Application of the TPACK framework by inte grating a geological virtual lab among pre service teachers at the college of basic education in Kuwait

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This study applied the "TPACK" framework to integrate a virtual lab of rocks and minerals replacing the hands-on laboratory among science and mathematics pre-service teachers at the college of basic education (CBE) in Kuwait in achieving effective and interactive distance learning.

the instructional materials and strate gies were well-organized and adjusted to meet diverse abilities and talents.

the study involved 79 subjects of pre-service teachers studying geoscience, none had utilized a virtual laboratory before, and were guided by a self-training approach by communicating using MS Teams as a learning management system.

the assessment rubric for grading attitudes and projects was promotive; 88% graded excellence, and 12% were very good.

the output feedback of the pre-service teacher experience in the virtual lab demonstrates a medium to a high significance level of mean values.

the results recommended adopting virtual labs in geoscience education with well instructional materials and interactive learning strategies.