Integrating ICT in Traditional Training - Reactions of Teachers and Pupils’ Involved in FISTE Project Activities

Abstract The paper presents some aspects related to the teachers and pupils’ reactions concerning the introduction and integrating of ICT in the teaching and learning process of various branches of knowledge. The study was developed in the frame of the 118766-2004-RO-COMENIUS-2.1. Project “FISTE - A Future Way for In-Service Teacher Training across Europe” (http://fiste.ssai.valahia.ro), project co-funded by the European Commission, Education and Training, School Education: Socrates: Comenius. The analysis was performed on a sample of 245 teachers and over 2100 pupils from five European countries - Romania, Spain, Finland, Iceland and Latvia - involved in the educational process from pre-primary, primary, lower and upper secondary schools. The respondents were asked to write their opinions about the use of ICT during the teaching and learning process of different scientific topics by filling different evaluation and impact questionnaires designed by the FISTE partnership.