Examining the Attitude of College and School Teachers towards Using New Technology of Teaching

Abstract

Nowadays, things around us are changing at fast pace including teaching. The advent of new technology in teaching has changed the lives of teachers and students. As technology is more and more embedding in our lives, it becomes necessary for the teachers to have right attitude towards using new technology in teaching to make teaching more meaningful in this changing era. The study was conducted to examine the attitude of college and school teachers towards using new technology of teaching. The study participants included 200 teachers, out of which 100 were from schools and 100 were from colleges of Panipat district, Haryana. The sample was drawn on the basis of random sampling. Standardised test named ‘Teacher’s Attitude Scale towards New Technology’ prepared by Dr. S. Rajasekar was used for the collection of data. The results of the study indicated that most of the college and school teachers showed average favourable attitude towards using new technology of teaching. No significant difference was observed in the attitude of school and college teachers towards using new technology of teaching. Further, male and female teachers were not different in their attitude towards new technology. Significant interaction effect of gender and level teaching was observed on the attitude towards using new technology. However, no main effect was established. The implications of the study lie in the fact that it may help the policy makers, stakeholders and administrators in t regarding use of information and communication technology and framing new policies.