INTEGRATING INFORMATICS TECHNOLOGY IN PRIMARY AND PREPRIMARY TEACHING ACTIVITIES – STUDY CASE
INTEGRATING INFORMATICS TECHNOLOGY IN PRIMARY AND PREPRIMARY TEACHING ACTIVITIES – STUDY CASE

Summary/Abstract: Considering nowadays student's psycho-social profile (traits, interests, values), a natural consequence is to reconsider teacher's competences able to optimally interact in didactic activities with his pupils. Purpose of study In this context, our study is exploring primary and pre-primary teacher's awareness about the purpose and the effects of using informatics technologies in didactic activities. Our study have followed to analyse the hypotheses that there is an obvious discordance between didactic methodologies (and technologies) currently used by teachers in didactic activities and those used during demonstrative lessons performed in order to be evaluated and to obtain first didactic degree. Research methodology In order to fulfil our purpose we have investigated 10 primary and pre-primary teachers (with first didactic degree and at least 10 years didactic experience) and 10 members of the examination committee for the granting first didactic degree (lecturers / professors from universities and schools inspectors). Our methods were observation, individualised interview and opinion questionnaire. Findings and interpretations Our hypothesis has been confirmed: teachers from primary and preprimary schools (especially those form primary schools) are using in an overwhelming proportion (86%) informatics technologies especially in a demonstrative purpose (during demonstrative lessons performed in order to obtain first didactic degree) and less in current practice. Conclusion This result indicate primary and pre-primary teachers interest for a valued self-image (see the principle of self presentation by E. Goffman, 1959) demonstrated in front of evaluation committee and less for raising the efficiency of didactic activity (and raising pupils' motivation, receptivity, contextual learning etc.). Other results are discussed here. Our study is focused analyse of the primary and pre-primary teachers’ motivation for using IT in assisted / demonstrative lessons in order to obtain didactic degree. Using documents’ analyze, focusgroup and individualised interview we have reached to the conclusion that teachers from primary and pre-primary schools are using in an overwhelming proportion informatics technologies especially in a demonstrative purpose (in order to obtain first didactic degree) and less in current practice. Other results are discussed here.

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