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RESEARCH PAPER
The effect of using smart e-learning app on the academic achievement of eighth-grade students
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Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education, Al Ain University, Al Ain 15551, UAE
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Higher Colleges of Technology, Al Ain, UAE
3
Emirates College for Advanced Education, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Jerash University, Jerash, JORDAN
Online publication date: 2023-03-14
Publication date: 2023-04-01
EURASIA J. Math., Sci Tech. Ed 2023;19(4):em2248
KEYWORDS
smart applicationseducational platformsAlefConnectBoclipsscientific conceptseighth gradeUnited Arab Emirates
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study is to determine whether smart applications can help students in the
United Arab Emirates (UAE) acquire higher levels of proficiency in scientific ideas. To do this, 120
eighth-graders (the last year of the second cycle) from schools in UAE city of Al Ain participated
in a quasi-experimental study. These students were divided into two equal groups at random: a
test group that studied with the aid of technology, and a control group that learned through the
conventional classroom technique. A test on scientific concepts and intelligent applications based
on the educational program served as study aids. The findings of the scientific-concept
accomplishment test revealed statistically significant differences between the mean scores for the
two groups, favoring the experimental group. As a result of the type of smart application used,
particularly Alef platform in comparison to the Boclips and Connect platforms, the results also
showed statistically significant differences between the mean scores for the experimental group
students’ achievement level regarding scientific concepts. The researcher advises incorporating
smart applications into the educational process in light of these findings, particularly when
instructing scientific topics.
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