The interaction between the activity design pattern (free/directed) and the learning style (sequential/holistic) in an e-learning environment to acquire Android application production skills and reduce the cognitive load of educational technology

The current research aimed to develop Android application production skills and reduce the cognitive load of educational technology students - the research sample - by designing an electronic learning environment based on interaction between the electronic activity design pattern (free/directed) and the learning style (sequential/holistic) via Google Classroom, which includes many tools through which various tasks are implemented and the most appropriate activity is designed for each group. The educational design models (ASSUR & 5E) were used, with modification and design of an educational model that integrates some stages of the two models and adds other stages that are consistent with the current research. A list of design criteria for the learning environment via Google Classroom was reached. The research followed the experimental method and the quasi-experimental design with four groups, as the research sample was divided into four experimental groups. The measurement tools were: an achievement test for the cognitive aspect, an evaluation card for Android application production skills, and a cognitive load scale. The research results resulted in developing Android application production skills and reducing the cognitive load of the research sample students. The results showed the superiority of the activity design pattern (directed) over (free) and the superiority of the learning style (sequential) over (holistic) in the aspect The cognitive assessment of Android app production skills revealed that there was no interaction between the four groups