The integration of information and communication technologies into
education has become increasingly important in recent years. Especially with
the revolution of industry 4.0, digital transformation in education has
accelerated. Therefore, this transformation has shaped the educational policies
of many countries. National and international economic or political
environments, educators, academics, students, parents, society and scientists
are effective in determining these policies. As a result, they have different
expectations about how the integration process should be in education. This
diversity reveals the necessity to address all these differences in a holistic
way in order to better understand the integration process and its effects.
In this study, it was aimed to reveal the purpose, policies and
practices of information and communication integration in education, its
effects and criticisms directed to the effects compared with Turkey and
Singapore. The level of development of the countries and the results of Pisa
(The Program for International Student Assesment) were effective in sample
selection. For this purpose, ICT integration aims and policies of both
countries, changes in ICT practices in the process, educational reforms, important
implementations and criticisms of the process were discussed.
As a result of the document reviews, ICT integration in education was
analyzed in three different periods. It can be said that policies followed
during the period of 1980-1990 are aimed at raising awareness of the ICT skills
of the society, developing ICT skills in the period of 1990-2010, and raising
individuals who use ICT skills in the fields of environmental, social and
economic fields in 2010 and beyond.
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Other Fields of Education |
Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | December 20, 2019 |
Acceptance Date | December 2, 2019 |
Published in Issue | Year 2019 |