Evaluation of The Quality of E-Learning Platforms Used in Educating Kindergarten Children Distantly During the Coronavirus Pandemic

During the coronavirus pandemic, and for the first time, ministries of education in many countries have resorted to electronic education platforms for kindergarten children as a safe alternative to face-to-face education. This shift to distance education is still used partly in the education process, even after the end of the pandemic. The current study aimed to consider this unique experience by evaluating the quality of the Rawdaty platform, which is one of the e-learning platforms launched by the Saudi Ministry of Education during the coronavirus pandemic, to ensure the continuation of the educational process in kindergartens. The analytical descriptive approach was used, and a scale derived from the Saudi National E-Learning Center (NELC) standards was designed to achieve the studys objectives. The scale includes four main dimensions: Design, Interaction, Equity and accessibility, Measurement and Evaluation. The research sample consisted of (94) mothers and (67) kindergarten teachers. The results of the study were as follows: The quality standards of the Rawdaty platform were achieved to a high degree from the point of view of mothers, with an arithmetic mean of (55.93) and an average weight of (2.664). It also showed the high-quality standards of the kindergarten platform from the point of view of the teachers, with an arithmetic mean of (58.35) and an average weight of (2.78). The study recommended the possibility of adopting e-learning platforms to teach kindergarten children distantly during exceptional circumstances

The Effectiveness of a Program Based on Electronic Interactive Activities in Developing the Tourism Awareness of Kindergarten Children

This study aimed to reveal the effectiveness of a program based on electronic interactive activities in developing the tourism awareness of kindergarten children. To achieve the objectives of the study, the descriptive approach and the quasi-experimental approach were used, on a random sample of (62) boys and girls from the kindergarten stage, they were divided into (32) children for the experimental sample and (30) children for the control sample, all from the Eastern Province in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The researchers designed several tools that included a list of the most important concepts of tourism awareness appropriate for a kindergarten child, prepared a program based on electronic interactive activities, and presented it to the children to develop tourism awareness concepts. An electronic scale was used to measure tourism awareness in children in the study sample before and after the application of the program. After validating the psychometric properties of the tools, the pre-test for tourism awareness was performed, then the program was applied to the experimental sample, and finally the post-test was performed. Data was statistically analyzed using the SPSS program to calculate the significance of the differences between the mean scores of the experimental sample and the control sample (T -test) and measuring the effectiveness of the program by calculating Plaque’s Gain Ratio. The results showed the effectiveness of the program based on electronic interactive activities in developing tourism awareness in kindergarten children .Considering the results of the study, the researchers recommend expanding the integration of electronic interactive programs into the kindergarten curricula to develop the kindergarten child’s tourism awareness and prepare them for the future

The Effect of Watching Cartoon Programs on the Social Skills of Kindergarten Children From the Point of View of Their Mothers

This study aimed to identify The Effect of Watching Cartoon Programs on the Social Skills of Kindergarten Children From the Point of View of Their Mothers. The descriptive analytical method was used; Due to its relevance to the nature of the study, the study sample consisted of (102) mothers of children enrolled in kindergarten. A questionnaire was applied to them about the impact of watching cartoon programs on kindergarten children from the mothers point of view, and a questionnaire on social skills of kindergarten children from the mothers point of view. Results of the study concluded that: There is a statistically significant correlation between the positive and negative effects of watching social cartoons programs on kindergarten children, from the mothers point of view. The results also show a statistically significant presence in the childs gender variable (male / female) on the positive and negative impact of watching cartoon programs, kindergarten children attributed males. The results also highlight the presence of statistically significant differences in the gender variable (male/female) for kindergarten childrens social skills attributed to males. The study recommended tightening government and family control on cartoon programs that are broadcast to kindergarten children

Challenges Facing Distance Education for Children in Virtual Kindergartens

For kindergarten children, distance education was neither an alternative nor a potential option to in-person schooling before the global COVID-19 pandemic-imposed isolation and mandatory social distancing measures. These measures guaranteed the safety of school staff and children and made the adoption of distance education an urgent necessity for children to continue their education safely. The current study was conducted to reveal the most common challenges that faced children’s distance education in virtual kindergartens. The study was conducted from the teachers’ point of view to determine the impact of each of the job title variables and years of experience. The study sample consisted of 32 kindergarten teachers in Jubail Governorate. The research team applied the scale of challenges facing children’s education in virtual kindergarten. The results of the study concluded that the most important challenges facing children’s education in virtual kindergartens were related to communication skills (79.9%), technical skills (79.5%), educational aids (76.4%), and motivation (69.6%). The results of the study also revealed that there were statistically significant differences in the challenges related to motivation and readiness and in the total challenges facing children’s education in the virtual kindergarten from the teachers’ point of view depending on the job title—that is, the assistant teacher where the calculated “U” value reached 28.5 and 37.5. In addition, there was an absence of statistically significant differences due to the variable years of experience, whether in the total number of challenges or in the dimensions of the scale, except for the dimension of communication skills, where the calculated “Ka2” value reached 8.755, which is a statistically significant value at the level of significance (0.05)

The Effectiveness of E-Mentoring Program to Develop Mothers Awareness of Protecting their Children from Sexual Harassment in Kindergarten

The research aims to measure the effectiveness of an E-mentoring program to educate mothers about the mechanisms of protecting children from sexual harassment and to identify the symptoms and methods that must be followed when kindergarten children are subjected to harassment, in order to answer the research questions, the semi- experimental approach was used because it is the most appropriate for the nature of the research to rely on changing something and studying the impact of this change on something else, and a random sample of mothers of children enrolled in kindergarten. The research tools consist of an electronic counselling program to develop mothers awareness on mechanisms to protect their children from sexual harassment in kindergarten by researchers, as well as a questionnaire to measure mothers awareness of mechanisms to protect their children from sexual harassment in kindergartens prepared by researchers. One of the most prominent findings of the research is that the indicative level of mothers awareness of the symptoms of sexual harassment of their children in kindergarten, their protection mechanisms, and the methods to be followed when sexually harassing children was less than 0.05, which indicates that there are differences in favor of the dimensional measurement, which proves the effectiveness of the program in improving mothers awareness of mechanisms to protect their children from sexual harassment in kindergarten