Challenges That Facing Talented Students In Using Virtual Laboratories In Jordan

This study aimed to identify the challenges that facing talented students in using virtual laboratories in Jordan, the sample of the study consisted of (102) students, which were chosen intentionally from King Abdullah II schools for excellence in Mafraq during the second semester of the academic year 2019-2020. The descriptive and qualitative approach were used to answer research questions by using a three-part questionnaire (demographic data, challenges facing the use of virtual laboratories in King Abdullah II schools for excellence, and open-ended question for solutions to overcomes challenges that facing the use of virtual laboratories ). Arithmetic averages, standard deviations, percentages, frequencies, and Ttest were used for independent samples. The results showed that the degree of challenges that facing talented students in using virtual laboratories related to the whole dimensions of the questionnaire was an medium degree. In addition, the study showed that the degree of challenges of the virtual laboratory was high for both dimensions, the students and the quality of the software used, and it also appears that the degree of obstacles of the virtual laboratory was medium for the dimensions: the school environment, the curriculum and the teacher. Moreover. The study also identified the most important solutions to overcome the challenges that facing virtual laboratories in talented schools in Jordan.