Volume : 2, Issue : 5, MAY 2016

COMPUTER ATTITUDE OF PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS IN RELATION TO SELF-EFFICACY

Pooja Grover

Abstract

The study was intended to predict Computer Attitude of prospective teachers of government aided and private college on the basis of their Self-Efficacy. The sample consisted of total 200 students; 100 students being selected randomly from each government aided and private college of Ludhiana city. Computer Attitude Scale (CAS) by Khatoon and Sharma (2011) and Self-Efficacy Scale (SES) by Mathur and Bhatnagar (2012) were used to collect the data. The results of the study showed significant positive relationship between Computer Attitude and Self-efficacy of prospective teachers, also between Computer Attitude and Self-efficacy of prospective teachers studying in government aided college and private college.

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Computer Attitude, Self-Efficacy, Prospective Teachers

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