Οι απόψεις των εκπαιδευτικών για τη χρήση του podcast στην εκπαίδευση και η επίδραση του στους μαθητές γυμνασίου: Έρευνα σε Γυμνάσια της Β. Ελλάδας

Abstract

The purpose of the research is to examine the opinions of secondary school teachers on the use of podcasts in education and its effect on students. A questionnaire survey was conducted on a sample of 150 secondary school teachers teaching in high schools in Northern Greece. The sample was approached on the basis of convenience sampling. The survey found a higher level of positive attitude of teachers towards the use of podcast in education. It was also found that Podcast can motivate students by making the lesson more interesting, without space-time limitations of accessing the content. Also, a positive effect of the podcast on the acquisition and upgrading of language skills was found. Another positive point highlighted is that it does not lead to student isolation. However, educators feel that podcasting can contribute to students" overall experience and in-depth analytical thinking to a small extent. This means that further training of teachers regarding the podcast in the educational process for them should be done. However, further research is needed to investigate the effect of various factors on the suggestion and actual utilization of podcast in the educational process, as well as in a larger sample of teachers and more representative of the population.