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Abstract
The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of PQRST strategy
in developing some EFL reading comprehension and study skills among
secondary school students. Literature was reviewed and a list of the sub- skills
was constructed, validated, administered and analyzed. The main purpose of
this list was to identify the sub- skills of reading comprehension and study
skills which were needed for the target population. In the light of data obtained
from analyzing the reading comprehension / study skills list, the objectives of
the PQRST- based program were stated and the program was designed. The
study adopted the experimental pre-test, post-test experimental / control group
design. A random sample of 70 students of the secondary school was chosen,
35 acted as an experimental group and 35 as a control group. The experimental
group was taught through the PQRST- based program for developing their
reading comprehension and study skills. On the other hand, students in the
control group received regular instruction. A reading comprehension test was
designed to be used as a pre-post test to assess the students’ progress in reading
comprehension skills. Also, a study skills questionnaire and a study skills test
were designed to be used as a pre- post test to assess the students’ study skills.
By the end of the experimentation, a post-test was administered to both the
experimental and control groups to find out the effectiveness of the PQRSTbased
program in developing the experimental group students’ reading
comprehension and study skills. The results of the study were positive; the
study hypotheses were accepted. There were statistically significant differences
at 0.01 levels between the mean scores of the experimental group students and
the control group students on the reading comprehension and study skills in
favor of the experimental group. It was concluded that the present study
provided evidence in the effectiveness of PQRST strategy in developing
reading comprehension and study skills among the first year secondary school
students.
Key Words The PQRST Strategy, EFL Reading Comprehension and Study Skills.