Title :
A study of primary teachers´ attitude towards computer literacy
Author :
Modi, Jigneshkumar P.
Author_Institution :
Revaba Sarvajanik Educ. Coll., Sarvajanik Kelavani Mandal, Mehsana, India
Abstract :
The study investigates the attitudes of primary teachers towards computer literacy with respect to their gender, educational qualifications and extent of experiences. The descriptive method of comparative type has been adopted for the present study. The sample of the present study comprises of primary teachers of Mehsana district of Gujarat state. A random stratified sampling technique has been employed. Computer literacy attitude was prepared after close consultation with his guide and experts of education field. The item analysis procedure has been introduced and reliability co-efficient has been evaluated to make the tool more reliable. The findings of the study show that there is no significant difference in the attitude of primary teachers towards computer literacy with reference to their gender, educational qualification. But there is significant difference in attitude of primary teachers towards computer literacy with reference to their experience.
Keywords :
behavioural sciences; computer literacy; gender issues; sampling methods; Gujarat state; Mehsana district; computer literacy attitude; education field; educational qualification; gender; item analysis procedure; primary teacher attitude; random stratified sampling technique; reliability coefficient; Computers; Qualifications; Reliability; Three dimensional displays; Attitude Scale; Computer Literacy; Primary Teacher;
Conference_Titel :
Technology Enhanced Education (ICTEE), 2012 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kerala
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0725-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICTEE.2012.6208607