The challenge of incorporating digital skills in the classroom: perceptions and attitudes of Spanish Salesian teachers
Adrián Sabalete Suárez, Manuel Jacinto Roblizo Colmenero
Abstract
Skills enabling the integration of information and communications technology (ICT) in classrooms have become necessary for teachers’ professional practice. Using an applied approach, this study conducts an analysis of the use of and attitudes and perceptions towards digital skills among Spanish teachers in Salesian schools. Given the relevance of technologies in society, the study aims to understand the viewpoint of teachers in relation to the use and assessment of digital means appropriate for school tasks. The objective is to provide an accurate depiction of teachers’ perspectives, opinions, and attitudes towards ICT use in the educational sphere. Specifically, the study addresses aspects related to their perceptions of the areas proposed to be focused on by the Spanish Education Ministry in the Common Framework for Digital Competence of Teachers (2017). Thus, the study identifies key shortcomings to address necessary and appropriate training of children in the current society of information.