Spain - Madrid Listing
In Spain, the term used for Digital Literacy is Alfabetizacion digital or Competencia Digital. Informatics is refered to as Informatica.
While Spain has 17 autonomous communities and two autonomous cities, this map currently presents data for Catalonia and Madrid only (select from the region menu below). We are working hard to complete data coverage for Spain.
Note that the autonomous communities and cities of Spain are second-level administrative units; hence, they correspond to what is called "states" in the Darmstadt model.
| Data Mode | Data Value | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Data Availability | Data available | |
| Informatics: First Contact | Lower Secondary |
In Madrid: 11-12 years old. |
| Informatics: Availability of Courses | Yes, but not for all | |
| Informatics: Curriculum Consistency | State |
No: there are regional differences due to Spain's governance structure based on regions or "autonomous communities" which have their own competences in compulsory education. As a result there are large differences in how/if computer science is taught. |
| Informatics: Enrolment | N/A | |
| Digital Literacy: First Contact | Primary |
Usually in the first year of primary school, 5-6 years old. |
| Digital Literacy: A Separate Subject? | Separate subject |
Separate subject. „Digital competence“ is addressed as a general skill to be acquired by all pupils. In this case, digital competences are included into curricula and daily activities in all subjects. |
| Digital Literacy: Curriculum Consistency | State |
There are regional differences due to Spain's governance structure based on regions or "autonomous communities" which do have their own competences in compulsory education. Still, digital literacy is compulsory and taught in essentially all schools. |
| Digital Literacy: Enrolment | N/A | |
| Teacher Training: Special Qualifications | Special qualifications |
In the region of Madrid teachers for the first 15 pilot schools that already started this academic year were given preparation courses in 2013-2014 and the rest are getting those courses during this academic year since informatics courses will start as compulsory subject in all schools in Fall 2015. |
| Teacher Training: Number of Subjects | N/A | |
| Teacher Training: Entry Requirement | M.Ed. / M.Sc. + pgc. |
Since last decade, it is mandatory for teaching ad secondary education to take a Master degree in Secondary and Upper Secondary Education that provides teacher training for potential secondary school teachers and teachers of specifc vocational training courses. |
| Teacher Training: In-Service Length | 1-6 months | |
| 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 | No |
No, they must be qualified as teachers. |
| 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 |
Depends on the available staff in the School, but typically Technology, Mathematics, and Natural Sciences. |
| Teacher Training: Security of Employment | Tenure | |
| Educational Policies | State | |
| Learning Objectives | State |