RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Karasová, Mária
T1 Digital and media literacy of primary education teachers
JF EduPort
YR 2020
VO 4
IS 1
SP 30
OP 35
DO 10.21062/edp.2020.004
UL https://eduport.pf.ujep.cz/artkey/edp-202001-0004.php
AB This contribution is focused on the intertwining and peculiarities of the given literacy, at the same time is showing a partial results of our research, which examined the self-assessment of teachers' readiness in the field of media literacy. The quantitative part of the study was attended by 151 teachers of primary education represented by each region of Slovakia. In the case of teachers, we used a questionnaire and, from qualitative methods, observation and interview with school management. It also describes the problems in practice that teachers and future primary school teachers is facing. The results showed that teachers consider their media literacy skills to be average and consider their undergraduate training to be insufficient. The results of the research show the need for further education of teachers and the improvement of the training of future teachers in the field of digital and media literacy and in general in the development of competencies in the field of the use of ICT in education.