Journal of Advances in Education and Philosophy (JAEP)
Volume-3 | Issue-05 | 204-211
Review Article
Effectiveness of Electronic Concept Maps in Improving Speaking Skills among Third primary Grade in Both Taibeh and Westieh Brigades in Irbid Governorate
bed Elkareem Ghazi Abed El-Hafed Al Hazaimeh
Published : May 30, 2019
Abstract
The study aimed to identify the effectiveness of electronic concept maps in improving speaking skills in Arabic
Language among the third primary grade female students in both Taibeh and Westieh Brigades in Irbid Governorate. The
study used the quasi-experimental approach and applied to a sample of the third primary grade female students in
Maymona bint Alharith Primary School in Qumaim town in Irbid Governorate reached out (38) female students, who
were randomly distributed into both control and experimental groups of (19) female students in each group. The control
group was (taught by the ordinary book method), and the experimental group was (taught using electronic concept maps).
In order to achieve the objectives of the study, the researcher prepared an observation card to measure the speaking skills
which reached out (12) skills distributed on (3) main aspects, and were applied before and after on both groups. By using
the appropriate statistical methods, the results of the study showed a statistically significant difference at the level (α
≤0.05) between the means of the experimental group female students’ grades and the control group female students’
grades in the post-application of the observation card of speaking skills for the experimental group female students. The
results recommended that the need for Arabic Language teachers to pay attention in improving Arabic Language
speaking skills among the first three primary grades female students by using effective teaching strategies.