TechnoLearn: An International Journal of Educational Technology
  • Year: 2022
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue: 2

Need Analysis of School Teachers for Technological Skills

Department of Education, The Bhopal School of Social Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

*Corresponding author: seemayadav1edu@gmail.com

Online Published on 29 July, 2023.

Abstract

For a nation’s educational and social programmes, the development of technological skills is a key concern. Students have the chance to learn and improve a variety of abilities, including technology skills, over the course of their educational careers, from basic to secondary education and subsequently in higher education. Digital technology integration in HEIs is crucial for the advancement of teachers’ technological expertise, for their professional future, and subsequently, and concurrently, for the improvement of their quality of life. The study was conducted to identify school teachers’ technological skill needs. A total of 360 teachers of Bhopal were selected and a self-made tool was administered among school teachers of government and private schools. It was concluded that the schools teachers are in need of technological skills. There is a difference among government and private school teachers needs for technological skills. The study concluded that the rural and urban teachers also in need of technological needs for implementing in their classrooms.

Keywords

Technological skills, Professional Development, School Teachers, Online Teaching