Constraints Faced by the Students in Use of Educational Technology for Learning

Abstract

The present study was conducted in two state agricultural universities i.e., one from north andone from south part of India. The universities were selected purposively based on the utilization of ET for creating better learning approaches among students.Postgraduate students of these two universities were randomly selected as a respondent from various departments. 60 respondents were selected from one university and 60 from other, thus the sample size of the study being 120. Data was collected through interview schedule and collected data were subjected to appropriate statistical analysis. The study indicated that the majority of the respondents faced lack of managerial skill in utilizing the available budget underfinancial constraints. In adequatenumber of practical classes for using ETunder administrative constraints, lack of training in use of educational technology under technological constraints, lack of knowledge and skill about use of educational technology (ET) toolsunder psychological constraints, and lack of maintenance of available devicesunder physical and material constraints. The study also revealed about suggestions of majority of the respondents viz., better management of available budget, provide more number of practical classes on ET by the department, proper maintenance of available ET devices at institutes, organizing more number of motivation classes regarding use of ET tools.