Investigating the Effectiveness of Digital-Based Concept Mapping on Teaching Educational Technology for Undergraduate Students

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of using digital-based conceptmapping as strategy on students’ achievements and attitudes. Data was collected from 58 studentsenrolled in the course of “Introduction to Educational Technology” in Instructional andTeaching Technologies Department at Sultan Qaboos University. Two sections out of four sectionswere selected randomly as the sample of the study. One of the sections was randomly chosen asexperimental group (n = 27) and the other was control group (n = 31). Both pre- and postachievement tests were used. The results of the study revealed that students who were taughtwith digital-based concept mapping strategy performed better than those who were taught withthe conventional method. There was a significant difference between male and female students inthe post test scores of the experimental group in favor of females. In addition, no interaction effectfor the independent variables was found. The study also showed that students in the experimentalgroup had positive attitude towards using digital-based concept mapping in learning educationaltechnology.