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AuthorAbouhashem, Azza
AuthorAbdou, Rana Magdy
AuthorBhadra, Jolly
AuthorSiby, Nitha
AuthorAhmad, Zubair
AuthorAl-Thani, Noora Jabor
Available date2023-01-17T09:10:51Z
Publication Date2021-03-01
Publication NameSustainability (Switzerland)
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13052799
CitationAbouhashem, A.; Abdou, R.M.; Bhadra, J.; Siby, N.; Ahmad, Z.; Al-Thani, N.J. COVID-19 Inspired a STEM-Based Virtual Learning Model for Middle Schools—A Case Study of Qatar. Sustainability 2021, 13, 2799. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13052799
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URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/38518
AbstractAn unprecedented turn in educational pedagogies due to the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected the students’ learning process worldwide. This article describes developing a STEM-based online course during the schools’ closure in the COVID-19 epidemic to combat the virtual science classroom’s limitations that could promise an active STEM learning environment. This learning model of the online STEM-based course successfully developed and exercised on 38 primary–preparatory students helped them to overcome the decline in their learning productivity. Various digital learning resources, including PowerPoint presentations, videos, online simulations, interactive quizzes, and innovative games, were implemented as instructional tools to achieve the respective content objectives. A feedback mechanism methodology was executed to improve online instructional delivery and project learners’ role in a student-centered approach, thereby aiding in the course content’s qualitative assessment. The students’ learning behavior provided concrete insights into the program’s positive outcomes, witnessing minimal student withdrawals and maximum completed assignments. Conclusions had been drawn from the course assessment (by incorporating both synchronous and asynchronous means), student feedback, and SWOT analysis to evaluate the course’s effectiveness.
SponsorWe are deeply grateful to the office of Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies, Qatar University, for supporting the study. Moreover, we also thank Ras Laffan Industrial City-Community Outreach in supporting us for the effective implementation of the study.
Languageen
PublisherMDPI
SubjectDigital learning resources
Digital transformation
STEM
Virtual science classroom
TitleCovid-19 inspired a stem-based virtual learning model for middle schools—a case study of Qatar
TypeArticle
Issue Number5
Volume Number13
ESSN2071-1050
dc.accessType Open Access


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