Lärares föreställningar om och erfarenheter av läsinlärning med IKT i grundskolans tidiga år : En kvalitativ intervjustudie

Sammanfattning: The aim of this study is to investigate four teachers’ ideas and experiences of Information and Computer Technologies (ICT) in the early years of learning to read in the lower grades of school. This is done with the aid of qualitative interviews. The results of the interviews are then discussed on the basis of Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory. The informants work in three different municipalities in southern Sweden. The study presents research that is both positive and negative to the use of computers or tablets instead of pen and paper in the teaching of writing. The study also aims to elucidate the informants’ perception of advantages and disadvantages of ICT in teaching. The result shows that the informants have a positive view of ICT as a complement in their teaching. The informants, however, are limited by external factors such as access to technical tools and Internet connections, which causes frustration and has the effect that they get relatively little actual experience of it. The teacher’s technical competence and the age of the pupils also affect the working methods and the pupils’ assignments.