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Research Study – Published: July 18, 2009.
ATTITUDE OF TEACHER TRAINEES TOWARDS INTERNET USAGE
DR.G.SUBRAMONIAN, S.SIVAKKUMAR
ABSTRACT
The study attempts to find out the attitude of teacher trainees towards internet usage in selected
teacher training
institutions of Coimbatore district. In the present digital era, internet literacy and positive
attitudes toward its use
play a vital role in enhancing the teaching-learning process. A survey method was adopted to collect
data from teacher
trainees across different institutions. The findings of the study revealed that gender and nature of the
institutions
showed significant differences in their attitude towards internet usage, while other variables such as
age, subject
specialization, and socio-economic background had no significant influence. The results highlight the
growing need for
integrating internet-based resources in teacher education programs and ensuring equitable access and
training across all
categories of teacher trainees. The study further suggests that teacher education institutions should
provide adequate
infrastructure, training, and guidance to promote effective and meaningful internet usage among
prospective teachers.
Keywords: Attitude, Teacher trainees, Internet usage, Teacher training institutions,
Coimbatore district,
Gender differences, Institutional type, Educational technology.
The author(s) appreciates all those who participated in the study and helped to facilitate
the research process.
The author(s) declared no conflict of interest.
This is an Open Access Research distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution
License
(www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and
reproduction in any Medium,
provided the original work is properly cited.
How to cite this article:
Subramonian, G., & Sivakkumar, S. (2009). Attitude of teacher trainees towards internet usage.
Indian Educational Researcher, 2(2), 3–10.
Received: May 15, 2009; Revision Received: July 08, 2009; Accepted: July 18,
2009.
Responding Author: DR.G.SUBRAMONIAN @ subramonian@gmail.com
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