Mr.M.Deivam, Ph.D Scholar, Dr.N.Devaki,

Assistant Professor in Education,Department of Education,

Gandhigram Rural Institute – Deemed University Gandhigram, Dindigul dist. Tamil Nadu, India –

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Perception of B.Ed Teacher Trainees’ on Various Modes of Instruction

IntroductionTraditional Learning E-learning Blended Learning

Statement of the problem

ICT is a growing aspect of technology in the field of education. Technology play vital role in classroom teaching as well as traditional classroom interaction cannot be avoided by learners so both Face-to-Face and Online classroom needed in present classroom teaching. With the advancement of modern technology in the world, many institution started up new courses and provide this course to learners via offline and Online mode. Hence, present study entitled on “Perception of B.Ed Teacher Trainees’ on Various Modes of Instruction”

Significance of the study

The perception of teacher is very important as it is a tendency which helps them to be favorable or unfavorable towards the usage of most modern adoption of modern methods in the field of education in future. Nowadays various type of education system available such formal, informal and non-formal education in India. Each education system was following unique method of instruction; many institutions offer courses via various modes of instruction such as Traditional mode of instruction, E-learning and Blended learning mode of instruction. The main attempt of this study was to find out student teachers’ most preferable mode of instruction.

Conclusion In India, blended learning practices are very less, but it gradually aware

and implemented various levels of educational institutions and countable researches only going related to blended learning in India.

Blended learning fulfills the variety of learners needs, as their convenience. In recent scenario of paradigm shift, various modes of courses offered for students learning such as, Electronic mode of instruction and Blended mode of instruction. Nowadays most of the students choose blended courses for learning process. Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) offer courses both electronic and blended mode of instruction. The student teachers according their convenience they choose either electronic mode or blended mode of instruction.

Thus the study reveals 83.6% respondents were strongly agreed the blended mode of instructions for learning educational psychology. Blended learning enhance course content, improve writing skills, self learning skills, computer literacy skill, etc., Hence, most of the student teachers would like to enroll their courses blended mode of instruction. Thus study on the perception of the student teachers shows that positive sign towards Blended mode of Instruction.