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Integrácia digitálnych aplikácií do predgraduálneho vzdelávania učiteľov
Integration of Digital Technology Applications into the Pre-gradual Teacher Training

Author(s): Ján Záhorec
Subject(s): Education, Adult Education, Higher Education
Published by: VERBUM - vydavateľstvo Katolíckej univerzity v Ružomberku
Keywords: Teacher training; Didactic-technological competences; Digital education technologies; School subjects; Research;

Summary/Abstract: Due to the fast development of digital technology applications, there is a need to innovate continually the content of those parts of teacher trainees study programs which are aimed at the teacher trainee didactic technological competences. To find an optimal model of pre-gradual teachers training in the area of their didactic technological competence development, a research which is described in the paper has been done. Within the research, significance of incorporation of different kinds of software/hardware products into the teacher training study programs was examined. There were examined 9 kinds of digital products, in particular: ActivInspire, SMART Notebook, Flow!Works; Prezi; FreeMind, Mindomo, XMind; ActivExpression2, ActiVote, QRF700/900, Turning Point; Socrative 2.0; Google documents; Microsoft PowerPoint; Microsoft Excel; Microsoft Word. Necessary research data were obtained based on a screening of teacher trainees` opinions on several aspects relating to each of the given kinds of digital software/hardware products, e.g. on significance of incorporation digital products of the relevant kind into the teacher trainee study programs (teacher pre-gradual preparation).

  • Issue Year: XIX/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 171-183
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Slovak