A study on the attitude towards multimedia based teaching among B.Ed., student teachers in Salem district

The future progress of man respites upon his ability to apply achievements of science and technology. Mankind is now undergoing its fifth and most penetrating technological revolution. The revolution in the nature of technology is fundamentally distinct from previous ones. Computers have exponentially become more authoritative and cheaper which has led to a technological boon. Today’s youngsters use smartphones to text in a speed equal to the Apollo spacecraft that travelled to the moon. The scenario of teacher education in this universal era is more disgraceful in comparison to other professions. In some developing foreign countries, they do not recognize our teacher education degrees. For this there is an evolving need to change the process of teacher education programme in terms of its contribution, procedure and production. Presently, traditional educational approaches have caused a mismatch between what is taught to the students and what is needed by the society. Multimedia applications can be defined as an application that amalgamates many media sources such as texts, graphics, audios, videos and animations. Teacher education institutions need to develop strategies and plans to improve the teaching-learning process within teacher education programmes and to assure that all future teachers are well prepared and even ready to use the new tools for learning. The main factor that influences the use of multimedia in classroom is the teacher’s attitude towards multimedia access. Teacher education curriculum needs to be interlinked, interwoven and integrated so that it matches with the trends and challenges that teacher education is facing today. The present study attempts to assess the attitude towards multimedia-based teaching among B.Ed., student teachers in Salem district.