تطوير مقرر الجغرافيا للمرحلة الثانوية بالمملكة العربية السعودية في ضوء تطبيقات الثورة الصناعية الرابعة من وجهة نظر مختصي المادة بمدينة جدة


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This study aimed to identify the fourth industrial revolution applications that are appropriate for developing the geography subject matter at the secondary public schools in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The study adopted quantitative descriptive-analysis research design and utilized a survey (questionnaire) to collect data from a sample of (194) specialists in Geography. Findings demonstrated a strong agreement among the sample on the suitability of utilizing the fourth industrial revolution applications in developing the geography subject matter. The fourth industrial revolution applications related to Artificial Intelligence came first, followed by applications related to Cloud Computing, and finally applications related to the Internet of Things. Findings also revealed that there is no statistically significant difference at the significance level (α≥0.05) between the means of geography specialists’ responses that can be referred to gender, nature of work, and number of years of experience. The study concluded with recommendations that entail investing in the fourth industrial revolution applications in developing the geography subject in secondary public schools in Saudi Arabia and developing an instructional manual for its implementation. (Published abstract)