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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SQ3R STRATEGY IN PROMOTING IRAQI EFL STUDENTS READING COMPREHENSION

Zinah Mahdi Habeeb, Salam Hamid Abbas

Volume: 8 Issue: 4 2018

Abstract:

As Iraqi EFL students are reported by many studies to have poor reading comprehension abilities, an experiment is conducted to investigate the effect of SQ3R strategy (Survey – Question – Read – Recite – Review) in improving Iraqi students’ ability of reading comprehension. To achieve this, two groups of preparatory school students are randomly selected and equalized in terms of several important variables. The experiment lasts for 15 weeks during which the experimental group is taught reading comprehension according to the SQ3R strategy while the control group is taught conventionally. A post – test is given at the end of the experiment to students in both groups to assess their reading comprehension. The results of the study reveal that there is a statistically significance difference in EFL students’ reading comprehension in favor of the experimental group. Based on the results achieved, a set of conclusions and pedagogical recommendations are put forward.

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