Effect of a Proposed Program Based on Artificial Intelligence in Developing Computational Thinking Skills in the Digital Skills Course for First-Grade Intermediate Female Students

The study aimed to identify the impact of a Proposed Program Based on Artificial Intelligence in Developing Computational Thinking Skills in the Digital Skills Course for First-Grade Intermediate Female Students. To achieve the study objectives, the researcher applied the experimental approach with its semi-experimental design, and she designed one data collection: The Computational Thinking skills scale in the digital skills course. The research population included all first-grade intermediate students enrolled in the first semester of the academic year (1444 AH) in the Olia district in Riyadh. The sample consisted of (48) students from (140) intermediate schools, divided into two groups: A control group and an experimental group. The results showed statistically significant differences at the level of (α ≤ 0.05) between the average scores of the experimental and control groups in the post-application of the computational thinking skills scale, favoring the experimental group. The study confirmed the positive impact of teaching using an artificial intelligence-based program in developing computational thinking skills in the digital skills course among first-grade intermediate students. The study recommended increasing the attention of digital skills course authors to incorporating AI-based educational programs in the course lessons and expanding their application to different educational stages and subjects.