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 Volume 10, Issue 2 (February 2023), Pages: 139-146

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 Original Research Paper

 Effect of cloud computing on digital content skills and technology acceptance among secondary school students

 Author(s): 

 Ali Suwayid Alqarni *, Ali Mutlaq Al-Osaimi

 Affiliation(s):

 Curriculum and Instruction Department, Umm Al-Qura University, Mecca, Saudi Arabia

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 * Corresponding Author. 

  Corresponding author's ORCID profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8253-9485

 Digital Object Identifier: 

 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2023.02.017

 Abstract:

This paper aims to determine the impact of cloud computing digital content skills and technology acceptance among secondary school students. Using the quasi-experimental research design, the researchers succinctly measured the cloud computing effects on three variables: Cognitive achievement, digital content skills, and technology acceptance. A sample of 86 secondary school students in Jeddah was sampled using the cluster random sampling technique. The sample was divided into an experimental group and a control group; each group consisted of 43 students. Data were collected via a cognitive and performance test and a technology acceptance scale. Findings showed statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the experimental and control groups in the achievement test, the observation sheet, and the post-technology acceptance scale in favor of the experimental group (α=0.05). This indicates a positive impact of cloud computing on digital content skills and technology acceptance among secondary school students. Based on the findings, it is recommended to (a) effectively use cloud computing Apps and (b) replace the traditional paper-based method with technology to effectively store and work on available Apps embedded in cloud computing.

 © 2022 The Authors. Published by IASE.

 This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

 Keywords: E-learning, Cloud storage, Digital content, Technological acceptance

 Article History: Received 22 July 2022, Received in revised form 19 October 2022, Accepted 5 November 2022

 Acknowledgment 

No Acknowledgment.

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 Conflict of interest: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

 Citation:

 Alqarni AS and Al-Osaimi AM (2023). Effect of cloud computing on digital content skills and technology acceptance among secondary school students. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 10(2): 139-146

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