فاعلية توظيف المنصة التعليمية في تنمية التفكير العلمي والمهارات الحياتية لدى طلبة كلية العلوم التربوية في الجامعة الأردنية
The present study aimed to identify the effectiveness of the google classroom in developing of the scientific thinking and life skills for students of the Faculty of Educational Science at The University of Jordan. The study sample consisted of (47) male and female students of Educational Sciences students whom are enrolled in a specific subject presented in the curricula at the University of Jordan for the year 2017/2018. The study sample was distributed into two groups by intentional sampling. The first group (the experimental group) consisted of (22) students who studied using the Google Classroom, while the second group (the control group) consisted of (25) students who studied using the traditional method. To achieve the objectives of the study, a test was developed to measure the skills of scientific thinking, and a scale for measuring life skills, in addition to a study guide. The scientific thinking skills' scale consisted of four sections containing ten essay questions, and the life skills' scale, consisted of (62) articles divided into five fields (responsibility, cooperation, organization, perseverance, curiosity). Both tools were verified for validity and stability. The results of the study showed statistically significant differences at (α = 0.05) level in the development of scientific thinking, in favor of the experimental group; and statistically significant differences at (α = 0.05) level in all domains of life skills, except for perseverance skill where the differences were statistically insignificant. (Author’s abstract)