(The Effect of Using Cooperative Teaching Strategy in Improving Reading Skills for the Secondary School Students in the Sudan

  • Ahmed Elrasool جامعة بخت الرضا - قسم اللغة الإنجليزية أستاذ مساعد-قسم اللغة النجليزية-جامعة بخت الرضا.

Abstract

Abstract


     The study aimed to identify the effect of using cooperative learning strategy on students learning of reading skill, the sample of the study consisted of (200) students from the Sudanese secondary schools in Al-Duiem locality who were divided into experimental group and control group. The researcher used pre and post test to collect the data, where the results of the study showed that using cooperative learning stimulate students to learn and help them achieve their goals., The results of the study showed that the cooperative learning develops the social skills of the students

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Published
2018-10-22
How to Cite
ELRASOOL, Ahmed. (The Effect of Using Cooperative Teaching Strategy in Improving Reading Skills for the Secondary School Students in the Sudan. Gezira Journal of Educational Sciences and Humanities, [S.l.], v. 13, n. 2, oct. 2018. ISSN 1858-5477. Available at: <http://37.60.236.48/index.php/gjesh/article/view/842>. Date accessed: 03 june 2026.
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