Abstract

The teaching learning process has undergone significantly transformation in current digital era due to introduction of digital technology. As a result, the role of teacher’s has turned from serving typical knowledge transmitters to learning facilitators. In this sense teacher’s digital competence has become needed for getting effective outcome in contemporary digital infused environment. The study seeks to assess the level of digital competence among secondary school teachers with reference to type of school (government and private), sex (male and female), and level of teaching (secondary and higher secondary teachers). A random sampling method used to select 75 high school teachers from Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal. The data were taken by applying Digital Competence Scale which is developed by Ramkrishna (2017). In order to analyse and understand the data, statistical technique like percentage analysis and independent t-test was applied. The result of study indicated that majority of teachers (60%) have a moderate level of digital competence, indicating they can use digital tools in the classroom instruction satisfactorily but not competently while 29 % is high and only 11% with low level of digital competence. With further analyse revealed insignificant difference with respect to sex, type of school, and level of teaching. Therefore, study draw to conclude that digital competence is spread equitably among teachers regardless their demographic variable.