1Assistant Professor, Islamia Teacher Training (B.Ed.) College, Patna, Patliputra University, Patna, Bihar, India
2Assistant Professor, St. Xavier’s College of Education (Autonomous) Patna, Aryabhatta Knowledge University, Patna, Bihar, India
*Corresponding author: pratimasingh618@gmail.com
Online published on 13 July, 2023.
Education at the global level has seen revolutionary changes in recent times. This is mainly due to the digital revolution that took place around the world. This digital revolution has spread its tentacles in the field of education as well. The latest form of digital revolution in education is “Digital Game-Based Learning”. The main focus of the present paper is to study the attitude of prospective teachers towards the use of Digital Game-Based Learning (DGBL). The study used descriptive survey method to collect data from 202 prospective teachers from teacher education institutes of Patna, State of Bihar, India. A self constructed DGBL attitude scale was used as the tool of the study. The results of the study showed a consistent pattern in the attitude of the prospective teachers toward DGBL exhibiting a favorable attitude. Also, no significant difference was found in the attitude of the prospective teachers toward DGBL on the basis of gender and academic discipline. However significant difference was found in the attitude of the prospective teachers toward DGBL with respect to their residential area.
Digital Game-Based Learning, Attitude, Teacher Education, Prospective Teachers, Academic Discipline
