Secondary Education Teachers and the integration of ICT in the classroom

Abstract

The integration of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) at Secondary Education Centers responds to the demands of society and the need to train digitally literate citizens. However, reality tells us that, on occasions, it is mediated by aspects that generate limitations derived from teachers themselves, who recognize that the main reason for not using digital media in the classroom is the dedication involved in integrating them and the training required to do so. In this qualitative research, in-depth interviews were carried out with ten teachers who use ICT (“ProICT”) and teachers who do not use them (“NICT”), so that they could argue their reasons for not doing so. From the results obtained we detected that those who are more in favor of using technologies in the classroom point more to intrinsic reasons, such as attitude, dedication, and training, while those who use them less justify their decision not to use them to external factors such as lack of resources, technical problems, lack of time for training, class preparation or even the reference group of students. Teachers emphasize that training in digital competence, to introduce technology in the classroom, is essential, means opting for a global training that involves integrating ICT in the teacher himself, in order to bring them later to the classroom.