ICT KAO IZAZOV ILI POTREBA U POČETNOJ NASTAVI MATEMATIKE

The paper presents a research on the use of ICT in teaching mathematics in lower grades of elementary school. In the initial teaching of math- ematics, in spite of numerous curriculum reforms, textbooks, worksheets and workbooks remain predominantly used. Whether they are sufficient and the only source of knowledge in the XXI century is becoming a very sensitive issue. ICT on the other hand offers many possibilities and greatly facilitates the process of understanding the learned content. The aim of this paper is to examine the opinion of teachers on the use of ICT in teaching mathematics, determine the need for its use in the teaching pro- cess and identify problems that impede and/or prevent its application in the implementation of learning outcomes in mathematics at an early school age. The sample of the research included two hundred twenty teachers from first to fifth grade in six cities in Montenegro. The research has shown that ICT is needed in the organization and realization of the initial teaching of mathematics, but due to its lack in educational institutions, its use becomes impossible.