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| | | | | Findings of the study |
| | | | | 1. There is no significant difference between Male |
| | | | | and Female B.Ed students in their teaching |
| ICT AWARENESS OF B.Ed TRAINEES | | | | skills |
| | | | | 2. There is no significant difference between Male |
| Introduction: | | | | and Female B.Ed students |
| Education is a process of human | | | | in their ICT awareness |
| enlightment and empowerment for the achievement | | | | 3. There is low positive correlation between ICT |
| of a better and higher quality of life. Teaching is an | | | | awareness and Teaching skills of B.Ed students. |
| ever changing profession. The field of education is | | | | Implications of the study: |
| expanding each year as advancement is made in | | | | This study is helpful to |
| technology and brain based research. To keep pace | | | | - Establish the ICT based culture among the teacher |
| with the changing world, teachers must have current | | | | trainees. |
| knowledge and skills of educational technology. A | | | | - Cultivate the trainees' enthusiasm for ICT to make |
| teacher is the one who has and give updated | | | | their society into "informative society". |
| knowledge to the younger generation on par with | | | | - ICT stimulates educators to start a revolution in the |
| global standard. | | | | whole educational system. |
| Teacher is the yardstick who measures | | | | - ICT enhances the awareness among the trainees |
| the achievements and aspirations of the nations. | | | | to increase their capab ility and independence to |
| Students who are the pillars of the future society | | | | search for and acquire the knowledge they need in |
| should be trained to face various challenges by | | | | their teaching process. |
| improving their technical ability not only to deal with | | | | - Expose them to environments of positive |
| any problem but also to overcome the problem and | | | | world-wide competence which leads into |
| accomplish their task. | | | | quality-based attitudes in their future teaching |
| Educators continually strive to maximize | | | | process. |
| the effectiveness and efficiency of their instruction | | | | Conclusion: |
| by identifying and comparing alternative method of | | | | ICT has undoubtedly become a powerful tool that is |
| teaching and learning. | | | | breaking the traditional methods of education. ICT |
| ICT is an essential tool for achieving | | | | based teaching learning process may lead to |
| sustainability and will help in enabling better and | | | | effectiveness and efficiency of educational system. |
| increased access to information to enrich the | | | | Now a day, most of the educational institute has ICT |
| teaching learning process. Teaching is a process in | | | | facilities in their college itself. They are sensitizing the |
| which the teacher and students create an interactive | | | | relevance and importance of ICT in teacher |
| environment | | | | education field. An attempt is made to study ICT |
| Importance of ICT in Education: | | | | awareness among B.Ed Trainees. Based on the |
| ICT in Education is the foundation upon | | | | findings, the implications of the study are suggested. |
| which a country develops. It is a dynamic force in the | | | | Reference: |
| life of every individual influencing his physical, mental, | | | | 1. Jasmine kumar and et al., (2007) "professional |
| emotional, social and ethical developments. It is a | | | | competency of teachers and teacher educators in |
| complete development of the individuality of a child | | | | relation to their ICT usage" proceedings of |
| enabling him to make original contribution to human | | | | International Seminar held at Periyar University |
| life | | | | 2. Selvam .M (2007), "Attitude of matriculation |
| | | | | teachers towards educational technology – an |
| Review of related literature: | | | | investigation" proceedings of International Seminar |
| Jasmine kumar and et al, conducted study on | | | | held at Periyar University |
| "professional competency of teachers and teacher | | | | 3. Angel Rathnabai (2007), "Infusing ICT in teaching |
| educators in relation to their ICT usage" with the | | | | learning process: A Reflection" proceedings of |
| sample of 30 teacher educators and 50 teacher from | | | | International Seminar held at Periyar University |
| Government, Government Aided and Aided Minority | | | | 4. Illayaperumal (2007), "Perception of student |
