Technological literacy: from computing to the development of technological competences

Abstract

Technological literacy is a need for greater competitiveness and productivity in the population. But the current organization of school educational system does not facilitate the development of such skills and competences. The purpose of this research is to identify the effects stemmed from the implementation of a project-based learning program with use of informatics and communication technologies in the technological literacy of students from different public schools. It gathers information of 6 teachers and 95 students of five municipalities in Colombia. The Information is analyzed trough qualitative methods by a triangulation process which provides pre and emerging categories. Results suggest that the program has effects on different aspects of the learning environment: teacher role, student’s interaction, relations environment, meaningfulness and technological competences. It concludes that the training program that was implemented is effective to achieve technological literacy.