Abstract

DIAS-TRINDADE, Sara  and  FERREIRA, António Gomes. RELATION BETWEEN TEACHER TRAINING AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES: A STUDY IN PORTUGUESE SECONDARY EDUCATION. Revista da FAEEBA: Educação e Contemporaneidade [online]. 2022, vol.31, n.65, pp.302-317.  Epub Oct 25, 2022. ISSN 2358-0194.  https://doi.org/10.21879/faeeba2358-0194.2022.v31.n65.p302-317.

Digital competences are essential for full citizenship and school is the place where these competences can be developed. Therefore, it is necessary that teachers have adequate training to be able to pedagogically integrate technology into their practices. The quantitative study presented here focuses on cross-referencing the results of the self-assessment questionnaire on teachers’ digital competences - DigCompEdu CheckIn - applied to 219 Portuguese teachers, who responded to a second questionnaire on their initial training in the use of technology. The results show that there is almost no preparation for the integration of technology in school and that it is the interest in further training that has empowered teachers to what is still an overall moderate level of digital proficiency - B1, Integrator -, which characterises teachers as having some experience but needing more training to feel better able to integrate technology into innovative teaching practices.

Keywords : Teacher Training; Secondary Education; Portugal; Informatics and Education.

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