THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE AUGMENTED REALITY APPLICATION OF ZAPPAR IN DEVELOPING TENTH GRADE STUDENTS’ KNOWLEDGE OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND GREEN ECONOMY

This study aims to identify the effectiveness of the augmented reality application of Zappar in developing the knowledge of tenth grade students in the Sultanate of Oman about the environment and the green economy.In order to achieve the goal of the study, the Environmental Risks and Problems unit in the tenth grade for social studies subject was redesigned in the form of a three-dimensional interactive educational material using the Zappar program, with the inclusion of a set of Multimedia such as photographs and videos.The quasi-experimental approach was used through two groups, one of which was experimental consisting of (76) female students, and the second group was control consisting of (76).Moreover, a test about the environmental knowledge was constructed consisting of 32 questions, also, another test about the knowledge of the green economy was constructed consisting of 12 questions, and the validity of bother were verified by a group arbitrators.Additionally, their reliability was verified using the Cronbach and it reached (.775) for the environmental knowledge test, and (.787) for the green economy knowledge test.Besides, the equality of the two groups was also verified through the pre-test using indicative tests and the results shows that there are no statistically significant differences, which means that the two groups are equal.Furthermore, the results of this study revealed that there were statistically significant differences in level (0.05) for the experimental group in environmental knowledge and knowledge of the green economy; accordingly, the study recommended using the ZBR application more to develop the environmental knowledge, the knowledge of the green economy, and in other topics due to its educational advantages.