Effectiveness of Modeling in Improving the Phonemic Awareness Skill among the First Grade Students

Abstract

This study aimed to show effectiveness of Modeling in improving the phonemic awareness skill among the first grade students in Irbid Qasabah Directorate of Education. The study sample consisted of (72) male and female students divided into two groups; the experimental group taught by using the social learning (modeling) and its number was (36) male and female students, and the control group taught by the traditional method and its number was (36) male and female students. An achievement test was developed where its reliability and validity were approved and applied to the sample. The statistical methods used by (SPSS) program were as follow: Two-Way ANNOVA, Independent t-test and standard deviation. The results of the study indicated that there were statistically significant differences due to the effect of the teaching method and for the experimental group taught by using modeling in improving the phonemic awareness skill. The superiority of modeling due to that it makes students the axis of the educational process, and gives them freedom to express their opinions without fear or hesitation which positively affect their achievement. There were statistically significant differences due to the effect of sex and for females and there were no statistically significant differences due to the effect of interaction between the group and sex. The results also showed there were no differences between the pre and post measurement.