This study aimed at recognizing the effect of the educational videos specifically YouTube while teaching eighth grade Wave Motion and Sound, which is a unit in their school subject (Science), on developing students’ creative thinking and their attitude towards it. The study was conducted in the public schools that are supervised by the Directorate of education in Nablus during the second semester of the academic year (2020-2021). The experimental approach with semiwas utilized. The two methods of the study were: experimental design • Testing creative thinking, which consisted of 6 parts. • A questionnaire that measured the attitudes towards learning science, which consisted of 37 parts. It was applied on the study sample which consists of 38 students from eighth grade in Deir Sharaf co-educational secondary school. They were divided into two groups: one of them was experimental with a total of 19 students, whereas the other one was a control group which consisted of 19 students. The experimental group was taught using the scientific YouTube, while the control group was taught using the conventional method. The results have shown that the scientific YouTube was efficient in terms of boosting students’ creative thinking, as the ones who studied the educational unit using the scientific YouTube displayed much more creativity compared to their classmates who studied through the traditional way. Furthermore, the scientific approach has increased their desire to learn science and they showed more positive attitudes compared to the students who learnt traditionally. The study recommended the need to include this method in the curriculum, and to put links to various educational videos throughout the curriculum. Additionally, It confirmed the necessity to train teachers to create educational videos and broadcast them on YouTube. Keywords: video; technology integration, creative thinking

Conference Title

المؤتمر الدولي الثالثللتعم والتعليم في العالم الرقمي / مستقبل التعليم ما بعد الجائحة

Conference Country

Palestine

Conference Date

May 9, 2022 - May 9, 2022

Conference Sponsor

جامعة النجاح الوطنية