The effectiveness of an instructional program based on scamper strategy in improving English speaking skills among fifth-grade students in Jordan

الملخص EN

This quasi-experimental study aimed at investigating the effectiveness of an instructional program based on SCAMPER strategy in improving speaking skills among fifth-grade students.

the participants of the study were chosen from Al-Marwa elementary school in first educational directorate of Zarqa district, which was selected purposefully.

Sixty-two participants were distributed randomly into an experimental group (n=32) and control group (n=30).

the experimental group received the SCAMPER strategy for eight weeks during the first semester of the academic year 2019-2020, while the control group was taught using the conventional method.

Pre-post speaking test was applied to both groups to collect the data.

the results of this study showed that there were statistically significant differences at (α=0.05) between the mean scores of the two groups in the speaking test in favor of the experimental group.

therefore, the researcher recommended training teachers to use SCAMPER strategy in teaching English skills.