The program based on the Lehman strategy has proven to be effective in developing critical reading skills among eighth-grade students in the Republic of Yemen.

Abstract

The current research aims to investigate the effectiveness of a program based on the Lehman strategy (Think، Pair، Share) in developing critical reading skills among eighth-grade students in the Republic of Yemen. To achieve this goal، an experimental approach was followed. The research sample consisted of 49 students who were randomly divided into two groups. The first group، the experimental group، consisted of 25 students who underwent the Lehman strategy program، while the second group، the control group، consisted of 24 students who did not undergo the program. A list of critical reading skills that should be available to eighth-grade students was prepared، and based on that، a critical reading test was developed and administered to both the experimental and control groups prior to the implementation of the program. Then، a program was prepared، which included a teacher's guide and a student's book. After implementing the program، a post-test for critical reading was administered.

The researcher has reached the following results:

1. There are statistically significant differences at a significance level of (0.05) in the post-test scores between the mean scores of the experimental and control groups in the overall critical reading skills test، in favor of the experimental group.


2. There are statistically significant differences at a significance level of (0.05) in the post-test scores between the mean scores of the experimental and control groups in the critical reading skills test، in favor of the experimental group، in terms of the total score for each dimension of critical reading skills.


3. There are statistically significant differences at a significance level of (0.05) in the post-test scores between the mean scores of the experimental and control groups in the critical reading skills test، in favor of the experimental group، for each individual skill.