@article{article_628304, title={The Efficiency of Virtual Museum in Development of Grade Eight Students’ Achievements and Attitudes towards Archaeology in Oman}, journal={International Journal of Educational Research Review}, volume={4}, pages={496–503}, year={2019}, DOI={10.24331/ijere.628304}, author={Ambusaidi, Nada Ali and Al-rabaani, Ahmed Hamad}, keywords={Virtual museum,social studies,achievement,Oman}, abstract={<p> <span style="left: 173.892px; top: 153.422px; font-size: 7.96815px; font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(1.00687);">This study investigates the effectiveness of using virtual museum in teaching social studies for the </span> <span style="left: 173.892px; top: 164.117px; font-size: 7.96815px; font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(1.13264);">development of eighth grade students’ achievement and attitudes towar </span> <span style="left: 437.99px; top: 164.117px; font-size: 7.96815px; font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(1.01386);">ds archaeology. A quasi- </span> <span style="left: 173.892px; top: 174.813px; font-size: 7.96815px; font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(1.02666);">experimental study was conducted with a sample of 60 females, comprising one experimental and </span> <span style="left: 173.892px; top: 185.509px; font-size: 7.96815px; font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(1.01788);">one control group (each consisting of 30 students). The experimental group was taught by virtual </span> <span style="left: 173.892px; top: 196.204px; font-size: 7.96815px; font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(1.02714);">museum, while the control group was taught by the traditional method. The data was collected by </span> <span style="left: 173.892px; top: 206.9px; font-size: 7.96815px; font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(1.09683);">administering an achievement test with thirty questions and a 43-item attitudinal scale. The validity </span> <span style="left: 173.892px; top: 217.595px; font-size: 7.96815px; font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(1.09956);">of these instruments was checked by a panel of judges and reliability was examined using </span> <span style="left: 173.892px; top: 228.291px; font-size: 7.96815px; font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(1.02609);">Cronbach’s </span> <span style="left: 213.761px; top: 228.291px; font-size: 7.96815px; font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(1.06971);"> alpha: (.712) for the test and (.891) for the scale. The results showed significant </span> <span style="left: 173.892px; top: 238.986px; font-size: 7.96815px; font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(1.11402);">differences (α=0.05) between the means of the groups in favor of experimental groups in </span> <span style="left: 173.892px; top: 249.682px; font-size: 7.96815px; font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(1.03354);">achievement test and attitudes towards archaeology and towards using museum in teaching. The </span> <span style="left: 173.892px; top: 260.377px; font-size: 7.96815px; font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(1.04927);">study thus indicates that the use of virtual museums is beneficial in providing a supportive and </span> <span style="left: 173.892px; top: 271.073px; font-size: 7.96815px; font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(1.06719);">encouraging learning environment </span> <br> </p>}, number={4}, publisher={Serhat Arslan}