Educational computer games in primary school

Abstract

We are witnesses of the time when technology is developing fast and finds its way in all spheres of life. The use of computers at school has many advantages and can be used in many ways in teaching. Some of the possibilities are application for practice, motivation of children for new areas of learning, research work, making various multimedia presentations to show their independent work, etc. There are also negative attitudes related to this topic. Through the research in this paper, we want to check whether the presence of technology in our schools is an advantage or not. By applying educational computer games, greater interest can be achieved in children, but on the other hand, we have teaching staff who are afraid of unfamiliarity and changes in the teaching process. As for the subject of this research we can ask the following question: Whether and how often teachers use educational computer games in teaching, as well as what are their views on the application of educational computer games and whether they have enough knowledge to create an educational computer game. The theoretical goal of this research is to increase knowledge about the application of educational computer games in teaching in primary schools. The practical aim is to determine, on the basis of the textbook, the opinions and attitudes of teachers on the use of educational computer games in teaching. The results of the research show that teachers still have negative attitudes towards the use of computers and educational computer games in teaching, while the other part thinks that they would like computers to be used more in teaching but that is not possible because schools are not technically equipped. During the research and analysis, we come to the conclusion that teachers have great aversion towards technology and its application in teaching, although some schools have organized the training of their staff to use some programming languages, they are still very poorly used in teaching.