2. Curriculum
The term “curriculum” is a very broad and can be used in many contexts to refer different meanings.
For example, Beauchamp, (1972) provides a number of meanings for the term.
According to Beauchamp, (1972), some define a “curriculum as a plan for subsequent action”; this definition refers to “what ought to be taught in the school” (p.18).
Others give a broader meaning to curriculum as “the psychological process of the learner as he/[she] acquire educational experiences” (p. 19).
In this paper, I will use the term “curriculum” as “a document designed to be used as a point of departure for instructional planning” (Beauchamp, 1972, p. 19).
The next question which involves the content of curriculum refers to subject matter.
The presentation of subject matter is the subject of instruction.
Therefore, in this paper, the use of ICT in some of the curriculum models refers to the content of a curriculum, or to an academic subject that needs to be taught.
Others refer to ICT as a subject of instruction.
In some of the curriculum models, ICT will be presented as an academic subject that needs to be taught.
In the second group of curriculum models, ICT will be used as a method of instruction.
And the last model will be a mix of prior models in which that ICT will be referred as a content supporting subject matter.