Perceptions on the use of ict resources and «mass-media» for the teaching of history. a comparative study among future teachers of spain-england

Abstract

The use of ICT and mass media has become one of the main lines of research for the teaching-learning process and educational innovation. The aim of this paper is to learn the opinion of future teachers of Social Sciences in Spain and England on the use of different resources for the teaching of History in Secondary Education. To this end, non-experimental quantitative research was carried out through a questionnaire with a closed Likert rating scale (1-5) in 22 universities in Spain and England with a broad territorial representation, and with a sample of 504 questionnaires. The descriptive results of one of the items of the questionnaire related to the objective of this work have been detailed, and a description of some of the factors has been made through the analysis of principal components with Varimax rotation. The data extracted shows some significant differences between the future Spanish and English teachers regarding the use of ICT and mass media. Some differences show a more motivational perception of the use of these resources in the Spanish case, which is more procedural in England. It is necessary to improve teacher training in Spain, both initial and permanent, in order to achieve more dynamic History classes through the use of ICT and mass media as resources that allow the work of the historian to be replicated in class, to improve experiential activities in the historical formation of the students, and not merely as a playful element.