The Mediating Role of Curriculum Design and Development on the ICT Curricular Initiative in Singapore Private Institution

Abstract

This study recognized the importance and necessity of incorporating ICT in curriculum design and development in Singapore's private education context. A critical literature review was conducted to investigate the impacts of the ICT implementations at the institute, teacher teaching, and student learning levels with considerations in various curriculum design and development models on the ICT initiative based on a selected private institute. Factors related to the institute, teachers, and students were derived and examined. It was established that the ICT initiative must be founded on the respective curriculum design and development models. Consequently, a conceptual framework was established and confirmed the models’ mediating roles between the ICT implementation drive at the institute, teacher, and student levels, and the ICT initiative.