| The Role of Virtual Worlds and Interactive Activities in developing Space Sciences Concepts for Kindergarten Children |
| Paper ID : 1187-ICRSSSA |
| Authors |
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Shaimaa Abdelaziz Abo Zaid * Department of Kindergarten, Faculty of Humanities, Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt. |
| Abstract |
| The research aimed to: design a program based on virtual worlds and interactive activities to develop space sciences concepts for kindergarten children, create a digital illustrated scale of the space sciences concepts for kindergarten children, and verify the effectiveness of the virtual worlds and interactive activities program in developing space sciences concepts for kindergarten children. The research sample consisted of: 200 kindergartners, at Dr. Mohamed Sayed Tantawy institute located in 5th Settlement, New Cairo, in the 5-6 age range, who were divided into two groups: 100 children in the experimental group and 100 children in the control group. The researcher used tools: The Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale- Fifth Edition, digital illustrated scale of the space sciences concepts for kindergarten children (created by the researcher), the virtual worlds and interactive activities program (created by the researcher). The results of the research indicated: the effectiveness of the virtual worlds and interactive activities program in developing space science concepts for the kindergarten children. Recommendations: Developing modern curriculum for kindergarten stage that include units on space science, using modern teaching methods that keep pace with the current technological development, and training kindergarten teachers to be capable of presenting space science concepts using modern technological methods. |
| Keywords |
| virtual worlds, interactive activities, space science concepts, kindergarten child |
| Status: Accepted (Poster Presentation) |
