ATTITUDE TOWARDS USING CYBER RESOURCES AMONG PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS

Abstract

Information and Communication Technology has rigorously impacted upon the way the teaching and learning is being carried out in the classrooms of twenty first century. Digital learning has opened the doors of a new classroom and has made knowledge and information accessible to everyone in any corner of the globe. Cyber resources are a collection of various online resources. The quality of nation depends on the quality of human capital it has, and ultimately the quality of human capital depends on the quality of education. Teaching and learning process is considered very important in education. Teacher plays a vital role in imparting knowledge and influences the students’ learning and their educational accomplishments. The main objective of this paper is to assess the attitude towards using cyber resources among prospective teachers. Sample of the study comprises of 300 prospective teachers randomly selected. Normative survey method was employed for data collection. The Attitude towards using Cyber Resources scale constructed and standardized by Dr. S. Rajasekar (2010) was used for data collection. Three hypotheses were formulated to guide this study. Student’s ‘t’ test was used to analyse the collected data. Results revealed that gender, educational qualification and discipline do not influence the attitude towards using cyber resources among prospective teachers. The prospective teachers have felt the need to use cyber resources for strengthening their knowledge by accessing advanced materials, reach out their students, and to use cyber resources as an effective teaching tool especially in this pandemic period.