Secondary Teachers Attitude towards the Use of Techno-Pedagogical Tool-K-Yan in Classroom Instruction - A Study in Purbabardhaman District, West Bengal

Pratanu Rakshit, Ashoke Kumar Sarkar

Abstract: It has been observed that development of techno-pedagogical tools have changed the entire scenario of education system in India. The use of techno-pedagogical tool K-Yan (as a wing of ICT) makes complex teaching learning process very easy. To enhance the quality of learning, Govt. of West Bengal provides K-Yan (vehicle of knowledge: one of the core technology component of smart classes) to many secondary and primary schools in different districts. It helps the student to receive updated, reliable, curriculum wise information through their mother tongue language (Bengali). This study reviews that secondary school teachers approach towards the use of K-Yan has influenced by gender, stream as well as previous knowledge of computer proficiency. This study also finds the educational implication of K-Yan and also focuses the problem of teachers at the time of using K-Yan.

Keywords: K-Yan, smart class, ICT, secondary school teachers, techno-pedagogical tool