Vol. 50 No. 1 (2012): Indian Educational Review
RESEARCH PAPERS

Knowledge of Computers among Prospective Teachers

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  • Madhu Sahni

Published 2024-12-23

Keywords

  • Information Technology,
  • Pelgrum and Plomp (2000)

How to Cite

Knowledge of Computers among Prospective Teachers. (2024). INDIAN EDUCATIONAL REVIEW, 50(1), p. 61-79. http://45.127.197.188:8090/index.php/ier/article/view/2469

Abstract

The purpose of the present investigation was to assess the level of knowledge of computers among prospective teachers and to study the influence of type of college, gender, attitude towards computers and their various interactions on knowledge of computers among prospective teachers. The sample comprised 320 prospective teachers selected randomly from six B.Ed. colleges affiliated to M.D.U., Rohtak. Data were analysed by adopting the criterion Mean ± SD and using three way ANOVA (2x2x2 factorial design) and t-test. Results indicated that (i) most of the prospective teachers got comparatively moderate level of knowledge of computers; (ii) there is significant independent effect of variables viz. type of college, gender and attitude towards computers on knowledge of computers among prospective teachers; and (iii) there is significant two factor and three factor interactive effect of variables on knowledge of computers among prospective teachers. 

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