The impact of two different activity patterns in a multi-modal mobile learning environment on the development of digital content development skills using cloud computing applications and cognitive flexibility among General Diploma students at the Fac

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Minia University, Faculty of Specific Education

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Abstract: The research aimed to investigate the impact of a multi-modal e-learning environment, based on content-related activities (individual vs. collaborative), on the development of digital content development skills using cloud computing and cognitive flexibility among General Diploma students at the Faculty of Education, Minya University. The study utilized the instructional systems development approach and experimental methodology. The research sample consisted of 60 male and female General Diploma students enrolled in the single-year system at the Faculty of Education, Minya University. The sample was divided into two experimental groups. Pre-tests for cognitive aspects of digital content development skills and the cognitive flexibility scale were administered to both research groups. Each group was then exposed to its respective experimental treatment. Post-tests using the same measurement tools were conducted subsequently. The results indicated that students in the second experimental group, who studied through a multi-modal e-learning environment with collaborative activity patterns, outperformed students in the first experimental group, who studied through a multi-modal e-learning environment with individual activity patterns, in both the test and assessment card. Regarding cognitive flexibility, the results showed no significant differences between the two groups.

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