The aim of this study is to develop programming skills of prep stage pupils by using an interactive electronic educational package. Participants of the study were (70) third-year prep stage pupils. They were divided into two groups, a control and an experimental group. Each of which consisted of ( 35 ) pupils. Instruments of the research include an interactive electronic educational package, an achievement test to measure the cognitive aspect of VB.Net programming skills, and an observation

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... to measure the performance aspect of VB.Net programming skills. The results of the research indicate that the pupils of the experimental group outperformed their counterparts in the control group in the achievement test that measures the cognitive aspect, and in the observation card that measures the performance aspect. The research concluded the effectiveness of using an interactive electronic educational package in developing programming skills of the participants. The research also reached several recommendations and suggestions that can be used in the field of specialization.