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In Hungary Digital Literacy is refered to as Digitális írástudás. The term for Informatics is Informatika.
| Data Mode | Data Value | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Data Availability | Data available | |
| Informatics: First Contact | Lower Secondary |
Age 12 |
| Informatics: Availability of Courses | Combined |
Typically combined with mathematics. Entrance to informatics and teacher training. |
| Informatics: Curriculum Consistency | Country |
Consistent national curriculum standards compulsory for state supported schools, optional curriculum for advanced specializations. 10% local freedom. Common subject for Digital Literacy and Informatics. |
| Informatics: Enrolment | N/A |
It is up to the decision of the school to start special classes with informatics courses. Two levels of requirements for matriculation examination in informatics. |
| Digital Literacy: First Contact | Primary |
Compulsory in the last year of primary school, specialization from grade 10 onwards. |
| Digital Literacy: A Separate Subject? | Separate subject |
Separate subject from age 12, integrated in other subjects from age 10. |
| Digital Literacy: Curriculum Consistency | Country |
Consistent national curriculum standards compulsory for state supported schools, optional curriculum for advanced specializations, 10% local freedom. |
| Digital Literacy: Enrolment | all students |
Courses are compulsory for students at age 12. |
| Teacher Training: Special Qualifications | Special qualifications |
Yes, and the emphasises are: pedagogy, psychology, didactics, teaching methodology, informatics and teaching practice in school. |
| Teacher Training: Number of Subjects | 2 |
Typically combined with mathematics. |
| Teacher Training: Entry Requirement | M.Ed. / M.Sc. + pgc. | |
| Teacher Training: In-Service Length | 7-12 months |
One full year school teaching is mandatory before getting diploma. Students do 10 ours of teaching practice from both subject during education and they also have to do some social practice in classes. |
| Teacher Training: Stand-alone Digital Literacy Curriculum | No | |
| Teacher Training: Stand-alone Informatics Curriculum | Yes | |
| Teacher Training: Typical Path Availability | Yes |
Three years ago new one level teacher training degree program started. Degree program is 4 years for elementary level teachers and 5 years for secondary school teachers plus one year real teaching practice. |
| Teacher Training: Professionals as Teachers | (Yes) |
A special professional teacher education program is available for engineering-teachers. It requires engineering diploma. |
| Teacher Training: Professional Experience | No | |
| Teacher Training: Mathematics Teachers | No | |
| Teacher Training: Physics Teachers | No | |
| Teacher Training: Business Teachers | No | |
| Teacher Training: Engineering Teachers | No | |
| Teacher Training: Teachers from other Disciplines | No |
By state regulation to teach any topics requires teacher in that discipline. Due to lack of teachers in informatics it is allowed to temporarily hire teachers in other discipline, typically in math and physics. |
| Teacher Training: Security of Employment | No SoE | |
| Educational Policies | Country | |
| Learning Objectives | Region |