The effect of using the story-mapping technique on reading comprehension

الملخص EN

The present research aims at investigating the effect of using the story-mapping technique on students' reading comprehension.

To achieve the aim of the research, a null hypothesis was posed.

Six sub-hypotheses were derived from this hypothesis.

To examine the validity of this hypothesis, a sample was chosen from the fifth scientific grade students from Abdul-Rahman AlGafiqy preparatory school for males.

It consisted of (63) students distributed into two groups.

The first group, i.e.

the experimental one consisted of (30) students, whereas the control one consisted of (33) students.

Equating procedures were used to equalize the two groups in several non-experimental variables.

The Quasi experimental design (pretest posttest control group design) was employed in the research.

The experimental group received the treatment in the form of story-mapping technique, whereas the control group was taught by the currently used method, namely the audiolingual method.

The researchers have prepared the main requirements of the study such as specifying the teaching materials, formulating the behavior objectives, and preparing the lesson plans for both groups of the research.

The present research has required the preparation of two tools to measure students' prior knowledge and reading comprehension.

The researchers designed a test to measure both students' prior knowledge and reading comprehension.

The application of the experiment began on Thursday (27/10/2011) and ended on Thursday (3/5/2012), i.e.

it lasted (28) weeks; one lesson a week for each group to be the sum total of (24) lessons.

After collecting and analyzing the data by using the T-test, the results indicated that: 1.

There is a statistically significant difference between the mean scores of the experimental group and those of the control group in the reading comprehension achievement posttest for the benefit of the experimental group.

2.

There is a statistically significant difference between the mean scores of the experimental group and those of the control group in all the sub-hypotheses for the benefit of the experimental group.

In the light of the results obtained, a number of recommendations and suggestions are put forward.