The Effect of a Program Based on Using Blended Learning on Developing Critical Reading Skills of EFL Secondary Stage Students

Abstract

Title of the research: The Effect of a Program Based on Using Blended Learning on Developing Critical Reading Skills of EFL Secondary Stage Students Name of the researcher: Mona Allam Sadek Allam Source :Ain Shams University ,Faculty of Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Supervisors: Dr. Asmaa Ghanem Gheith, Professor of curriculum and Instruction, Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University. Dr.Ramadan Farid Mostafa Nassar, Lecturer of curriculum and Instruction ,Faculty of Education ,Ain Shams University.

This study examined the effect of a program based on blended learning for developing critical reading skills of the secondary stage students. To verify the effect of the proposed program, two experimental and control groups were randomly intact groups with 48 participants. A critical reading test was designed and administered to both groups prior to the experiment, and the data obtained were analyzed using Analysis of Covariance (Ancova). After the administration of the critical reading test to the research groups, the adjusted means for the general critical reading ability were calculated. Findings showed significant differences between the experimental and the control groups on both versions of the critical reading test (electronic and paper –and- pencil tests). Qualitative and quantitative analysis of data showed that students generally are willing to read critically through a blended learning program. Keywords: critical reading, blended learning