Effectiveness of E-learning Environments in Developing Skills for Designing E-tivities Based on Gamification for Teachers of Technology in Gaza

Abstract

The Corona Global Pandemic created challenges for teachers and students in using E-learning tools in the teaching and learning process. Thus, training teachers to use these tools was extremely crucial. The current study examined the effectiveness of E-learning environments on developing the skills to design E-tivities based on Gamification for Gaza technology teachers. The researchers followed the quasi-experimental approach for two randomly selected experimental groups. The first experimental group was taught via E-learning social environment Edmodo, while the second experimental group was taught via the personal E-learning environment Wordpress. Every group consists of 30 teachers teaching Information Technology for secondary students. The group equivalence was adjusted before the experiment in designing E-tivities skills based on gamification. To collect data, the researchers prepared an observation card of the skills for designing E-tivities based on gamification. The observation card dealt with the design tools and their sub-indicators, and it was applied before and after the intervention phase. The results showed that there were no statistically significant differences at the level (? ? 0.05) between the mean of the teachers’ scores in the experimental social environment group Edmodo, and the experimental personal learning environment group Wordpress in the post-application of the observation card for designing E-tivities skills based on gamification. Additionally, the findings revealed a great effectiveness of E-learning social environment Edmodo and the personal E-learning environment Wordpress on developing skills for designing E-tivities based on gamification. In the light of these results, it is recommended that social and personal E-learning environments should be employed in developing the skills of teachers and improving their experiences. This is helpful in organizing and displaying information in additon to facilitating communication between the components of the educational process and the benefit of using these environments in training teachers under the Global pandemic, Coronavirus, COVID-19.

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