Abstract: The objective of the study was to investigate the internet competencies of teacher trainees with regards to use of ICT, internet browsing, along with awareness about ICT among male and female teacher trainees. Samples of 77 teacher trainees from Teacher’s Education Department of Seth Phool Chand Agrawal Smriti College, Nawapara – Raipur (C.G.) were selected randomly. A questionnaire and achievement test was constructed on the use of ICT and Internet use for teacher trainees. A practical programme schedule of 30 days which include group activities, cyber café visits, and chart preparation on different topics related to syllabus was designed for them for collection of data. Statistical analysis using percentage revealed that i) below the average numbers of male and female teacher trainees used computer and internet at home and cyber cafe, whereas a few numbers of male and female teacher trainees used computer and internet at college with having the knowledge about power point and excel; and used LCD projector for lesson delivering; and ii) after practical programme schedule of 30 days Cent percent of the teacher trainees were using computer and internet; above the average numbers of teacher trainee from both male and female can search engines; create email for their own; started making power point presentations; used the LCD projector; use excel to prepare graph.
Keywords: Internet competencies and awareness about ICT of male and female teacher trainees.
Title: ICT in Teacher’s Education: Needs and Expectation
Author: Mr. Debasis Mahapatra
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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