Digital Competency and Attitude of In-Service Teachers Towards Educational Media in Relation to Certain Demographic Variables

This empirical study makes an attempt to explore the relationship between secondary school in-service teachers' attitude towards educational media and their digital competency, and compares them on the bases of gender (Male vs. Female) and types of schools (Government vs. Private). The sample comprised of 110 in-service teachers from secondary schools of Nalgonda district selected through simple random sampling technique. By applying an ex-post-facto research methodology, this study uses two types of tools: ‘Digital Competence Assessment Questionnaire’ developed by ShrivastavaandDangwal; and a self-constructed five-point Likert scale, named ‘Scale for Attitude towards Educational Media’ comprising 56 items, and responses based on five-levels of agreement. The findings revealed that a positive and moderate correlation was found between in-service teachers’ attitudes toward educational media with their digital competencies; no significant differences were found in the attitudes and digital competencies on the bases of gender and types of institutions.