Authors : Meena K. Rokade
Page Nos : 8-10
Description :
In the age of globalization efficacy of computer application is essential for teachers. The present study was conducted to investigate the computer self-efficacy of pre-service teachers. The sample of 120 pre-service teachers(60 male+ 60 female) was drawn from the five Education Colleges in Amravati District of Maharashtra state by applying random sampling method. The computer self-efficacy scale developed by Askar and Umay was used as a tool for data collection. Mean, S.D.and ‘t’ test were used to analyze the data. The results revealed that, more pre-service teachers (43.33%) have moderate level of computer self-efficacy. Both male & female Pre-service teachers are much similar in respect of their Computer self-efficacy. The computer self-efficacy of Pre-service teachers having some computer experience & lot of computer experience, some computer experience & no computer experience, lot of computer experience & no computer experience don’t differ significantly. There was no significant difference exists between the computer self-efficacy of Arts & Science graduate, Arts graduate & post graduate, science graduate & post graduate Pre-service teachers. More over it was concluded that, the computer self-efficacy is not gender sensitive. Also the computer self-efficacy is not affected by computer experience & qualification.
Keywords- Globalization, self-efficacy, Pre-service teachers
