Digital Competence among School Teachers in Nagaland State: Differences with reference to Type of Management, Work Experience, and Subject Taught

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the Digital Competence among the school teachers in Nagaland State with reference to the type of management, work experience, and subject taught. A total of 400 teachers participated in the study. The sampling method of study is Multi-Stage Random Sampling Method. The Digital Competence Scale for Teachers (DCST) was used as a data collection tool in the study. The study revealed that private school teachers have higher digital competence. The study also revealed a significant difference among the school teachers about work experience, the school teachers having less than 2 years were found to have higher Digital Competence than those teachers having more years of work experience. With regard to the results of the subject taught, it is evident that there seems to be no significant difference among the school teachers teaching different subjects.