Student-Teachers’ Competencies Regarding Digital Pedagogy with Reference to Their Demographic Variables

Abstract

Most of the teachers or student teachers use technology every day but there is a need to know the competence of digital pedagogy among them. The main objective is, to study the digital pedagogy-based competencies of student-teachers with reference to their academic streams, and gender. As per the objectives, descriptive research was used. The DPC tool is used for data collection. The data were collected purposefully from 3 teacher education institutions of Odisha and sample size is 103. The analysis techniques i.e. chi-square was used for analysing and interpreting the data. The present study found that male and female student teachers show different and similar competencies in some of the components. male and female student teachers show different competencies in self-efficacy with digital technology and classroom discipline but similar skills in resources creation and pedagogy. Similarly, the Arts and Science student teachers also have different and similar competencies in some of components of self-efficacy, digital resources, teaching-learning dimensions but align with assessment & feedback and students’ empowerment dimension. The present study has its implications for those such as; government policies, curriculum designer, teacher education institutions, teacher educators and students.