ABILITY OF TEACHER TRAINEES TO USE TECHNOLOGY

This paper aims to analyse the ability of Teacher Trainees to use the technology. The population of the research work comprised of all the teacher trainees of Hemwati Nandan Bhuguna Garhwal University, enrolled in 1st semester students for session 2021-2023. A sample of 85 teacher trainees studying in B. Ed 1st semester of Rath Mahavidyalay, Paithani, (affiliated to H.N.B. Garhwal University) was selected through the Purposive Sampling technique. The objective of the research was to study the ability of teacher trainees in using technology. The data obtained from 85 respondents was analyzed through percentage and Mann Whitney U-test. The findings revealed that 47% of the Teacher Trainees were beginners, 18.8% heard about it, 17.64% knew the basics, 11.7% were Proficient, and 4.7% were advanced in the usage of technology. The findings also revealed that the gender, stream, qualification, and medium of Teacher Trainees affect the ability to use the technology.