A Study On Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge Aptitude (TPACK) And Teaching Style Of B.Ed. Teacher Trainees

Abstract

The present century has seen a fastest rise in the use of technology in all aspects of life including the field of education. The quality of education greatly depends on quality of teaching. To enhance the quality, some teachers use teaching aids like charts, models, specimen, slides, etc. Teaching to the students of 21st century (alpha generation) requires global skills. Technically upgraded ICT driven knowledge, the 21st-century has presented world an unprecedented reality that was a distant dream in the past. The rapid advancements and use of ICT devices (smart phones, laptops, shared white boards, play stations etc.) have been forcing teachers to integrate technology in teaching. The research investigator uses survey method for collecting the data. The investigator prepared and validated a scale to measure teaching style. Self-Constructed TPACK Aptitude test. The sample drawn from the population of students belongs to B.Ed., colleges in Chennai Tamil Nadu. The total number of sample was 100 B.Ed trainees, 22 B.Ed trainees were Male and 78 B.Ed trainees were female. For analyze the data statistically , the investigator used Mean, Standard Deviation, ‘t’ test. The findings showed that the TPACK of Aptitude and TPACK of Teaching style has no significant difference in gender, Aware of using Technologies and Type of management. Hence, it is critical to measure pre-service teachers’ self-efficacy beliefs and Level of aspiration towards TPACK in order to identify the factors that contribute to a teacher’s use of technology in classroom instruction. The intervention module was effective in improving technological proficiency of male and female pre-service teachers. Therefore, the intervention module helped the students to use computers on almost all their academic and personal purposes.