N. NAVANEETHA KRISHNAN
Attitude Towards Computer Among D.T.Ed Students: An Empirical Study
study analysed two objectives compared attitudes male females rural urban setting study used attitudes inventory identify attitudes associated gender issues reflected literature inventory administered four hundred subjects student teachers studying diploma teacher education course teacher training institutes tti located cuddalore district tamilnadu analyses findings indicate contrary earlier studies issues neither male female group reflected concern attitude towards computer like neither urban rural group reflected attitude towards computer results carry implications general education teacher education educators trainers reexamine behaviours make decisions regarding career choices onthejob training opportunities job placement introduction present context computers emerged schools levels increasing numbers result current students far exposure computer subjects studied 1980s substantiated findings deloughry 1996 todays society becoming dependent new technology increasing attention given computer literacy current information age less significant reading writing calculus 19th 20th centuries anderson 1983 computer literacy becomes essential precondition successful socialisation professional career reason education important factor society development plays essential role addressing issue literacy particular computer literacy diana saparniene et al 2005 technology main support students learning developments nowadays shifting teachercentered instruction childcentered instruction role activities attitudes reflections students become important concern overlook effectiveness technology instruction computers main technology support tool effective learning teaching process technological tool provides equal standards opportunities easy path successful understanding also meaningful learning students order reflective recommend usage computers facilities examination thoughts attitudes students towards computer aytekin isman 2004 regarding meaning attitudes different researchers gave different somehow related definitions word aiken 1980 described attitudes learned predispositions respond positively negatively certain objects situations concepts persons attitude inner psychic state influencing behaviour therefore understand inner state actions words instance one might presume person actively avoiding computer negative attitude towards attitude inborn instinct phenomenon mainly depends upon persons experience impact new situation consequently attitudes formed process experience change possible due internal external factors sekar p 2013 obviously quality computer literacy closely related one major attitudes components motivation student absolutely motiveless work computer learning result optimal motivated computer user even unfavourable conditions willingly works computer charles ray et al 1999 article deals study students attitudes towards computer using differential statistical methods need significance study computer nowadays seems inevitable part human life especially students life learning process done online namely online learning already new generation students come across elearning learning process helps learner know subject wants learn help latest technology computer hence online learning significance part students must know way learning computer future pedagogy depends mainly three ws viz wire wireless internet windows web future student community calls modern professor wired windowed webbed professor statement emphasizes importance literacy computer attitude towards computer dted student teachers significant role computers society schools discussable bringing educational change computer developments computers provide work speed work efficiency work power removal human error work activities brief facilities understandable computers higher information technology effect students learning studying questionable effectively affect attitudes students toward computer role education maddux et al 1997 therefore study much significance present situation statement problem present study entitled attitude towards computer among dted students empirical study