Teacher’s ICT competence in Home Economics and Technologies lessons
2015
Dauvarte, L., Latvia Univ. of Agriculture, Jelgava (Latvia). Faculty of Information Technologies
The article summarizes the research data on the elementary school Home Economics and Technologies teachers’ necessary ICT competences. Development of the educators’ ICT skills and competences contributes to the free use of technology in different educational situations, stimulates the emergence of new teaching methods and the use of e-learning environment. The aim of the study is to investigate and determine what ICT competences are required for comprehensive school subject Home Economics and Technologies teachers. The study was conducted at Latvia University of Agriculture (LLU) in the Institute of Education and Home Economics (IMI) and in 9 urban and rural schools of Latvia, interviewing the subject Home Economics and Technologies teachers in schools and lecturers at LLU. The teachers’ ICT competences expert assessment was made. This work theoretically describes the teachers’ ICT competence in Home Economics and Technologies lessons. The teachers’ ICT competence in Home Economics and Technologies lessons is described with the following skills: the ability to use IT facilities, to integrate knowledge, using IT to enrich the knowledge for new learning situation modelling; the ability to use test developing programs in e–environment. As the teacher at the same time has to know the use of computer and to be able to optimize the learning process in his/her subject, he/she needs both computer literacy and pedagogical proficiency, being competent in all Home Economics and Technologies topics. The teachers should be internally motivated and capable of acquiring knowledge continuously, which ensures systematic improvement of the necessary competences, therefore, guaranteeing the improvement of the teaching quality at school.
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