Competency analysis among faculty of agriculture universities in using educational technology

Pages: 66-70
S. Senthil Vinayagam and K. Akhila (Division of Education Systems Management, ICAR-National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, Hyderabad, Telangana)

Teachers should regulate the use of technology to enhance the ongoing learning experiences. Using of educational technology was very helpful for effective classroom teaching. The study was based on competency analysis among faculty of Agriculture Universities in using educational technology. The explorative type of research design was used. The data was collected from six Agriculture Universities. The total sample size was 180. The statistical tools used for the analysis are percentage, coefficient of correlation, Multiple regression. Most of the respondents are from urban background (62.2%). Majority of respondents fall under medium level of category in case of the following characteristics, viz., knowledge on application of ET tools, information seeking behaviour, infrastructure facilities, teachers expertise in technology use, mass media ownership, mass media exposure, extent of use adoption of ET and job satisfaction in teaching. The most of respondents have somewhat favourable attitude towards adoption of ET and moderately aware about ET. The knowledge on application of ET tools, information seeking behaviour, attitude towards ET, Job satisfaction in teaching and training needs related to ET shows significant relationship with adoption of educational technology in teaching process at 0.01 level of significance. The other characteristics of teachers such as teachers expertise in technology use, infrastructure facilities and awareness about ET shows significant relationship with adoption of educational technology in teaching process at 0.05 level of significance.

Keywords: teachers/faculty, adoption of technology, agriculture universities, educational technology