Education plays a very important role in Singapore and it contributes roughly
2.2 percent to the GDP and employs 52,000 people (Damien, 2004). Singapore
government is actively working with private sectors to encourage technology based
learning system to enhance learners� understating of abstract concept as well as to
increase their interest in learning. According to Master Plan for IT in education report
2001, more than 70% of surveyed pupil reported that IT helped to increase their
knowledge. The report also shows that more than 80 percent of surveyed pupils
confirmed that use of IT makes lessons interesting. More and more schools in
Singapore are now adopting technology based learning in order to ensure efficient
learning management.
In 2005, the information technology standard committee (ITSC) performed an2.2 percent to the GDP and employs 52,000 people (Damien, 2004). Singapore
government is actively working with private sectors to encourage technology based
learning system to enhance learners� understating of abstract concept as well as to
increase their interest in learning. According to Master Plan for IT in education report
2001, more than 70% of surveyed pupil reported that IT helped to increase their
knowledge. The report also shows that more than 80 percent of surveyed pupils
confirmed that use of IT makes lessons interesting. More and more schools in
Singapore are now adopting technology based learning in order to ensure efficient
learning management.
e-learning survey among the schools, institutes of higher learning (IHL) and junior
colleges (JC) in Singapore. The survey shows that schools usually subscribe to elearning
solution providers while the IHLs and JCs use custom developed content as
shown in figure below.
Another interesting finding is that over 80 percent of e-learning courses are
available to staff and students in schools, whereas in JCs, e-learning courses are
available only to the students. In April 2005, educational technology division of
Ministry of Education (MOE), Singapore conducted a survey to determine the extent of
use of Learning Management System (LMS) in schools. The survey confirms that 75
percent of schools own or subscribe to LMS. The survey also reveals the cost of LMS
per pupil as shown in Figure 6. From the figure, it is clear that in about 48 percent of
schools, cost is less than S$ 20. According to the report, the cost of procuring an LMS
has dropped from a range of S$50 to S$80 in 2003 to less than S$20 to S$50 in 2005.62 percent of schools reported that they prefer to procure their own LMS.
Among the three important criteria, 58.1 percent of schools rank content as the most
important criteria for selecting an LMS, followed by system features. (ya mudah2an di Indonesia juga, semoga - ntar ngga ada larangan membawa HP ke halaman sekolah)
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