Open AccessPre-service teachers’ perceptions and training contributions towards ICT use
Author(s) -
María Camino Bueno Alastuey,
Izaskun Villarreal
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
estudios sobre educación/ese. estudios sobre educación
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2386-6292
pISSN - 1578-7001
DOI - 10.15581/004.41.002
Subject(s) - practicum , information and communications technology , perception , agency (philosophy) , psychology , medical education , service (business) , mathematics education , pedagogy , computer science , sociology , medicine , business , social science , marketing , neuroscience , world wide web
Previous studies have concluded that ICT are underused in primary and early childhood classrooms partly due to lack of appropriate training. This study explores ICT use and the validity of a training proposal as reported on a survey by two groups of students after their teaching practicum. Results showed traditional technological tools were used more frequently than collaborative tools and suggest that receiving an instructional technology course provided students with a broader toolkit of ICT tools, a more critical opinion of technology use and an increased sense of agency.