A new methodology for teaching
literacy, with a strong emphasis on phonics, was implemented at the primary and nursery levels and, as indicated in the section on literacy, some low-performing primary schools were supported by innovative technology, including the setting up of computer laboratories and the use of supporting software programs in at least fourteen schools. At the secondary level the setting up of computer laboratories has mainly been for the purpose of allowing students to pursue studies in Information Technology and to offer this subject at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate Examinations (CSEC) offered by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC).
The objectives of the Revised National Information Technology Guides are to:
Careful planning can enable you to create learning activities that not only help to develop learner’s soft skills but also improve their ICT skills, thereby enhancing their job performance and career prospects as well as meeting the objectives of various national priorities.
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