Techno-Pedagogical Competence of Private and Government Secondary School Teachers of Kashmir-A Comparative Study

Abstract

The research article’s purpose was to examine the Techno-Pedagogical Competence of Private and Government secondary school teachers of Kashmir. In this study, a descriptive-comparative survey research design via quantitative approach was used.  600 secondary school teachers (347 Private and 253 Government) was selected as sample. The sample was selected by using stratified proportionate random sampling technique from 85 secondary schools (45 Private and 40 Government) in 2 districts of Kashmir viz. Srinagar (Urban) and Baramulla (Rural).  For data collection, Teacher’s Techno-Pedagogical Competence Scale developed and standardized by Rajasekar and Sathiyaraj (2013) was used. The data analysis was done by using descriptive statistics viz. percentage, frequency, mean, S.D., and inferential statistics viz. Independent Sample’s t-test. The study’s findings showed that out of 347 Private secondary school teachers; 77(22.2%) have high level of Techno-Pedagogical Competence, 233(67.1%) have average level of Techno-Pedagogical Competence and 37(10.7%) have low level of Techno-Pedagogical Competence. Whereas, in case of Government secondary school teachers out of 253; 33(13%) have high level of Techno-Pedagogical Competence, 184(72.7%) have average level of Techno-Pedagogical Competence and 36(14.2%) have low level of Techno-Pedagogical Competence. The findings further revealed a significant difference was found between Private and Government secondary school teachers of Kashmir on Techno-Pedagogical Competence.