Comparative Research of ICT in Elementary Education Development Strategy

Abstract

ICT in education development strategy is an important part of educational strategy plan, which promotes the development of ICT in education.Scientific and rational planning of ICT inEducation play an important role in promoting sustainable development of ICT in Education and exerting functional benefit of ICT in education. ICT in Elementary Education is an essential part of construction of ICT in Education, which is the core area that reflects the revolutionary impact of ICT on educational development. The paper, taking China, United States and Singapore as examples of developing country and developed countries, discussed the NETP2010 which was launched by U.S. Department of Education, the Master Plan 3 by Singapore Department of Education, and the Elementary Education part of “Ten-year development plan of ICT in Education(2010-2020)” by China Ministry of Education. Combined with the development demands and basic conditions of China, United States and Singapore, the paper compared and analyzed the features, similarities and differences of the three strategic plan of ICT in Elementary Education, and explored the difference of their construction background and development ideas.Finally, the paper proposed several suggestions for the developing countries like China to enhance the construction of ICT in Elementary Education.