| institution in Chennai city, Tamilnadu. Reported that | | | | teachers towards the role of technology in education |
| professional competency and ICT usage are | | | | for sustainable development " proceedings of |
| significantly related. | | | | International Seminar held at Periyar University |
| Selvam .M. conducted a study on "Attitude of | | | | 5. Priya (2007), "An analysis of web usage among |
| matriculation teachers towards educational technology | | | | teacher educators and student teachers" proceedings |
| – an investigation" with 79 teachers selected | | | | of International Seminar held at Periyar University |
| from the matriculation schools located in Erode as | | | | 6. [Beagle 2000] Donald Beagle, "Web-based learning |
| sample concluded that there is no significant | | | | environments: do libraries matter," College & |
| difference in the mean attitude scores of | | | | Research Libraries, 61(4), July 2000. |
| matriculation teachers towards Educational | | | | 7. [Brown and Duguid 2000] John Seely Brown and |
| Technology between the sub-variables like gender, | | | | Paul Duguid, The social life of information, Harvard |
| age, religion and marital status. | | | | Business School Press, 2000. |
| Angel Rathnabai, conducted study on "Infusing ICT | | | | 8. [Iannuzzi 1998] Patricia Iannuzzi, "Faculty |
| in teaching learning process: A Reflection" places | | | | development and information literacy: establishing |
| namely Mysore, Pondicherry and Tumkur. It was | | | | campus partnerships," Reference Services Review, |
| hypothesized that CAI approach would be effective | | | | Fall / Winter 1998. |
| than traditional approach on acquisition and retention | | | | 9. (Webber and Johnston 2000) Sheila Webber and |
| of knowledge and it would be an effective | | | | Bill Johnston, "Conceptions of information literacy: new |
| reinforcement tool. The students undergoing the CAI | | | | perspective and implications," Journal of Information |
| approach has found to score more in knowledge | | | | Science, 26(6), 2000. |
| acquisition test and in the test conducted after | | | | |
| reinforcement than the students undergoing | | | | Title |
| traditional approach. The mean scores reveal that the | | | | 1. ICT AWARENESS OF B.Ed TRAINEES |
| students under CAI approach has scored more than | | | | |
| the students under traditional approach in the delayed | | | | |
| test conducted after a month. Thus infusing ICT in | | | | 1. Mrs. V.H. Sasikala |
| teaching learning process enhances the teaching and | | | | Ph.d Research Scholar |
| learning which in turn provides the quality | | | | Mother Theresa University |
| education. | | | | |
| Illayaperumal, in a study on "Perception of student | | | | Introduction: |
| teachers towards the role of technology in education | | | | Education is a process of human enlightment and |
| for sustainable development " with the sample of | | | | empowerment for the achievement of a better and |
| 100 student teachers (50 B.Ed., and 50 D.T.Ed.,) | | | | higher quality of life. |
| selected from the union territory of Puducherry, | | | | Teacher is the yardstick who measures the |
| Concluded that the perceptions of student teachers | | | | achievements and aspirations of the nations. He |
| are above average. Also a significant difference is | | | | continually strive to maximize the effectiveness and |
| observed between the groups regarding locality, type | | | | efficiency of their instruction by identifying and |
| of selection and community. Therefore it is necessary | | | | comparing alternative method of teaching and |
| for our future teachers to have the knowledge and | | | | learning. |
| understanding of the role of ICT in sustainable | | | | ICT in Education is the foundation upon which a |
| development. | | | | country develops. It is a dynamic force in the life of |
| Priya, a study on "An analysis of web usage among | | | | every individual influencing his physical, mental, |
| teacher educators and student teachers" reported | | | | emotional, social and ethical developments. |
| that WWW is considered as an important learning | | | | 2. |
| environment among the Student Teachers and | | | | Objectives of the study: |
| Teacher Educators. The Student teachers access the | | | | - To assess the ICT awareness of B.Ed Trainees |
| Web more than the Teacher Educators. It shows | | | | - To assess the Teaching skills of B.Ed Trainees |
