Las TIC como recurso docenteun estudio sobre el profesorado de Formación Profesional de la Región de Murcia

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Abstract Information and Communications Technologies have become a structural element for the development in many professional fields; therefore they should be incorporated into the training of future workers. The inclusion of these technologies in education must be associated with the provision of human and technological resources necessary for their implementation, and a specific teacher training in this area. The main interest of our research is to contribute knowledge about vocational education and training teachers and Information and Communications Technologies. The aim of the research was the description and analysis of the training, knowledge and use of Information and Communications Technologies, as well as the attitude and perception of incorporating these technologies in the teaching-learning process by Vocational Education and Training (VET) teachers, in the state supported VET centers of the Region of Murcia. Our research is part of a cross-sectional descriptive non-experimental paradigm with surveys. The collection of information was carried out through an anonymous questionnaire with 116 items offered in paper and electronic form, during the academic year 2014/2015. The number of professionals who participated in this study involved 352 teachers from 20 specialties of Vocational Education and Training, from a population of 1315 VET teachers in the Autonomous Region of Murcia (confidence level of 97.15% with a 5% of sampling error). Teachers reported in a high percentage to have an adequate level of proficiency in the use of ICT. However, general knowledge of instrumental skills in managing ICT tools reached an intermediate value. In addition, it was found that teachers who had experience in e-learning teaching were who presented the highest level of ICT usage. Similarly, the teachers who had received courses via e-learning showed a positive effect on knowledge and use of ICT in the classroom. VET teachers presented a positive perception and attitude towards ICTs and its integration in the educational process. Thus, we can confirm that in general these teachers are willing to face the educational and technological challenges, and they consider that ICTs can bring many improvements to education. On the other hand, these teachers are aware of the need of higher levels of training and equipment, with an adequate technical and pedagogical support.