsheet (Basic)

Unit 5- Spreadsheet (Advance)

Unit 6- Databases (Introduction)

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