Abstract

Developing Information Technology (IT) skills in pre-service teachers and identifying IT competencies required of practising teachers is an issue challenging most developed nations. This paper looks at IT capabilities required by a number of educational systems and discusses IT skills developed in the Bachelor of Education (Primary) degree at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Students graduating from this degree will be K-6 (also known as primary or elementary) teachers. The paper illustrates the development of IT skills over the four years of the course with the students progressively developing both generic IT skills and IT skills specific to curriculum areas. (Contains 3 tables and 1 figure.)

Citation

Chambers, D.P. & Tromp, C. (2002). Information Technologies (IT): Competency Requirements and Development of IT Skills in an Australian Degree for K-6 Teachers. Australian Educational Computing, 17(2), 15-20. Retrieved December 7, 2019 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/107661/.

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Keywords

• Computer Uses in Education
• Developed Nations
• educational policy
• educational technology
• Elementary School Teachers
• Foreign Countries
• information technology
• Knowledge Base for Teaching
• preservice teacher education
• Program Descriptions
• standards
• Teacher Competencies
• Teacher Education Curriculum
• Teacher Educators
• Teacher Surveys
• technology integration