The Effectiveness of Using Virtual Classrooms in Developing Elementary School Students’ Language Achievement during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

This study was aimed at investigating the effectiveness of virtual classrooms in developing Arabic language achievement of elementary school students in Saudi Arabia. Two approaches were used to achieve the objectives of the study; the analytical descriptive approach and the quasi-experimental design approach. The sample consisted of 30 third-grade students of Alkifah School in Alahsa for the second semester of the academic year 2020/2021. The participants formed one experimental group who received Arabic language instruction through virtual classrooms. Analysis of data showed a statistically significant difference at the level of (a=0.05) between the mean scores of the participants in the pre- language achievement test and post-test, in favor of the post-test. Thus, the study concluded the effectiveness of virtual classrooms in improving student’s language achievement and recommended the use of virtual classrooms as part of the learning system.