Attitude of Teachers of the Degree Colleges towards Use of ICT in Higher Education in India

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The present study focused at measuring the attitude of Teachers of the degree colleges towards use of ICT in Higher Education in India. For this study, the researcher has appointed the descriptive research method and its approach is quantitative for measuring the attitude of Teachers of degree colleges. In keeping the variables of this study (Gender, Locality, Experience, and teaching background) in mind, 150 samples were selected from the Government-aided colleges from the District of Kolkata and Nadia in West Bengal. An attitude scale based on likert’s five point scale was developed and used by investigator. It’s a bio- polar scaling method to indicate positive or negative response to a statement. The tool was standardized by applying test-retest method, and test-retest reliability score is 0.74. Content validity of this tool has been established with the help of experts. Mean, SD (descriptive stat), t- test (Inferential stat) and Bar-Graph were appointed and also 0.05 level and 0.01 level of significance were used to test the hypothesis. Finally investigator found that - 49.3% teacher’s attitude was tremendously positive towards use of ICT in Higher Education. The male teachers have shown a little more positive attitude towards use of ICT in Higher Education than the female teachers.

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