A Study on Practical Approaches to Digital Empowerment in the Development of School-Based Curricula in Preschools
School-based curriculum development is a crucial foundation for the substantive development of kindergartens, and digital technology offers new possibilities for its transformation. Currently, school-based curriculum development largely relies on experiential judgment, leading to issues such as homogenization of content, limited implementation contexts, one-dimensional evaluation methods, and weak support mechanisms. Based on the intrinsic logic of school-based curriculum development, this study explores practical pathways for digitally empowering such development across four dimensions: curriculum content, implementation models, evaluation systems, and support mechanisms. Digital technology can promote the precision and distinctiveness of curriculum development through data analysis and resource integration; foster the diversification and openness of curriculum implementation through immersive scenarios and cloud-based collaboration; enable a process-oriented and diversified approach to curriculum evaluation through continuous data collection and multi-stakeholder collaboration; and establish long-term safeguards through teacher training, joint resource development, home-school collaboration, and institutional standards. While leveraging digital technology to enhance kindergarten-based curriculum development, educators must remain vigilant against the tendency for technology to become a mere formality. Educators must uphold a child-centered approach and deepen the organic integration of technology and curriculum to drive the digital transformation of early childhood education.
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