E-Learning in Relation to Personality Factors and Modernization among Prospective Teachers

Abstract

E-learning has become integral to contemporary education, particularly in preparing future educators. This study investigates the level of E-learning among prospective teachers, exploring how personality factors and perceptions of modernization influence are related to E-Learning. In this study the researcher has used the descriptive survey research design. In this present study the population consists of the B.Ed. college students studying in different colleges ( Govt. Aided and Self Finance) of Paschim Medinipur and Purba Medinipur districts of West Bengal. Out of the population a sample 500 students including male (230) and female (270) were selected by following purposive sampling method for the purpose of the study. Test of E Learning Related Attitude, The Big Five Inventory (Goldberg, 1993) and Comprehensive Modernization Inventory (Ahluwallia & Kalia, 2010) were used for data collection. Collected data were analyzed in the SPSS version 20 with the help of descriptive statistics and Inferential Statistics. Findings of the study indicate that Personality Factors and Modernization are positively related to E-Learning.