Digital Competence Among Secondary School Teachers in Relation to Gender, Locale and Type of Institution
Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The study examined the digital competence in relation to gender, locale and type of institution of 500 teachers in secondary schools. The data was collected using the Digital Competence Scale by Shipra Shrivastva and Kiran Lata Dangwal. The result of the study showed a significant difference in digital competence of (i) male and female teachers in secondary school with male teachers being more digitally competent; (ii) between urban and rural secondary school teachers with urban teachers having higher digital competence; and (iii) between secondary school teachers from government and private schools with private school teachers having higher digital competence.
Authors: Karan Kumar, Shaveta Sharma
Institution: Sant Baba Bhag Singh University
Language: English
Subfield: Information Systems
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4403502117