The effectiveness of differentiated learning strategies in developing the reading comprehension skills of first year secondary students

Authors

  • Rasha khadoor AL-Baath University

Abstract

The aim of the research is to determine the reading comprehension skills necessary for first-year secondary students, and to reveal the effectiveness of differentiated learning strategies in developing these skills. To achieve these goals, the research followed the experimental method. By preparing a list of reading comprehension skills, which included (20) sub-skills representing reading comprehension skills in the following areas "literal - deductive - critical - taste-creative", and preparing a test to measure reading comprehension skills. Measurement tools and differentiated learning strategies were applied to a random sample of (110) male and female first-year secondary school students in the city of Homs, which were divided into two groups: an experimental group that studied using differentiated learning strategies, and a control group that studied in the usual way.

The results of the research found the effectiveness of differentiated learning strategies in developing the reading comprehension skills of first-year secondary students, and this was evident through: The clear improvement in the scores of the experimental group students in the post application of the reading comprehension skills test, compared to the pre application; The effect size was significant in relation to the overall test score =2.582).

- The students of the experimental group outperformed the students of the control group in the post application of the reading comprehension test; The effect size was significant in relation to the total score of the test)  2=0.612).

Published

2022-11-13

How to Cite

خضّور ر. . (2022). The effectiveness of differentiated learning strategies in developing the reading comprehension skills of first year secondary students. Tishreen University Journal- Arts and Humanities Sciences Series, 44(5), 173–193. Retrieved from https://journal.tishreen.edu.sy/index.php/humlitr/article/view/13299