COMPUTER AWARENESS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ,INDIA.
Introduction
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Many a thousand years ago, Education started in
Gurugula to teach the students according to their varanasirama Dharma. During that period Brahmin were taught Vedas
Princess (Kshathriya) were taught archery etc., Vaishiyar not taught
anything. \
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They used to serve all the three higher
castes. After the Invasion of British
people priority of study for Education was given to people who aspired for
studying in English. Even then the
higher caste people showed more interest to study English by joining English
Medium Schools.
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After scientific invention science gave an
opportunity to print books. For example,
printing machine was invented John Kundan Perk.
Through which books were printed and helped the books even middle class
people to buy books and read. Thus,
nowadays science has given an opportunity to have many a machine such as Radio,
Tape Recorder, Television, Computer, LCD Projector etc., to help the aspiring
students.
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One among them is Computer Learning through
education, which was employed two decades ago.
As the researcher is interested in mathematics among the X standard
students.
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So that researcher has taken “Effectiveness of
multimedia package in teaching mathematics at higher secondary level.”
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According to Tagore, “Education is something,
which makes a man self-reliant and self-less Education is that whose end
product is salvation”.
Educational
Technology
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Technology is an increasingly influential factor
in education. Computers and Mobile
Phones are used in developed countries both to complement established education
practices and develop new ways of learning such as online education (a type of
distance education).
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This gives students the opportunity to choose
what they are interested in learning.
The proliferation of computers also means the increase of programming
and blogging.
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Technology offers powerful learning tools that
demand new skills and understandings of students, including Multimedia, and
provides new ways to engage students, such as virtual learning
environments.
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Technology is being used more not only in
administrative duties in education but also in the instruction of students.
Need and Aims
of Education
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Education is a purposeful activity. By education we intend to bring certain
desirable changes in the students.
Education is a conscious effort and, as such, it has definite aims and
objectives.
ü
In the light of these aims the curriculum is
determined and the academic achievements of the student are measured. Education without aim is like a boat without
its rudder.
ü
Aims give direction to activity. Absence of an aim in education makes it a
blind alley. Every stage of human
development had some aim of life.
ü
The aims of life determine have changed from age
to age and thus it is dynamic because the aims of life are dynamic.
1.0 Statement
of the Problem
Having
highlighted the importance and significance of the study the investigator will
be decided to probe in detail a study of computer awareness for High School
Students in Thiruvarur District.
1.0 Title
of the study
The
problem selected present study is a study of Computer awareness for High School
Students in Thiruvarur District, India.
2.01
Operational Definitions of the Key Terms
Awareness
It is one person’s knowledge about a
person, concept and practices. It is one
person sudden consciousness of the problem be faced. It is the Intelligence and general
knowingness of a person about a problem and day-to-day practices.
2.0 Need
and significance of the study
Ø
Education is the process of modification of
behavior. In order to enhance the
effectiveness of the process several techniques, methods and approaches have
been evolved, tried act and tested from every field of knowledge have
contributed to this process and the
modern name attached to this process is educational technology.
Ø
Information and Communication Technology in
education is a powerful tool that may be used effectively and efficiently with
in the classrooms to create more exciting learning environment and deliver a
higher level of educational expertise to students. This can be done in several
ways.
Ø
A designated agency could convert the entire learning
units and competencies digitally or teachers could also design their lesson
plans to supplement classroom lectures with multimedia presentations either on
small computer screens or on large classroom screens.
Ø
This would help teachers to explain difficult
concepts through graphics live examples and experiments.
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The various information and communication
Technology tools such as web resources educational CPS, Computer Multimedia
etc., Find place in teaching, leaving, research, administration and data
management.
Ø
These computer have learning in the higher
styles of the students, learning in the higher education level is not simply
knowledge acquisition but knowledge “Managing” and knowledge ‘creating’.
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Hence the present study attempts to find out the
impact of computer in the learning style, and awareness about these among high
school students, their awareness towards the integration of these tools in the
learning process which enable the educational planners and policy makers to
update or modify the present curriculum and methodology of teaching.
3.0 Review
of Related Literature
- Asgari-Jirhandeh N, Haywood J. University of Edinburgh, Medical School, U.K. Med Educ. 1997 May; 31 (3) : 225-9. The objective of the study was to assess the attitude of Edinburgh. University Medical Students towards. Computers and to evaluate the effects of changes in the curriculum and intercalated B.Sc., towards Computer Knowledge.
