EVALUATION OF DIGITAL TEACHING SKILLS

Different organizations and administrations are involved in defining competency standards to be achieved by teachers in our decades. UNESCO provides a complete guide on ICT COMPETENCY STANDARDS FOR TEACHERS (http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001562/156207e.pdf). The National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teachers Training in Spain, also published a complete guide refering the issue “Digital Competency of Teachers” (https://goo.gl/cjT5tb). The idea of getting better education achievements by integrating computers and ICT within a methodological learning framework is making a space in our times (see Horizon and PISA Reports). So the need to develope efficient instructional frameworks to guarantee digital and methodological competencies on our teachers. Moreover, a special interest is perceived related to define efficient evaluation instruments for digital skills of teachers (see Rokenes, F., 2016; Agreda et al., 2016; Lovece, S., 2013).

We teach an ICT FOR LEARNING AND TEACHING subject for training future teachers in the Master in Secondary Education Teaching, Vocational Training and Language Teaching. Measuring the impact of our subject in developing digital skills in our students is an issue of special relevance. We have made a study in order to investigate initial features in our students and their evolution throughout the course. We consider different sources in order to define the critical needs for a XXIst century teacher expected curriculum vitae, and evaluate the pre and post evidences in our students. This evaluation will serve us to detect strong points and weakness in our course as well as to redefine new strategies to guarantee desired digital skills. Tests for skills assessments and complete results of our study will be presented.

References:
[1] Horizon Reports available at http://www.nmc.org/publication-type/horizon-report/
[2] PISA Reports, available at http://www.oecd.org/pisa/
[3] Rokenes, F.M. (2016). Preparing Future Teachers to Teach with ICT: An investigation of digital competence development in ESL student teachers in a Norwegian teacher education program. Thesis (available at https://goo.gl/u39JGZ).
[4] Agreda, M., Hinojo M.A.., Sola, J.M. (2016). DESIGN AND VALIDATION OF AN INSTRUMENT FOR ASSESS DIGITAL SKILLS OF TEACHERS IN SPANISH HIGHER EDUCATION, in Pixel Bit (available at https://goo.gl/TWQudG).
[5] Lovece, S. (2013). Promuovere, formare e certificare le competenze digitali di insegnanti e educatori, in Journal of Theories and Research in Ideucation 8, 1 (available at https://goo.gl/mPAKjF).