Trainees’ Personal Characteristics in the Learning Transfer Process of Permanent Online ICT Teacher Training

Fernanda Fauth and Juan González-Martínez
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Fernanda Fauth: Department of Pedagogy, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Girona, 17004 Girona, Spain
Juan González-Martínez: Department of Pedagogy, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Girona, 17004 Girona, Spain

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-13

Abstract: The aim of this study was to identify any personal factors that may facilitate the initial transfer of learning among students taking a permanent online ICT training course for teaching staff. Some deductive categories were created based on previous studies, and with the help of the NVivo software and its triangulation, a qualitative analysis of the three data sources—two reflective training activities completed by the subjects and an interview—was used to determine the relevance of some of the identified personal characteristics in the transfer process occurring within the context of distance techno-pedagogical training. Among them, we highlight four relevant ideas for transfer in the context: participants’ motivation to innovate in their classes with the use of technologies; self-efficacy, characterized as confidence acquired by the subjects to carry out online training; previous training and professional experiences; and the analysis of their training needs in relation to the critical and reflective use of ICT. We also confirmed that the favourable reaction of the subjects to these factors can serve as an indicator of a possible transfer and that online ICT training should continue to seek to design activities that have positive results in relation to these aspects.

Keywords: learning transfer; ongoing teacher training; online mode; personal aspects of the subjects (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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