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In Austria, digital literacy can be translated with Informationstechnologische Grundbildung and recently there is an upcoming initiative called digital competenc(i)es. Informatics is referred to as Informatik.
| Data Mode | Data Value | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Data Availability | Data available | |
| Informatics: First Contact | Lower Secondary | |
| Informatics: Availability of Courses | Yes |
The situation in Austria is a little bit diverse. At Gymnasium it is mainly elective, as in vocational secondary schools where it depends on their specilaisation on IT. There are some with focus on IT, where the final exam (Matura) obligatorilly includes also IT/Informatics. |
| Informatics: Curriculum Consistency | Country |
UNCLEAR (EN): In upper secondary schools, general and vocational education the informatics curriculum is consistent. In grammar schools it is very open, in vocational schools the subject is application oriented. |
| Informatics: Enrolment | 10-24% |
That is very difficult to say. As an estimation 20%-30% may be a possible answer. |
| Digital Literacy: First Contact | Primary |
It depends. In many - not all - primary schools (age-group 9-10) pupils come into contact with computers and the internet, mostly with some PCs in the classrooms, little with computer rooms. Some schools are introducing and experimenting with tablets. |
| Digital Literacy: A Separate Subject? | Integrated |
It depends. Due to school autonomy in lower secondary there are schools with an obligatory separate subject, most commonly it is integrated - but not sufficiently - in other subjects. A current campaigne "Kein Kind ohne digitale Kompetenzen" is promoting "digital competencies". There are still efforts (from some to many promoters) to establish a subject in its own right. |
| Digital Literacy: Curriculum Consistency | School |
Digital literacy is articulated in the curricula of almost all subjects. In case that there is a separate subject Informatics, there are autonomous curricula developed at the particular school. |
| Digital Literacy: Enrolment | N/A | |
| Teacher Training: Special Qualifications | Special qualifications |
Yes, there are 6 universities in Austria which offer informatics education. But currently, there is a big reform for teacher education which will come into action in the next years. |
| Teacher Training: Number of Subjects | 2 | |
| Teacher Training: Entry Requirement | B.Ed. / B.Sc. + pgc. |
Regarding teachers' (preservice) education Austria is in a transition. The reform will produce Bachelors, with an additional in-service M.Eds education. Till now there are tow type teachers' education: B.Ed for obligatory general education (primary and lower secondary) and "Magisters" (M.Ed) for upper secondary education. |
| Teacher Training: In-Service Length | 7-12 months |
One school year. |
| Teacher Training: Stand-alone Digital Literacy Curriculum | No | |
| Teacher Training: Stand-alone Informatics Curriculum | Yes | |
| Teacher Training: Typical Path Availability | Yes | |
| Teacher Training: Professionals as Teachers | Yes |
Especially in vocational schools, not usual in "Gymnasien". |
| Teacher Training: Professional Experience | No | |
| Teacher Training: Mathematics Teachers | Yes | |
| Teacher Training: Physics Teachers | Yes | |
| Teacher Training: Business Teachers | Yes | |
| Teacher Training: Engineering Teachers | Yes | |
| Teacher Training: Teachers from other Disciplines | Yes |
All combinations with other subjects are possible, but the combination with Mathematics prevails. |
| Teacher Training: Security of Employment | De facto SoE |
It depends on the years of employment. After some years the contract provides with some employment security. |
| Educational Policies | N/A | |
| Learning Objectives | N/A |