Analysis of the LOE and LOMCE in relation to TIC

Analysis of the LOE and LOMCE in relation to ICT

I have read both documents and now I have clear some ideas. There are differences but these differences are not so big in relation to the ICT. However the LOMCE gives more emphasis in the use of new technologies.

I haven´t like the Organisation of the LOMCE, because it involves all the areas, since the primary level to ‘bachillerato’ in just a document. And I didn’t like it, I hope they change it because it is just a draft.

The first difference I notice is that in the LOE, there is a general introduction where the document talks about the different competences that there are in some areas, one of them is the ICT competence. This doesn’t happen with the LOMCE, may be because it is a draft. In the LOMCE, the document talks about the ICT competence in each area without a general introduction.

Now, let’s begin with the analysis of both documents, subject by subject:

Environmental sciences

Social and History science

LOE:  In this document, there is just one subject which involves these three sciences.

In relation to the ICT this subject implies:

Handling with word processor

Basic use of the PC

Guiding search in the internet
For example: in history there are activities which imply search for information in the internet, select and organize this information

The LOMCE differs from the LOE in this subject, now we will have two subjects in stead of one: we will have social sciences and environmental sciences.
The LOMCE requires from our pupils different activities:
-Realization of projects
-Presentations of these projects using images and texts
-Search for information in the internet
-Select and organize information

Artistic Education

This subject involves art education and musical education.
In the LOE they talk about technology as a tool in music and art to get our students close to the creation of artistic productions and analysis of the images.
In relation to the ICT, the students have to search for information and select, for example differences between music in England and music in Spain.
On the other hand, students have to do elaborations of images using different techniques and resources

As we know, in the LOMCE, this art education has become an optional subject. Parents will choose whether they want musical education, art education, among others.
In the LOMCE, they emphasize that our students can’t be unaware of the new technologies. We have to use them as a tool of the development of the artistic capacities of the students.
In art education, students have to study the image, take photographs, design posters, etc. Everything related to the handling of improving an image.
In music education for example, students have to search for information about composers.

Physical Education

In the LOE, something which is related to the ICT in this subject, is to teach our students to make a critical valuation of the messages and stereotypes referred to the body coming from the media.

In the LOMCE, they talk about doing a research, elaborating information about an interesting topic, for example, searching information about The Olympic Games.

Education for the citizens (LOE)

Civic Values (LOMCE)

Actually, in this document they don’t name ICT, so they don’t relate ICT with this subject. However, there is a content which is: ‘The knowledge of the rights of the Universal Declaration’. So here, I think the teacher can use the Internet to show the students the most important rights.

In the LOMCE, this subject is optional, and they emphasize the use of the new technologies, for example they ask the students to analyze critically the influence of the advertising about the consumption.

Language

LOE: Use of the ICT so as to search for information and select the most important one. Not only search but also comprehension in order to be used by the students for their oral and written communication.
Students have to make use of the electronic support so as to compose texts.
We also have to take into account that student make use of the internet in their lives, using networks which imply written communication


With the LOMCE our students live in a digital class, this situation gives advantage to the learning of strategies. Thus, they learn to make oral expositions, debates, kind of activities that have to become ordinary activities in our class with the LOMCE.
The curriculum requires from the students:
Write in different supports, for example write an e-mail using PC, or write a letter in a notebook.
Students also have to make use of CDs, internets, camera, etc. in projects.

Foreign language

LOE: From my point of view, I think that the foreign language is the subject where the ICT is more used.
Teachers usually make use of ICT to do activities of dancing, listening to a song. There are also activities of comprehension, for example, there is an audio and students have to listen to the messages.
Materials used: CD’s, DVD’s, Internets, HI-FI, among others.

In the LOMCE we have, the first foreign language which is compulsory, and the second foreign language which is optional.
The use of ICT in both languages is the same.
The English language has to be the vehicle language in class. Where the digital competence is a substantial part in the communicative languages.
Students have to produce simple texts orally and written using different supports.

Mathematics

In the LOE, ICT is in every block of contents. For example, students have to compare numbers, do approximations.  They also have to analyze graphics. Make use of many materials such as ruler, calculator, compass, etc.


In the LOMCE, one of the aspects of this subject is the use of technology tools.
The digital competence is presented in the resolution of a problem, firstly in the processing of information, secondly it is a support for the resolution of the problem and thirdly check the solution.
The LOMCE emphasize the use of ICT, they say it is very important. The handling of materials generate a cerebral activity which make easier the comprehension.
In Maths students make also use of ICT to search information on the internet.


As you can observe the most common activity dealing with the ICT is ‘searching information on the internet’. We are continuously searching for information. This fact makes our learning more active and also interactive.

On the other hand, you can see that in the LOMCE there is more emphasis in the use of ICT. As far as I’m concerned I can’t say that LOMCE is bad in this aspect, completely the opposite, it promotes the use of ICT.¡