A Schema-Learning Based Program to Develop Al-Azhar Secondary Stage Students' EFL Creative Reading Skills.

Abstract

This study aimed at investigating the effect of a schemalearning based program on developing EFL Al-Azhar secondary Stage Students' creative reading skills. The study participants were sixty (60) 2 nd year secondary Al -Azhar students from Awlad Zaid Religious Institute, Al -Ibrahimia department, Sharkia governorate, Egypt. The study adopted the quasi-experimental design. So, there were two groups: an experimental group (n= 30) and a control one (n= 30). To collect data, the researcher designed multiple instruments: creative reading skills checklists, pre-posttests of creative reading skills. The experimental group was taught through the schema-learning based program while the control group was taught by the regular instruction. The results of the study revealed that there were statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the experimental group and that of the control group in creative reading skills in favor of the experimental group. The effect size of using the schema-learning based program was found to be high. The study recommended using the program as a program in teaching EFL skills and as a training approach in professional development programs of EFL teachers.