Artificial Intelligence enters Bahrain school curriculum
TDT | Manama
The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com
Artificial Intelligence had found its way into the school curriculum in the Kingdom.
Dr Majid Al Nuaimi, the Minister of Education, said AI would be in the 2021-2022 design and technology curriculum for the second and third-grade of primary school.
The ministry, he said, is also adding topics on the digital economy in the syllabus for business sciences for secondary students.
The design and technology books account for the changing times and prepare students for more advanced curricula such as designing robots.
The books on information and communication technology, the minister said, will be for all primary grades and first preparatory grades to help them keep pace with future developments.
The ministry, he said, is also updating the books on commercial culture, financial sports, and principles of economics at the secondary stage in line with the requirements of the labour market and keeping pace with the rapid changes in business management and entrepreneurship.
Dr Al Nuaimi said the book enhances the students’ understanding and skills and has topics on the role of government in the economy and digital economy.
In languages and humanities, the ministry said they are developing a book for Arab Gulf Geography for the secondary school students to strengthen Bahraini identity and consolidating gulf identity in its geographical, social, economic and cultural dimensions.
A book on population geography will deal with the concept of population growth on development and help students understand the various factors affecting the development and different patterns of population growth in the nations around the globe.
The book, the minister said, also deals with strengthening higher-order analytical ability and problem-solving skills to produce diverse solutions that promote sustainable development.
Regarding the book on Modern and Contemporary World History, the minister said it would enhance students’ understanding of world events, Arab issues, and global issues.
The ministry is also working on English grade books for secondary students, part of the impact series. On books in the mother tongue, the minister said they are developing the Baraem Al-Arabia book for the second grade of primary school and represents the second stage of developing the educational materials for the first cycle.
“The language is taught in its four skills - listening, reading, speaking and writing, and with the rest of the educational materials, it reinforces national and Arab values.”
On the Science curricula, Dr Al Nuaimi said the ministry is preparing books for preparatory grades and teachers’ guides for subjects in the secondary stage.
“Kim 101, Phys 101, Hayya 101, will be developed to keep pace with global developments, sustainable development goals, twenty-first-century skills, TIMSS exam requirements, and enhancing critical thinking and thinking skills,” the minister said.
Dr Al Nuaimi said curricula development has a top role in achieving the desired status and goals of the Kingdom when compared to developed countries.
“It keeps pace with the technological developments as per Bahrain’s Vision 2030 to achieve the goals set at the global level for the horizon 2030, especially the fourth goal of sustainable development, which focuses on providing quality and equitable education for all and enhancing lifelong learning opportunities,” the minister added.
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