The Effectiveness of a Training Program Based on Programmed Learning in Teaching Reading Skills for Students with Learning Disabilities at 4th grade.

Authors

  • منذر سعود العلوان
  • سهير ممدوح التل

Keywords:

Reading Skills, Programmed Learning, 4th grade, Learning Disabilities

Abstract

This study aimed at identifying the effectiveness of a training program

based on programmed learning in teaching reading skills for the fourth

grade students with learning disabilities in Amman, fourth Amman teaching

governorate.

The sample of the study was selected purposively and consisted of (40)

female and male students; (20) female students and (20) male students and

divided into two groups: control and experimental. The experimental group

was taught by the computerized program and the control group was taught

by the traditional method.

The duration of the study was (6) weeks, three classes a week, each class

was (45) minutes, with a total of (18) classes. The researcher has prepared a

scale to examine reading skills. ANCOVA was used to examine the effect of

the program on the reading skills.

The results showed the following:

1. The results showed in general that the training program in this study

was effective in improving teaching the reading skills for students with

learning disabilities.

2. There were differences in the reading skills for the control and experimental

groups in favor of the experimental group due to the program.

3. There was no statistical significant effect for the interaction between the

two variables: program and sex

Published

2017-04-30

How to Cite

العلوان م. س., & التل س. م. (2017). The Effectiveness of a Training Program Based on Programmed Learning in Teaching Reading Skills for Students with Learning Disabilities at 4th grade. Journal of Al-Quds Open University for Educational & Psychological Research & Studies, 1(1). Retrieved from https://journals.qou.edu/index.php/nafsia/article/view/19

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