Abstract:

This paper aims to view the experience of designing a computer simulation program to acquire computer maintenance skills according to ADDIE instructional model with two steps added from Aldrich's educational simulation creation model, ADDIE contains five phases: analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation. Procedures of the research were made in Department of Computer Science at the University of Dammam in jubail educational collage, it has been made on a sample comprised of (75) female learners; in the fact that the maintenance subject requires practical skills, the simulation has saved the time for the learners to practice what they've learned, which reduced the time taken in explanation and training because the learner watches the commentary and training to install the parts on the computer without affecting the time needed to train another learners. The outcomes of the exploratory study shown the effectiveness of the simulation in acquiring maintenance skills and increasing the time required for practicing outside the classroom, which in turn contributed to enhance the educational process and improve outcomes. The results also revealed satisfaction of the attended members for using simulation software in learning maintenance skills.

Keywords:

Computer maintenance, maintenance skills, computer simulation, ADDIE Model for designing, satisfaction on learning.