Effectiveness of Multimedia Package on Student-teachers’ Achievement in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Education Course

Abstract

In the present context of artificial intelligence, student-teachers need to
understand technological applications in education and incorporate them into their
classroom instruction. Technological applications help in connecting and
collaborating beyond geographical boundaries. The student-teachers should be
equipped with the knowledge and understanding of the benefits of incorporating
technology into their teaching practices and it should be the focus of teacher-
training to equip them with the necessary skills to utilize these applications in their
practice. The ICT in Education course was introduced in one of the University's
pre-service teacher education programs in India to facilitate student-teachers to
gain the ICT skills needed to integrate it into teaching. This study demonstrates the
effectiveness of the multimedia package on student-teachers at the pre-service
level based on empirical evidence. Some of the findings suggest that the use of the
multimedia package not only helps student-teachers identify and use resources
effectively but also delivers the content meaningfully. The Multimedia packages
could serve as a tool for educators to deliver subject content efficiently.