Digital Competence for Science Teaching

The digital competence of science teachers can be described at the basic (teachers as citizens); general professional; and special professional levels. At the basic level typical competences include use of e-mail, Internet browsers, Word processors, home multimedia; the general-professional level includes ICT usages common to all teachers, such as interactive boards At the special-professional levels subject-specific ICT applications are added, such as the use of data loggers, digital microscopy, subject specific software and virtual laboratory. Three levels of mastery of digital competence are proposed, at the basic (Remembering, Understanding), medium (Applying, Analyzing, Synthesizing) and expert (Evaluating, Creating).