Using Read, Encode, Annotate and Ponder (REAP) Strategy to Enhance EFL Reading Comprehension Skills and Critical Thinking Disposition of First Grade Secondary School Students

Document Type : Original Article

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Lecturer of Curriculum & Instruction (EFL) Faculty of Education Damietta University

Abstract

This research aimed at using REAP strategy to enhance EFL reading comprehension skills and critical thinking disposition of first year secondary school students. Sixty-three (63) first-year secondary school students from Abu Bakr Al Siddik Secondary Combined School, New Damietta, Damietta, Egypt participated in the study. The research's design was quasi-experimental. Hence, a control group (n= 30) and an experimental group (n= 33) were both present. A critical thinking disposition scale, an EFL reading comprehension skills exam, and a checklist of EFL reading comprehension skills were used to collect the data. The research's findings revealed a statistically significant difference between the experimental group's mean scores and those of the control group for first-year secondary school students' EFL reading comprehension skills and critical thinking disposition. Utilizing REAP was proven to have a large impact. According to the research, training EFL students reading comprehension skills using the REAP strategy will help them better understand the content.

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