Developing the Arabic Language Skills Curriculum for Kindergarten Students at the Faculty of Education, Ibb, and Its Impact on Their Linguistic Performance.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.69844/9y010q60Keywords:
Curriculum development, Arabic language skills, Kindergarten students, Reading comprehension skills, Grammar rules, Student trainingAbstract
#The research aims to identify the development of the Arabic language skills curriculum for kindergarten students at the Faculty of Education, Ibb, and its impact on their linguistic performance. The curriculum was presented to a number of specialized reviewers in curriculum, teaching methods, and educational psychology at the Faculty of Education. Reliability was established using the split-half method by Spearman-Brown, resulting in a coefficient of (0.79). The curriculum was applied to a sample of 44 male and female students using an experimental design with both experimental and control groups. A test measuring Arabic language skills was used. The results indicated the superiority of the experimental group that was taught according to the proposed development. There was a significant effect of the development of the Arabic language skills curriculum, reaching 80%. The results also showed that students were unable to differentiate between facts and opinions, main ideas and supporting details in reading comprehension skills. They were also unable to differentiate between the governed noun with a preposition and the governed noun with an attribution. Furthermore, they were unable to distinguish between the positions of breaking the hamza (glottal stop) in terms of kasra (short vowel -i) and fatha (short vowel -a) in grammatical skills. They were unable to differentiate between hamzah al-wasl (connecting hamza) and hamzah al-qat' (separating hamza) in spelling skills. Additionally, they were unable to distinguish between the elements of an essay and could not effectively use linking words and punctuation marks in essay writing skills. The research recommended training students in practical applications of grammar, spelling skills, and correcting the mistakes they make in their writing and reading. They should also be trained in the proper use of linking words.