- During March to November 1995 a questionnaire was distributed in Lectures, Seminars and totorials to all Edinburgh University Medical Students. Overall, 65% of students returned the questionnaire, divided equally between both genders. Only 2% of students had not used a computer in the previous year. The most frequent application used was E-mail and the most frequent site, the Green field suite micro lab, within the Medical School. The average score for self -perceived computer knowledge on a scale of 0-10 was 4.19.
- This score was significantly higher for the students who own a computer and who have an intercalated B.Sc., honours degree as well as the pre-clinical students compared to the clinical students.
- There is also a strong correlation between computer use and doing a second year special option module. With regards to attitude towards computers, 86% of students agreed the computer skills will be beneficial to them in their future career and 62% of all students wanted a structured course in computer use as part of the MB ChB course.
- There has been a general increase in computer literacy amongst the medical students in Edinburgh. This is especially so far the pre-clinical students who had the brunt of the changes in the curriculum. The tendency for both the lower knowledge and use by the clinical students can, in part, be due to the accessibility of computers to these students.
- Ravichandran (2012) Conducted a study on “Attitude of teachers towards web based learning”. To study the significant difference in the attitude of male and female teachers towards web based learning.
- To study the significant difference in the attitude of aided and B.Ed., Trainees towards web based learning. To study the significant difference in the attitude of aides and unaided school teachers towards web based learning.
- To study the significant difference in the attitude of unaided and B.Ed., trainees towards web based learning. To study the significant difference in the attitude of teachers having an experience of five years and above five years towards web based learning.
- In order to realize the above said objectives, normative survey method was employed. A sample of 100 secondary and higher secondary school teachers constituted the sample for the present study.
- Teachers working in unaided schools are acquainted with modern technologies for effective teaching. Teachers handling higher secondary classes do not differ significantly from teachers handling high school classes in their attitude towards web based learning.
- There is no significant difference in the attitude of high school and higher secondary teachers towards web based learning.
5.01 Major
Hypothesis
There is
no significant difference in computer awareness with reference to selected
background variables.
5.02 Minor
Hypothesis
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There is no significant difference between Tamil
and English Medium School Students in their Computer Awareness.
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There is no significant difference between Male
and Female students in their Computer Awareness.
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There is no significant difference between Urban
and Rural School Students in their Computer Awareness.
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There is no significant difference among
(Governement, Govt – Aided and self – finance) School Students in their
Computer Awareness.
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There is no significant difference among (Boys,
Girls and Co-Educational) School Students in their Computer Awareness.
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There is no significant association between
Father’s education and Computer Awareness of High School Students.
5.0 Method
The
investigator will select survey method for the present study based on the
selected problem.
6.1 Subject
a. Population
Population for the study consists of
High School Students those who are studying in Thiruvarur District.
b. Sample
size
The investigator will collect the
data in Thiruvarur District. The sample
consists of 300 High School Students.
c. Sampling
Techniques
The investigator will use simple
random sampling technique for selecting the sample from the population, the
stratification will be done on the basis of gender, region, group, type of
school and type of management.
b. Procedure
- A research design is the arrangement of conditions
for collection and analysis of data is a manner that aims to combine relevance
to the research purpose with economy in procedure
- Research design is the plan that specifies the sources of
data, sample design, approach to be used for gathering and analyzing the data
etc., Research design constitutes a blue print for the collection measurement
and analysis of the data pertaining to the research problem investigated. As
the present study is descriptive in nature, normative survey technique was
adopted.
c. About Tool
Tool used in the present study:
As the study aims at the
attitude of high school students towards computer awareness the investigator
will use computer awareness to find out the attitude of high school students.
6.3 Analysis
Statistical Techniques to be used
Statistical
Techniques to be used very essential for any research. It will be helped the investigator to analyze
and interpret the data. In the present
investigation, the following statistical techniques will be used.
A. Descriptive Analysis
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Mean
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Mode
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Standard Deviation
B. Differential Analysis
§ t –
Test
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f – Test
Bibliography
Asgari-Jirhandeh N, Haywood J. University of
Edinburgh, Medical School, U.K. Med Educ. 1997 May; 31 (3) : 225-9.
Ravichandran
(2012) Attitude of teachers towards web based learning
EDUTRACKS Vol.3.no.5 October 2012.
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