The effectiveness of using the Internet of Things-based virtual assistant (Alexa) in enhancing the academic achievement of ninth-grade students in Social Studies and their attitudes towards it

Abstract

The current study aimed to identify the effectiveness of using the virtual assistant (Alexa) based on the Internet of Things in developing the achievement of ninth grade students in social studies and their attitudes towards it, as the semi-experimental approach and the descriptive approach were relied on to reveal the attitudes of the study members towards the use of the Internet of Things (Alexa robot), and to answer the questions of the study, the two study tools were developed: An achievement test consisting of (15) items of the multiple choice method, and a scale to measure students' attitudes, including (16) items. The study sample consisted of (60) female students of the ninth grade, at Hala Bint Khuwaylid School, they were deliberately selected, and randomly distributed into two groups: experimental control, the strength of each group (30) students, and the results of the study found that there are statistically significant differences at the level of significance (α = 0.05) between the averages of the experimental group and the control in the achievement test due to the variable of the teaching method using the virtual assistant (Alexa), and that there are positive trends for ninth grade students in social studies towards Use the virtual assistant (Alexa). The study recommended a set of recommendations, the most important of which is to provide training courses for teachers and students to familiarize them with how to use Alexa effectively in the learning environment.