Arab Educational Information Network

The current research study aimed at identifying the effectiveness of a communicative theory-based programme employing some interactive Google applications in developing some digital skills (i.e. digital store, digital text, digital voice, digital image, digital videos and presentations, digital lessons and classrooms, and digital tests and questionnaires) as well as involvement in learning for a sample of 35 2nd year Math-Section students at Assiut University College of Education. The researcher employed the pre-post one-experimental group design, throughout building up a list of digital skills along with appropriate Google applications. This also involved constructing an interactive website to present and demonstrate those skills and a focus group for discussion of digital skills. Measurement tools used were represented in: (1) an observation sheet to assess processes related to students’ performance in digital skills; (2) an assessment card for evaluating the digital products included in each participant’s portfolio; and (3) digital-skills learning-involvement scale. Results indicated statistically significance differences between mean scores of participants in both of the pre- and post-administration of observation sheet that measured their performance in digital skills, digital products assessment card in students’ portfolios, and learning involvement scale at the level of 0.01 in favor of the post administration, with a large effect size that ranged between 0.98 and 0.99, on developing some digital skills, assessing digital products, and digital skills learning involvement skills. (Published Abstract)