ERIC Number: EJ1328476
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Dec
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Primary Educational Strategies in Times of Digital Curriculum Content
Gallardo-Fernández, Isabel María; Monsalve Lorente, Laura; Aguasanta-Regalado, Miriam Elizabeth
Digital Education Review, n40 p66-81 Dec 2021
Our contribution is based on the most noteworthy results of a research project focusing on teaching strategies at a time when the contents of the primary education curriculum are becoming digital. The expansion of the digital content industry is forcing a paradigm shift. In this paper we analyse the strategies implemented by teachers of the fifth and sixth year of primary school in relation with the digitisation of curricular content. With this aim, we planned our research following ethnographic methodology, analysing a period of two years of a case study. The main data collection tools we used are the analysis of the centre's documents and website, semi-structured interviews with different participants, and direct observation of fifth and sixth year primary education classrooms. We can infer from the analysis that technology facilitates processes of inclusion in the centre, enhancing collaborative and cooperative work. Furthermore, the use of digital devices promotes attention to diversity. The implementation of digital technologies in schools implies redefining teaching practices and teaching-learning processes. The results show that the addition of digital materials is a step forward in the centre's attention to diversity, improving accessibility and overcoming the digital gap thanks to schools' access to technological resources.
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Teaching Methods, Technology Uses in Education, Grade 5, Grade 6, Elementary School Curriculum, Technology Integration, Inclusion, Equal Education, Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
Universitat de Barcelona. Passeig de la Vall d'Hebron 171, Edifici Llevant P3, Barcelona, 08035 Spain. e-mail: der@greav.net; Web site: http://revistes.ub.edu/index.php/der
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 5; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools; Grade 6
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Spain
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