A STUDY OF COMPUTER PHOBIA AMONG HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS OF DIFFERENT GENDER AND BOARD

Authors

  • Dr. Pratibha Sharma Associate Professor, M.Ed. Deptt, Bareilly College, Bareilly,Uttar Pradesh , India
  • Jagriti Pathak M. Ed. Student, M.Ed. Deptt, Bareilly College, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India

Keywords:

Computer phobia, Higher Secondary School Teachers, Gender

Abstract

  Computer phobia denotes various kind of phobia which teachers face in teacher- learning process in their daily life.  It indicates the avoidance or fear of learning the new skills required for using computers at work place by higher secondary school teachers. The objective of the present study was to analyze the variance (if there) in computer phobia among higher secondary school teachers in references to their gender and board..The descriptive survey method and stratified random sampling technique were used.117 male and  female teachers were selected from higher secondary schools of different boards -C.B.S.E  U.P board and I.C.S.E board. Computer Phobia Scale constructed and standardized by Dr.S.Rajasekar and Dr.Vaiyapuri Raja was used as tool.Investigation revealed that  in reference to the computer phobia, there is a significant difference among higher secondary school teachers of different gender and board but board as a single variable do not play significant role in this reference .

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Published

15-08-2017

How to Cite

Dr. Pratibha Sharma, & Jagriti Pathak. (2017). A STUDY OF COMPUTER PHOBIA AMONG HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS OF DIFFERENT GENDER AND BOARD. International Education and Research Journal (IERJ), 3(8). Retrieved from http://ierj.in/journal/index.php/ierj/article/view/1308