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June 30, 2025A STUDY ON TECHNO–PEDAGOGICAL SKILLS AND TEACHING COMPETENCY OF PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS
*Nagarajan, P., & **Selvakumar, K., R.
*Ph.D. Scholar, (Reg. No. 22124011041003), Department of Education, Manonmaniam Sundararanar University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India.
**Assistant Professor in Mathematics, Department of Education, DD & CE. (B.Ed.), Manonmaniam Sundararanar University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India.
Abstract
The present study investigated the relationship between techno–pedagogical skills and teaching competency among prospective teachers. The objectives of the study were 1) To find out the level of techno–pedagogical skills among prospective teachers. 2) To find out the level of teaching competency among prospective teachers. 3) To find out the relationship between techno–pedagogical skills and teaching competency among prospective teachers. The investigator used normative survey method. The samples of the study were 250 prospective teachers of Kanyakumari District. Tools used for the study were Techno–Pedagogical Skills Scale (Developed by Sibichen and Annaraja, 2009) and Teaching Competency Scale (Developed by P. Nagarajan and Dr K. R. Selvakumar, 2024). The statistical techniques employed were percentage analysis, Pearson’s product-moment correlation analysis, mean, standard deviation, t-test, ANOVA and Scheffe’s test. The major findings of the study revealed that 1) The level of techno–pedagogical skills among prospective teachers was moderate. 2) The level of teaching competency among prospective teachers was moderate. 3) The relationship between pechno–pedagogical skills and teaching competency of prospective teachers was a negligible correlation.
Keywords
techno-pedagogical skills, teaching competency, and prospective teachers
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To cite this article
Nagarajan, P., & Selva Kumar, K. R. (2025). A Study on Techno–Pedagogical Skills and Teaching Competency of Prospective Teachers. Sparkling International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research Studies, 8(2), 11-21.