Techno-Pedagogical Competency in Implementing Instructional Strategies among Bengali Medium Rural Secondary Teachers of West Bengal

This study investigates the level of techno-pedagogical competency in implementing instructional strategies among bengali medium rural secondary school teachers of West Bengal.The sample consists 60 secondary teachers.The researcher adopted a descriptive survey design for collecting the data by observing the classroom instruction which were conducted by the teachers in a digital classroom situation.In this purpose, an observation schedule titled "Observation Schedule of Techno-Pedagogical Skills" (OSTPS), standardised by Setua ( 2023), was used.The results revealed that a that a maximum number of bengali medium rural secondary school teachers showed a low level of techno-pedagogical competency at the time of classroom instruction.Again, it indicates that the area of discipline significantly influences the techno-pedagogical competency but teaching experience has no significant influence on the techno-pedagogical competency secondary teachers.This result recommends to implement ongoing and structured training programs that strengthen teachers' techno-pedagogical competency across all disciplines for enhancing the overall quality of instructional process in rural secondary schools of West Bengal.