TECHNO-PEDAGOGICAL COMPETENCY OF HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN RELATION TO AWARENESS ON USAGE OF TECHNOLOGY IN CLASSROOMS

This study is an attempt to find out the Techno-pedagogical competency of higher secondary
school teachers in relation to their awareness on usage of Technology in Chengalpattu District.Hence
this study is concerned with higher secondary school teachers.125 higher secondary school teachers
were selected as sample for this study.Techno-pedagogical competencyscale developed by
Dr.S.Rajasekar and K. Sathiya Raj (2013) and Awareness on usage of Technology questionnaire
was developed by the investigator were used. Findings revealed that there exists significant
relationship between techno-pedagogical competency and awareness on usage of technology in
classrooms. Also, no significant difference found in techno-pedagogical competency and awareness
on usage of technology in classrooms with respect to gender, subjects taught and type of institution.