The Effect of an Educational Program Based on the Skman Investigative Model on Improving Reading Comprehension in the Arabic Language Subject among the Third Grade Students in Karak Governorate

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The Jordanian Ministry of Education, Jordan-Karak, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Educational Sciences

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This study aimed to identify the effect of an educational program based on Skman investigative model on improving reading comprehension in the Arabic language subject for third-grade students in Karak governorate. The sample of the study consisted of (40) male and female students from the third grade of basic school in EmmaMixedBasicSchool, who were distributed randomly into two groups (experimental and control). The experimental group consisted of (20) students who were taught using Skman investigative model, and the control group consisted of (20) male and female students who were taught via the usual method. The study instruments consisted of the reading comprehension test developed by the researchers. The test consisted of (25) items of a multiple-choice type, and its validity and reliability were found to ensure the validity of the test items in achieving the objectives of the study. The results showed that there were statistically significant differences in the reading comprehension test between the experimental group and the control one in favor of the experimental group. The study recommended using the investigative Skman model in teaching Arabic language because of its positive effect on improving reading comprehension skills.

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