The impact of using cloud computing on developing Python programming skills among Umm Al-Qura University students

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Department of Curricula and Teaching Methods, College of Education, Umm Al-Qura University

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          The current study aimed to reveal the effect of using cloud computing in developing Python programming skills among Umm Al-Qura University students. The experimental approach was used with its quasi-experimental design. The study sample consisted of one experimental group of (30) students who conducted the study using cloud computing and a control group of (30) students who conducted the same study in the traditional way. The study tools consisted of an achievement test to measure the cognitive aspects related to programming skills, and an observation card to measure the performance aspects related to programming skills. The results showed statistically significant differences at the significance level (a = 0.05) in the students' performance on both the achievement test and the observation card, and the differences were in favor of the experimental group. Considering these results, the study recommended several recommendations, the most important of which is the recommendation to use cloud computing in the teaching process of programming-related skills for its role in improving the results related to programming skills.

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