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pretest posttest design. A Digital Self been developed by the researcher as an
Learning Material (SLM) on Blogging has intervention.

Figure-1: Experiment Design
Population a post. This was demonstrated
using ‘Blogger’ from Google.
Teachers Educators and Student
Teachers of Delhi NCR constituted the Selection of Google’s Blogger for
population for this study. demonstration was finalized by
researchers in another research
study undertaken specifically to find
Sample
the best representative application/
Sample consisted of 17 Teacher software/ service for the purpose.
Educators and 52 Student Teachers
(B.Ed. Students) from a Teacher • Pretest and Posttest: These were
Education Institute in Delhi NCR. constructed using Google Forms.
Both the tests have 20 equivalent
multiple choice questions
Sampling Technique used
(Maximum Marks = 22) based
Purposive sampling was used by the on the theoretical and practical
researchers to gather data. As Blogging aspects of Blog and Blogging using
is a Web 2.0 tool, the sample to be Blogger from Google. Validity of the
selected must have knowledge of Web tests was established by experts
1.0. That was the reason for selecting the and reliability of the tests was
sample through purposive sampling. established by test-retest method.

Research Instruments Procedure
• Digital Self Learning Material: This The duration of this study was
consisted of a text module and three weeks. One week before the
two linked videos on Blogging as a intervention, participants underwent a
pedagogical tool. Meaning & history pretest. As a part of intervention, a text
of blog and blogging, types of a blog, module having links to the videos on
structure and different components Blogging was given to the participants.
of a blog, Why should Teachers blog? They were asked to try their hands-on
– these all were covered in the Text Blogging as demonstrated in the videos.
Module and Part 1 of Video whereas At the end of the intervention i.e. after
Part 2 of Video demonstrated deeply 2 weeks, participants were given the
how to create a blog, write a post, posttest.
change the theme and layout of a
blog and ultimately how to publish
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