Information Processing Levels among High ‎School Students in Light of the Corona ‎Pandemic

Abstract

This research aims to identify information processing levels among high school students in light of the Corona pandemic according to gender variable (male - female), specialization variable (scientific – humanitarian), academic grade variable (first - second - third) and the academic achievement variable (high - medium - Low). To achieve research objectives, the researcher designed information processing levels scale. The psychometric properties of the scale were verified. The scale was applied to a random sample of 595 students from public education schools in Makkah, academic year 1441 AH / 2020

After collecting the data and processing them statistically, the research reached the following findings:

The research sample has average levels of information processing. There are no statistically significant differences in the levels of information processing among students according to the variable of gender, specialization and grade. There are statistically significant differences in the academic achievement variable. The differences in the levels of information processing were in favor of students with high academic achievement against low achievement students. The differences in the levels of information processing were in favor of students of average academic achievement against students of low achievement. Finally, the findings of the research recommended the necessity of developing the levels of information processing of high school students through educational programs that develop the skill of receiving information and how to process and invest it, thus contributing to the revitalization of their cognitive abilities.