The impact of using e-projects strategy on developing the web pages’ design skills among Al-Aqsa University students -Gaza

Abstract

This study aimed at identifying the impact of employing electronic projects’ strategy in developing of the skills of designing educational websites of Al-Aqsa University students in Gaza. The researchers designed tow tools and it was (cognitive test for the skills of designing educational websites and an evaluation card for educational websites). The study sample consisted of 21 students who were selected randomly and were divided into two groups, one represents the experimental group (11 female students), and the other represented the control group (10 female students). The researchers adopted the experimental and descriptive approaches. The most important findings of the study was a list for the skills of designing educational websites was developed. Also there are statistically significant differences at the level of significance (α=0.01) between the mean scores of female students in the experimental and control groups in the post application of the test of cognitive skills of designing educational websites in favor of the experimental group. There are also statistically significant differences at the level of significance (α=0.01) between the mean scores of female students in the experimental and control groups in the post application of the evaluation card for designing educational websites in favor of the experimental group. The study recommended using electronic projects’ strategy in developing of the skills of designing educational websites. It also recommended including it in the educational study plans of educational technology courses. This is in addition to utilizing the list for the skills of designing educational websites developed by the researcher. The study finally recommended utilizing the educational electronic environment developed by the researchers for this study to train students and teachers on designing educational websites.