Poland Listing
In Poland, the term used to describe Digital Literacy in schools is Computer classes (grades 1-6) or Information technology (in general). Informatics is refered to as Informatyka.
| Data Mode | Data Value | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Data Availability | Data available | |
| Informatics: First Contact | Lower Secondary |
Today, informatics is in middle schools, and we are working on a new curriculum according to which kids will start informatics education in the first grade. |
| Informatics: Availability of Courses | Yes, compulsory II |
Informatics is compulsory in lower secondary schools (gimnazjum, grades 7-9), for 1 hour a week for 2 years. In upper secondary schools (grades 10-12): compulsory for 1 hour a week in the first year and elective for 3 hours a week for two years. |
| Informatics: Curriculum Consistency | Country | |
| Informatics: Enrolment | all students |
In the first two years (grades 7-8) of lower secondary schools and in the first year of upper secondary schools (grade 10) - informatics is mandatory for all students. |
| Digital Literacy: First Contact | Primary |
Pupils have their first contact with computers in their first year of school. |
| Digital Literacy: A Separate Subject? | Separate subject |
In grades 1-3 it is integrated, in grades 4-6 it is a separate subject. Some other subjects also include computing as a tool. |
| Digital Literacy: Curriculum Consistency | Country |
The curriculum has to be followed by all schools. However, schools may have different syllabuses. |
| Digital Literacy: Enrolment | all students | |
| Teacher Training: Special Qualifications | None |
Universities sometimes offer one-year post-graduate "informatics" studies for in-service teachers. In practice teachers are taught there only "how to teach ICT (Digital Literacy)" but not computer science. (neither subject matter nor pedagogical content knowledge). |
| Teacher Training: Number of Subjects | 1 |
Generally (at university level) in one subject, however some teachers get qualification to teach other subjects, e.g. math teachers teach informatics, similarly in humanities (letters+history), artistic subjects. Today there are more and more multi-subject teachers due to demografic tendencies. |
| Teacher Training: Entry Requirement | M.Sc. |
For teachers of Informatics accepted also M.Sc. in another subject and formal (run by uni) in-service training in Informatics. |
| Teacher Training: In-Service Length | 13-18 months |
I refer here to the situation described regarding entry requirement - in-service preparation of teachers of other subjects to teach Informatics. |
| Teacher Training: Stand-alone Digital Literacy Curriculum | N/A | |
| Teacher Training: Stand-alone Informatics Curriculum | Yes | |
| Teacher Training: Typical Path Availability | Yes |
Informatics can be studied as a subject for the teaching profession only at two universities. For example, at Poznań University propspective teachers are to be qualified mandatory in two subjects (maths and CS). |
| Teacher Training: Professionals as Teachers | (Yes) | |
| Teacher Training: Professional Experience | No | |
| Teacher Training: Mathematics Teachers | Minor Training |
There is no restriction on the discipline - a teacher with Master degree after completing in-service training in informatics can teach informatics. We are going to change this. |
| Teacher Training: Physics Teachers | Minor Training |
There is no restriction on the discipline - a teacher with Master degree after completing in-service training in informatics can teach informatics. We are going to change this. |
| Teacher Training: Business Teachers | Minor Training |
There is no restriction on the discipline - a teacher with Master degree after completing in-service training in informatics can teach informatics. We are going to change this. |
| Teacher Training: Engineering Teachers | Minor Training |
There is no restriction on the discipline - a teacher with Master degree after completing in-service training in informatics can teach informatics. We are going to change this. |
| Teacher Training: Teachers from other Disciplines | Minor Training |
There is no restriction on the discipline - a teacher with Master degree after completing in-service training in informatics can teach informatics. We are going to change this. |
| Teacher Training: Security of Employment | De facto SoE |
Today, no security, when the population of school children is going down. |
| Educational Policies | Country | |
| Learning Objectives | Country |