TEACHERS' CERTIFICATION ON BASIC COMPUTER SKILLS

Christos X. Christakoudis, George S. Androulakis and
Charalampos Zagouras
University Campus of Patras-Rion
Greece

Teachers need to acquire technology and digital skills in order to be able to follow the rapid changes in society. Since 2003, a national project has been carried out in Greece concerning the certification of teachers in basic computer skills. During this project (2003–2009) many teachers have participated in and been certified through a Computer Based Assessment system (CBA) that has been developed by the Research Academic Computer Technology Institute at the University Campus of Patras-Rion. This paper gives a brief view of syllabus, item bank, and tools used for preparing and delivering examinations for teachers' certification on basic computer skills is given. Moreover, the participants' profile based on teachers' responses is explored.

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