ǂThe ǂinfluence of the field of study on the use of modern information and communication technologies among student and teachers

Mateja Pšunder (Author), Mateja Ploj Virtič (Author)

Abstract

Being a teacher is becoming a growingly demanding job, as the swift development of modern technologies is undoubtedly expanding the required competence framework. Different information and communication technologies have become part of the necessary competencies, as teachers are educators of the Y generation, which is characterised by its members using the computer in each aspect of their lives. The use of the computer is specific for each individual field of instruction and as such cannot be directly compared. This article presents the results of a survey into how the field of study influences the use of ICT and the computer in student teachers. The sample covered fourth grade students of diff erent fields of study (teacher training programmes): students of natural, technical and computer sciences, students of social sciences and humanities and students of the department of elementary education. Our research has shown that students of all three training programmes often use the computer in their everyday life but slightly less often for study purposes. Students of natural, technical and computer science reported about the use of educational portals more often than students of the other two fields of study did, while there were also differences in the use of individual portals among students of individual fields of study. Our research has further shown that students of natural, technical and computer science provided the most positive feedback about the availability of computers at the faculty, their performance, software, internet access at the faculty and internet access in their town of study.

Keywords

vzgoja in izobraževanje;informacijska tehnologija;komunikacijska tehnologija;kompetence;IKT;education;information technologies;communication technologies;ICT;competences;

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Language:	English
Year of publishing:	2010
Typology:	1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:	UM FNM - Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
UDC:	37.018.43:004
COBISS:	18156296
ISSN:	1330-0067
Views:	1151
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Secondary language:	Croatian
Secondary title:	Utjecaj studijskog usmjerenja na upotrebu modernih informacijskih i komunikacijskih tehnologija između studenata i učitelja
URN:	URN:SI:UM:
Type (COBISS):	Article
Pages:	str. 269-279
Volume:	43
Issue:	ǂno. ǂ4
Chronology:	2010
ID:	1440085