Enhancing english majors' higher order thinking skills in EFL reading and motivation using a reciprocal teaching-based program

Abstract EN

The present study was conducted to investigate the impact of using a program based on reciprocal teaching method on enhancing English majors' higher order thinking skills (HOTS) in reading and their reading motivation.

The study used the quasi-experimental research method (pre-post control-experimental design).

Seventy students enrolled in the second year, English section at the Faculty of Education were randomly assigned to two intact groups: an experimental group (n=35) and a control group(n=35).

The students in the experimental group were trained and instructed using a program based on reciprocal teaching whereas their counterparts in the control group did not receive such training as they received regular instruction.

Instruments of the study included a language proficiency test, a test of higher-order thinking skills in reading and a scale of reading motivation.

The findings revealed that the students in the experimental group significantly surpassed their counterparts in the control group in the post-performance on the test of higher -order thinking skills in reading and the scale of reading motivation.