Preservice Teacher Trainees Attitudes towards E Learning and Satisfaction Factors Prior and During Covid-19: A Comparative Study

Abstract

The present study aims to explore the attitudes about e-learning and its satisfaction factors (perceived interest, perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, perceived confidence) among pre-service teacher trainees studied prior to Covid-19 and during the Covid -19 pandemic situation. The study also investigates whether there are any statistically significant differences among trainees' attitudes towards e-learning and its satisfaction factors concerning gender, habitat, stream, age, time spent (per day) in e-learning. In this present study, a sample of 174 trainees was selected using the convenience sampling technique. For collecting data Normative survey method and Dimpal Rani’s Attitude towards E-learning scale” was used. Results revealed there was a statistically significant difference found in perceived e-learning usefulness, perceived e-learning ease of use, perceived e-learning confidence and e-learning attitude in both intervals, but such difference was not found in perceived e-learning interest factors.  Gender wise analysis showed significant difference found in perceived e-learning interest, perceived e-learning usefulness, perceived e-learning ease of use in both the interval but statistically no difference found in the perceived e-learning confidence factor. Habitat and time spend in e-learning wise analysis revealed there was no significant difference in the attitude of trainees towards e-learning and its satisfaction factors studying in both the intervals. With regards to age and stream of study, a difference was found in the trainee's attitude and satisfaction factors studying prior to the Covid-19 interval, but no such difference was found during Covid-19.