Digital competencies of teachers from the Paraná state (Brazil)

Abstract

In this study, we analyze the data of descriptive and exploratory research, cutting the perceptions of teachers in the state of Paraná (Brazil) about their practices of ICT integration. It aims to characterize perceptions and discuss what kind of digital skills these practices reflect. The data were subjected to descriptive statistical analysis and the results were analyzed considering the indexes of the European Digital Competence Framework for Educators (DigCompEdu). It was identified that the teachers develop their activity in professional contexts with high stimulus for the exploration of the TIC, they use the internet in search of new methodologies of education, they plan with the use of the TIC, they supervise researches done by students and they promote collaborative work. It is considered that the study is relevant for analyzing educational practices with ICT in a Brazilian context considering indicators of a referential that can be guiding policies for the development of digital competences