DIVERSITY IN THE USE OF VIRTUAL SPACE IN HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS
Keywords:
Usage styles, virtual space, teachers, high school, diversityAbstract
The purpose of this study is to determine the styles of using virtual space of high school teachers in order to have a starting point for identifying training needs and maximize the use of technologies for students’ significant learning. This research is descriptive, a questionnaire called Style Using the Virtual Space Barros (2011) was electronically w 150 teachers from six centers of Industrial Technology and Management Services (DGETI) located in the state of Yucatan. The questionnaire identifies four styles: Participatory, Search and Research, Structure and Approach, and Concrete and Production. It was found that most of the teachers use the search and research style that involves a thorough content analysis to reach conclusions on what the teachers do when interacting in virtual learning environments.