مهارات البحث العلمي في البيئة الرقمية: دراسة حالة أعضاء هيئة التدريس بجامعة الملك خالد وجامعة الحدود الشمالية (المملكة العربية السعودية)‎

الملخص EN

This research deals with the scientific research skills in the digital environment, the importance of this topic comes in providing an addition to the researchers for the specialized skills needed for research in the digital environment and the importance of the topic for the teaching staff members in Saudi universities.

The research problem is represented in answering the following questions: What is the main reason that drives teaching staff members to search for the information in the digital environment?, What are the scientific research skills that a researcher needs in the digital environment?,and To what extent does the teaching staff member in Saudi universities realize the value of the information in the digital environment, to deal with and interact with it? The researchers followed the descriptive and analytical approach, and accordingly a questionnaire was designed and distributed to 73 staff members from King Khalid University and the Northern Borders University.

The questionnaire was analyzed using the SPSS program, and all the hypotheses were validated.

The most important findings of the research are: The completion of the scientific research is the main reason that drives staff members to search for information in the digital environment, and that the teaching staff members in Saudi universities, the study sample, use digital information sources, in addition to their mastery of scientific research skills and strategies.

The researchers reached many recommendations, the most important are: Preparing researches that deals with scientific research in the digital age Encouraging teaching staff members to make extensive use of digital information sources The necessity of holding training courses for teaching staff members on the use of digital information sources and teaching them the skills of searching for information in the digital environment to eradicate digital literacy for those who have them and improve their research behaviour.