Enhancing ICT Competency for Teachers in the Thailand Basic Education System

Autor/inn/en	Akarawang, Chaiya; Kidrakran, Pachoen; Nuangchalerm, Prasart
Titel	Enhancing ICT Competency for Teachers in the Thailand Basic Education System
Quelle	In: International Education Studies, 8 (2015) 6, S.1-8 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1913-9020
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Elementary School Teachers; Teacher Competencies; Technological Literacy; Educational Needs; Training Methods; Teacher Attitudes; Administrator Attitudes; Teacher Surveys; Technology Education; Cognitive Ability; Skill Development; Knowledge Base for Teaching; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Curriculum Development; Blended Learning; Thailand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Lehrkunst; Technisches Wissen; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Didaktik; Trainingsmaßnahme; Lehrerverhalten; Technisch-naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Denkfähigkeit; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Teaching theory; Theory of teaching; Unterrichtstheorie; Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung
Abstract	Information and communications technologies (ICT) competency has been identified as a deficiency in teacher training in the basic education system of Thailand. This research aimed to study needs and training for enhancing ICT competency. Some 377 teachers from 35 schools and 12 school directors, supervisors and professional teachers were surveyed to identify training problems and needs. The results found that teachers require training focused on achieving better practical skills and understanding towards ICT. Current training does not adequately support creation and use of ICT media in instructing students. Guidelines to successful training were identified as including proper needs assessments of teachers before training, development of interesting and useful training curriculum in association with teachers, and use of blended training methods (traditional lecture-based training plus internet-based training). (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01