Social Media: Do the Prospective Teachers Use It with Awareness?

Autor/inn/en	Arunkumar, K.; Premalatha, T.
Titel	Social Media: Do the Prospective Teachers Use It with Awareness?
Quelle	In: Journal of Educational Technology, 18 (2021) 3, S.54-62 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0973-0559
Schlagwörter	Social Media; Preservice Teachers; Student Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Use Studies; Technological Literacy; Bullying; Computer Mediated Communication; India + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Medien; Schülerverhalten; Ausland; Benutzerschulung; Technisches Wissen; Mobbing; Computerkonferenz; Indien
Abstract	Although Social Media is an important and inevitable socializing tool of the modern era, people need to use it with caution for avoiding cybercrime and health issues. The issue is not with social media, it is how individuals use it. This study is being conducted to determine prospective teachers' social media usage awareness based on this viewpoint. It is observed in general that prospective teachers are using social media without proper awareness. A total number of 324 prospective Teachers were selected as respondents from various Teacher Training Institutions in Erode District, Tamil Nadu, India, using a simple random sampling technique. In this descriptive research study, the "Social Media Usage Inventory" developed by Arunkumar and Premalatha (2017) was used as a data collection tool. Data was analysed through mean, standard deviation, Student 't' test and one way ANOVA (Using Microsoft Excel 2007 Data analysis package). The result of the study indicated that prospective teachers' awareness level of social media usage was moderate in Erode District. The study recommends that digital literacy concepts should be included in the Teacher Education curriculum. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01