معتقدات أعضاء هيئة التدريس نحو توظيف التعلم التكيفي في البيئات التعليمية للدراسات الاجتماعية بمراحل التعليم في المملكة العربية السعودية

الملخص EN

The current study dealt with one of the most important recent trends in the educational social studies curricula, which is represented in adaptive learning as applied to the stages of Saudi public education.

the study investigated the beliefs of faculty members towards employment of adaptive learning in educational environments for social studies.

the study followed the qualitative approach - the method of rooted theory.

the sample consisted of (16) social and educational studies’ instructors in Saudi universities.

semi-structured interview questions were used as a tool to monitor their beliefs, and the validity and reliability values necessary for the tool were verified.

results showed the possibility of employing adaptive learning in improving the outcomes of social studies in saudi public education through the presentation of e-educational content and its verbal and written diversity, its visual presentation using digital maps, computer forms, educational films and augmented virtual reality, and providing classroom and extracurricular activities through technical applications.

the results revealed (3) of the educational guidelines that should be focused on when employing adaptive learning, which are : educational content appropriate to students’ needs, abilities, culture, backgrounds, preferences and learning methods, identifying technical applications that suit students’ level, and educational platforms through which adaptive learning can be applied.

finally, using advanced evaluation methods and tools that keep pace with the digital revolution.

the study also revealed (3) principles of adaptive learning in educational learning environments for social studies, namely: the principle of using multimedia, the principle of diversity in method, and the principle of cooperation between teachers.

results also showed the possibility of employing adaptive learning in improving the outcomes of social studies in saudi public education through the presentation of e-educational content and its verbal and written diversity, and its visual presentation using digital maps, computer forms, educational films and augmented virtual reality, and providing classroom and non-classroom activities through technical applications.

the results revealed (3) of the educational guidelines that should be focused on when employing adaptive learning, which are: educational content appropriate to students’ needs, abilities, culture, backgrounds, preferences and learning methods, identifying technical applications that suit students’ level, and educational platforms through which adaptive learning can be applied.

finally, using advanced evaluation methods and tools that keep pace with the digital revolution.

furthermore, (3) principles of adaptive learning were found in educational learning environments for social studies, namely : the principle of using multimedia, the principle of diversity in method, and the principle of cooperation between instructors.

the study showed (4) adaptive learning methods in the educational learning environments of social studies, which are : the sensory-intuitive method, the practical-reflective method, the verbal-visual method, and the sequential-total method.

several difficulties were found concerning encountering adaptive learning in social studies in Saudi public education, namely : the high cost of adaptive learning software, the difficulty of identifying the style of each learner individually, the emergence of adverse results due to technical and software errors in determining the appropriate learning method, and the difficulty of finding cadres trained in adaptive learning techniques, and finally, low instructors’ confidence in the ability of adaptive environments programs to determine the learner’s correct learning style and style.