| that the internet has not penetrated fully in every | | | | - To find out the relationship between ICT |
| sphere of life, particularly in the academia. | | | | awareness and Teaching skills of B.Ed Trainees |
| Objectives of the study: | | | | 3. Method & Procedure |
| - To assess the ICT awareness of B.Ed Trainees | | | | Descriptive survey research is used in this study. |
| - To assess the Teaching skills of B.Ed Trainees | | | | 4. Sample |
| - To find out the relationship between ICT | | | | 50 B.Ed students (35 girls & 15 boys ) constitute |
| awareness and Teaching skills of B.Ed Trainees | | | | the sample for this study. |
| | | | | 5. Tools used |
| Need for the study | | | | (1) The teaching skills tool (my.daemen.edu/teacher |
| Teachers have always played a crucial role | | | | skills checklist.doc) and ICT awareness tool |
| in preparing communities and societies towards | | | | (constructed and standardized by the investigator) |
| exploring new horizons and achieving higher levels of | | | | are used by the investigator |
| progress and development. Hence effective | | | | |
| combination of Educational Technology and | | | | |
| teaching skills contribute solutions to the problems of | | | | 6. Description of the Tool: ICT awareness tool |
| the country b y developing desirable understanding of | | | | comprises five diamensions is used to assess the ICT |
| attitudes, skills and abilities of the students. | | | | competency of B.Ed students and the teaching skills |
| The role of teachers is complex to meet | | | | tool consist of 22 diamensions is used to assess the |
| the individual needs of the learners. | | | | teaching competency of B.Ed students |
| The teachers face innumerable number of | | | | |
| challenges in their daily classroom teaching. They are | | | | 7. Statistical technique: |
| to be equipped with the most relevant research | | | | Mean, Standard deviation, t-test |
| works and progress taking place in the technology of | | | | and correlation are the statistical technique used in |
| teaching, this also enhances the quality of teaching. | | | | this study. |
| | | | | |
| Method & Procedure | | | | 8. Findings of the study |
| Descriptive survey research is used in this study. | | | | 1. There is no significant difference between Male |
| Sample | | | | and Female B.Ed students in their teaching skills |
| 50 B.Ed students (35 girls & 15 boys ) constitute | | | | |
| the sample for this study. | | | | 2. There is no significant difference between Male |
| Tools used: | | | | and Female B.Ed students in their ICT awareness |
| ICT awareness tool (constructed and | | | | 3. There is low positive correlation |
| standardized by the investigators) with five | | | | between ICT awareness and Teaching skills |
| dimensions viz B.Ed students' perception towards | | | | of B.Ed students. |
| ICT, B.Ed students' awareness towards ICT, B.Ed | | | | 9. Implications of the study: |
| students' attitude towards ICT, B.Ed students' | | | | This study is helpful to |
| teaching effectiveness and ICT and B.Ed | | | | - Establish the ICT based culture among the teacher |
| students'utilization of ICT resources and Teaching | | | | trainees. |
| skills tool (my.daemen.edu/teacher skills | | | | - Cultivate the trainees' enthusiasm for ICT to make |
| checklist.doc) with 89 statements under these | | | | their society into "informative society". |
| subheadings on a three point scale ( Caring, Fairness | | | | - ICT stimulates educators to start a revolution in the |
| and Respect, Interactions with students, Enthusiasm, | | | | whole educational system. |
| Motivation, Dedication to teaching, Reflective | | | | - ICT enhances the awareness among the trainees |
| practice, Classroom, Organization, Disciplining students, | | | | to increase their capab ility and independence to |
| Importance of | | | | search for and acquire the knowledge they need in |
| Instruction, Time Allocation, Teacher Expectation, | | | | their teaching process. |
| Instruction plans, Instructional strategies, Content and | | | | - Expose them to environments of positive |
| Expectations, Complexity, Questioning, Student | | | | world-wide competence which leads into |
| engagement, Homework, Monitoring student progress | | | | quality-based attitudes in their future teaching |
| and Responding to student needs and abilities) are | | | | process. |
| the tools used in this study. | | | | |