The Reality of Middle School (Intermediate) Female Students in Saudi Arabia and the Practice of 21st-Century Skills: Teachers’ Perspective
Table 6
The study participants’ responses to items of the “reality of middle school students regarding practicing the skills of using technology efficiently and effectively” are arranged in descending order according to the arithmetic mean.
#
Items
Strongly disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly agree
Arithmetic mean
Standard deviation
Degree of agreement
Rank
3
Understand and apply the techniques of taking professional photos with smart devices and specialized cameras
Frequency
79
19
0
52
179
3.71
1.691
Agree
1
%
24
5.8
0
15.8
54.4
4
Create short videos using techniques, devices, and amateur software
Frequency
64
34
0
87
144
3.65
1.576
Agree
2
%
19.5
10.3
0
26.4
43.8
2
How to deal with smart devices and electronic games and how to use them properly
Frequency
63
35
0
101
130
3.61
1.548
Agree
3
%
19.1
10.6
0
30.7
39.5
1
Practicing electronic writing, publishing, and exchanging information with knowledge sources, individuals and parties
Frequency
53
45
0
125
106
3.57
1.462
Agree
4
%
16.1
13.7
0
38
32.2
6
Awareness of the importance of mastering the skills of media and life
Frequency
29
63
25
142
70
3.49
1.262
Agree
5
%
8.8
19.1
7.6
43.2
21.3
5
Understand the characteristics of new media tools and how to benefit from them and deal with them