Maryam Nasser Rashid Al-Nasseri https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3984-495X
Ahmed Hamad Hamdan Al- Rubaani https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1552-5016

Abstract

The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the (Edu CoSpaces) platform in developing environmental knowledge, attitudes, and environmental aesthetic sense among sixth-grade female students in the Sultanate of Oman. To achieve this objective, the study adopted a quasi-experimental design, with each group consisting of 32 students. The first researcher prepared three instructional materials and three research instruments. The materials included the (Edu CoSpaces) platform, the instructional unit, and a teacher’s guide for teaching using the platform. The instruments comprised an environmental knowledge test, an environmental attitudes scale, and an environmental aesthetic sense scale. The results revealed the effectiveness of the (Edu CoSpaces) platform in developing environmental knowledge and attitudes. The effect size of the platform was (0.19) for environmental knowledge and (0.14) for environmental attitudes. The findings also indicated no statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the two study groups on the environmental aesthetic sense scale. Accordingly, the first researcher recommended incorporating clear shapes, diagrams, and high-resolution images of natural phenomena to be learned within social studies curricula and giving careful attention to visual design in terms of dimensions, colors, and details, in ways that help students develop environmental aesthetic skills. The study also recommended encouraging teachers to use the (Edu CoSpaces) platform and to benefit from the teacher’s guide provided in the current study to ensure systematic and organized implementation. Furthermore, the researcher suggested conducting further studies to examine the effectiveness of augmented virtual reality (Edu CoSpaces) in developing green economy skills, as well as studies aimed at developing diverse approaches to enhancing environmental aesthetic skills.

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Keywords

(Edu CoSpaces) Platform
Virtual Reality
Augmented Reality
Environmental Aesthetic Sense

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How to Cite
Al-Nasseri, Maryam Nasser Rashid, and Ahmed Hamad Hamdan Al- Rubaani. 2026. “The Effectiveness of The Edu CoSpaces Platform to Develop Knowledge, Attitudes, and Environmental Aesthetic Sense Among Grade Sixth Female Students in The Sultanate of Oman”. Journal of Educational Sciences – Qatar University 26 (2). https://doi.org/10.29117/jes.2026.0280.
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