Awareness and Integration of Information and Communication Technology among the Pre-Service Teacher Educators of West Bengal Dr. Sarita Singh Assistant Professor, Dept. of Education Sitananda College, Nandigram, West Bengal, India E-mail ID: ssarita448@gmail.com
Prof (Dr.) Gyanendra Kumar Rout Professor & Head , Dept. of Education Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak (M.P), India E-mail ID: gkr75@yahoo.co.in
Abstract: This research study aims to depict the overview of Pre-service B.Ed teacher educators’ ICT knowledge and its integration into the pre-service teachers’ training programme. To attain the actual goal of this study self-made questionnaire was administered to 50 pre-service teacher educators including males and females of different govt. and private institution via a google form. Mean, SD, and t-test was employed for the statistical interpretation of data. The major findings revealed that there is no significant difference in ICT awareness and its integration into the pre-service teachers’ training programme among the male and female teacher educators of Govt. and Private institutions. However, there is a major association between the govt. male and female pre-service teacher educators of West Bengal. Apart from it still there is lack of ICT knowledge and skills among the teacher educators of West Bengal. Keywords: Awareness, Integration, ICT knowledge, Pre-service, Teacher Educators
