Comparative Analysis of the Use of New Technologies and NTC Learning Method: A Case Study
Comparative Analysis of the Use of New Technologies and NTC Learning Method: A Case Study

Summary/Abstract: The analysis of the research results at the international level (PISA) concluded that students from the Republic of Serbia indicate a below average performance compared to their peers from Europe and Eastern Asia. Based on previous teachers' research of opinions on the quality of the upcoming students generations related to general knowledge, motor skills, attention, concentration and vocabulary it was noted that the path goes in descending levels. The problematic issue is focused on the future trend of new generations of students, i.e. whether the existing trend of negative results of PISA research and national research will: 1) stagnate 2) continue or 3) be positively reversed by using new learning methods. The research involved 172 pupils (aged 11 to 13) who attend the fifth and sixth grade of elementary schools in Republic of Serbia. We have interviewed two groups: experimental and control one. Pupils from the experimental group have studied and followed the program by Nikola Tesla Center- NTC method for at least one school year. On the other hand, the control group followed the program according to the classical method of learning. Each group comprised the same number of respondents, i.e. 85. The questionnaire examined the motivation to learn, general mood in the classroom and success in knowledge and skills. The results of the study showed significantly better results with the experimental group, in which pupils used the NTC method in all the examined aspects. Therefore, this research shows that learning technologies provide a great opportunity for everyone and necessity to harmonize with the NTC learning method. The obtained research data also launch a new question about recognizing the great possibilities of combining the NTC method and new technologies in the learning process.

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