The effect of the directed reading thinking activity through cooperative learning on English secondary stage students’ reading comprehension and critical thinking skills in Jordan
Other Title(s)
أثر نشاط التفكير القرائي الموجه باستخدام التعلم التعاوني في الاستيعاب القرائي و مهارات التفكير الناقد لدى طلبة اللغة الانجليزية في المرحلة الثانوية في الأردن
Dissertant
Thesis advisor
Comitee Members
al-Khawlidah, Ahmad Hamad
al-Jadri, Adnan Husayn
al-Sharah, Nail D.
University
Amman Arab University
Faculty
Faculty of Educational Sciences and psychological
Department
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
University Country
Jordan
Degree
Ph.D.
Degree Date
2008
English Abstract
This study aimed at investigating the effect of the directed reading thinking activity through using cooperative learning on English secondary stage students’ reading comprehension and critical thinking skills in Jordan. This study answered the following research questions: - What is the effect of the directed reading thinking activity through cooperative learning on English secondary stage students’ reading comprehension in Jordan? - What is the effect of the directed reading thinking activity through cooperative learning on English secondary stage students’ critical thinking skills in Jordan? The subjects of the study were chosen purposefully from public schools in Amman Second Directorate of Education.
It consisted of 42 students who were enrolled in two sections in one school.
The experimental group encompassed 22 students and the control group encompassed 20 students.
The teaching program was based on a strategy which included the direct reading thinking activity through using cooperative learning designed to teach four units to the experimental group.
The units were taken from the English course textbook “Jordan Opportunities” prescribed for the Eleventh Grade in Jordanian public schools during the second semester of the scholastic year 2007/2008.
The same units were taught to the control group through the traditional strategy.
For the purpose of the current study the researcher used: -A reading comprehension test. - An adapted version of the California Critical Thinking Skills Test according to the Jordanian environment. Means, standard deviations and analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) were used to reveal the findings of the study which were as follows: - There is a statistically significant difference at (α= 0.05) in reading comprehension in favor of the experimental group among English secondary stage students in Jordan due to the instructional strategy.
- There is a statistically significant difference at (α= 0.05) in critical thinking skills in favor of the experimental group among English secondary stage students in Jordan due to the instructional strategy. At the end of this study, the researcher proposed several recommendations and suggestions.
Main Subjects
Educational Sciences
Languages & Comparative Literature
Topics
No. of Pages
156
Table of Contents
Table of contents.
Abstract.
Abstract in Arabic.
Chapter One : Background of the problem.
Chapter Two : Review of literature and related studies.
Chapter Three : Method and procedures.
Chapter Four : Findings of the study.
Chapter Five : Discussion, conclusions and recommendations.
References.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Adwan, Talal Abd al-Hamid. (2008). The effect of the directed reading thinking activity through cooperative learning on English secondary stage students’ reading comprehension and critical thinking skills in Jordan. (Doctoral dissertations Theses and Dissertations Master). Amman Arab University, Jordan
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-435214
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Adwan, Talal Abd al-Hamid. The effect of the directed reading thinking activity through cooperative learning on English secondary stage students’ reading comprehension and critical thinking skills in Jordan. (Doctoral dissertations Theses and Dissertations Master). Amman Arab University. (2008).
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-435214
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Adwan, Talal Abd al-Hamid. (2008). The effect of the directed reading thinking activity through cooperative learning on English secondary stage students’ reading comprehension and critical thinking skills in Jordan. (Doctoral dissertations Theses and Dissertations Master). Amman Arab University, Jordan
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-435214
Language
English
Data Type
Arab Theses
Record ID
BIM-435214
