the efficacy of robinson’s strategy in developing reading comprehension skills in arabic language course of grade eight students
The study aims to examine the efficacy of Robinson’s Strategy SQ3R strategy (Scan, Question, Read, Recite, and Review) for formulating reading comprehension skills in the Arabic language course of eight grade students in Sakaka City, Saudi Arabia. The study adopted a quasi-experimental study design and random sampling was employed to select a total of (52) male students enrolled in eighth grade. The participants were randomly divided into experimental and control groups. The traditional method was adopted to teach the control group and Robinson's strategy SQ3R was adopted to teach the experimental group. The researcher devised a test of reading comprehension. Further, a post-test was conducted to examine comprehension skills among the participants of the experimental group. The scores of both groups were analyzed using a t-test value at a significant level of (0.05). The results displayed a statistical difference at four levels such as literal, inferential, evaluative, and creative among the participants of the experimental group. The study concluded that Robinson's Strategy SQ3R is significant to develop expertise in reading comprehension among the students of grade eight learning the Arabic Language. (Published abstract)