Integrating the use of iPad in the Teaching-Learning Process: A Pilot Study from UAE

Abstract

This study aimed at exploring the effect of using iPads on the academic achievement of grade 10 students in ICT class at a Private School in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates, and to compare their results with their peers who study the same subject using traditional educational methods. The study was conducted during the second semester of the school year 2017/2018 and the sample consisted of two groups: the control group (42 students) who were taught using the traditional method, and the experimental group (42 students) who were taught using the iPad. An achievement pre and post-tests were given to the two groups, data were statically analyzed and discussed. The study results have shown statistical difference in the achievement of the experimental group indicating that using the iPad in learning has a positive effect on the academic achievement of grade 10 students compared to those who learned by the traditional method.