Perception of Using Technology for Teaching and E-Competencies of Higher Education Teachers

Abstract

This study was conducted to find out the relationship between the Perception of using Technology for teaching (PTT) and E-Competencies (EC) among the Faculties of Higher Education, of Namakkal District, Tamilnadu, India. A sample of 750 Faculties from various disciplines was selected by convenience sampling technique. To collect the data, two tools the Perception of Using Technology for Teaching Scale (PTT) was used which was designed and constructed by Dr.K.Saileela and E-Competencies Questionnaire (ECQ) was used, designed, and constructed by C.Sangeetha and Dr.K.Saileela. PTT consists of 17 items with a four-point scale, Strongly Agree, Agree to Disagree, Strongly Disagree. The Cronbach coefficient alpha for raw score variables for the instrument was 0.94. And ECQ consists of 17 items with dichotomous responses i.e. Yes or No. The Cronbach coefficient alpha for raw score variables for the instrument was 0.94. The data was collected with the help of Google forms and was analyzed using statistical techniques like Percentage analysis, Mean, Standard Deviation, t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation. The finding of this study reveals that there are no significant differences among all the Demographic variables like Gender, Location, Age, Designation, Experience, and Monthly Income of the Faculties in the Perception of Using Technology for Teaching. Also, there is a significant relationship between Perception of Using Technology for Teaching (PTT) and E-Competencies (EC) among the Faculties of Higher Education