The Effectiveness of Organizing the Content of a Grammar Unit Due to the Reigeluth Expansion Theory on the Achievements of Some Grammatical Concepts Among Tenth Graders in Gaza

Abstract

The study aims to know the effectiveness of organizing the content of a grammar unit due to Reigeluth expansion theory on the achievements of some grammatical concepts among tenth graders in Gaza. The study uses the quasi-experimental approach. The sample of the study consists of (72) tenth grade students; they are divided into two groups: The experimental which includes (36) students who learned the grammar unit based on the Reigeluth expansion theory and the control one which includes (36) students who learned the same unit in the usual method. And after applying the grammatical concepts test, the results of the study revealed the existence of significant differences between mean scores of experimental and control groups in the post application to test the grammatical concepts, in favor of the experimental group, and the presence of statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the experimental group in the two applications of pre- and post- grammatical concepts test in favor of the post application. This indicates the effectiveness of applying Reigeluth theory to achieve grammatical concepts. The study recommended the need for more interest to the expansionary organizing content theory in textbooks so that it is activated in organizing the linguistic content of the grammar lessons and to benefit from them to teach the grammatical concepts