ICTs and their impact on secondary education schools: Case studies in Bogotá and Cundinamarca.

Abstract

The following chapter presents the results of the ethnographic study in the research project called “Incidence of ICTs in the improvement of the Saber 11: an analysis based on the TPACK model”, developed between the ICFES and the Sergio Arboleda University (Bogotá). The study’s objective was to learn about the pedagogical practices and teaching styles of teachers, the integration of ICTS into didactics, and the behavior of students in grades 10 and 11. The methodology was ethnographic, for which seven (7) secondary education institutions from the colleges of Bogotá and Cundinamarca were selected. Two teachers from each institution were selected, one with several years of experience and one with less. A discussion group was also carried out for each establishment, with students of these two teachers. The results confirm the importance of training in ICTs and that they have an impact on teaching practices, which are at the same time related to training and the proper integration of ICTs.