Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
Year : 2018, Volume : 9, Issue : 12
First page : ( 1649) Last page : ( 1651)
Print ISSN : 0976-0245. Online ISSN : 0976-5506.
Article DOI : 10.5958/0976-5506.2018.02227.1

A Study on Attitude towards using New Technologies among B. Ed. Student Teachers in relation to few Biographical Variables

Smt. Nandini N.

Assistant Professor, Vijaya Teachers College, Department of PG Studies in Education, IV Block Jayanagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka

Online published on 2 February, 2019.

Abstract

In the present scenario technology plays a vital role in teaching learning process, This study contributes to measure the attitude of B. Ed. student teachers in using new technologies in relation to their sex, age and type of management. Samples are drawn from teacher training colleges of Bengaluru District through random sampling technique. Data is collected by using New Technology Scale developed by S. Rajasekar to measure the attitude towards using new technologies of B. Ed. Students teachers. The results of the study revealed that attitudes towards using new technologies differ in relation to sex, age and type of management. The study revealed that females have better attitudes in using technologies than male student teachers. From the results it is clear that student teachers below 35 years have better attitude than student teachers above 35 years. The results also showed that student teachers from Private Unaided B. Ed colleges have better attitude towards Technology than the Government and Private Aided B. Ed colleges. Hence this study helps us to understand the attitude of student teachers towards using new technologies and it also helps us to know that how teachers are effcient enough in using technologies during their teaching learning process.

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Keywords

Attitude, New technologies, Sex, Age, Type of Management.

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