International Conference 'Education & ICT in the New Millenium' at Parkroyal Kuala Lumpur, 27 th - 28 th October, 2000 A Development Of A Web-Based Instruction For Primary School- SpicE: Rohaida Mohd Saat & Kamariah Abu Bakar 164 A DEVELOPMENT OF A WEB-BASED INSTRUCTION FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL : SPICE Rohaida Mohd. Saat Faculty Of Education Universiti Malaya Associate Professor Dr. Kamariah Abu Bakar Faculty Of Educational Studies Universiti Putra Malaysia Abstract We live in a technological, information–rich environment. The Internet, for example, has made the society accessible to the vast information. Exploring the potential of Internet in school setting is becoming prevalent phenomena. The development of a Web-Based instruction called Science Process Skills in Scientific Exploration (SPicE) is an attempt in exploring the potential of Internet in students’ acquisition of science process skills. It is not the intention of the developers to separate science processes from the science content or knowledge, but literature shows that the level of acquisition, particularly the integrated science process skills, among primary school students, is still unsatisfactory. Additionally, voluminous web-sites dealing with science content are available on the Internet. SpicE is developed not only based on sound learning and instructional design theories, but also in accordance to the National Primary Science Syllabus. Introduction And Background For many years, visionaries and futuristic have been telling us that one day we would have quick and easy online access to all of the world's information. Well, the future has arrived; [it's] called the World Wide Web (WWW) and its growth in the past few years has been phenomenal. Already the Web is showing us how global networks will transform education. (Kearsley, 1996) We have moved from the agrarian age to industrial age and now we are in the midst of the information age. Living in the information age has changed the role of computer technology in our lives. The use of computers is an important criterion to basic literacy. It has been considered that knowing to use this tool is necessary in order to become literate, to get education and to be prepared to embark on a profession. The computer can play a vital role in making science dynamic and engaging for students, as children learn by exploring and doing. In science, computers help make the subject