The Effects of PWIM-Based Instruction Combined with the Arabic Reading Booklet 'In Our Hands' on the Arabic Reading Ability of Grade 1 Students

Abstract

This research aimed to: 1) compare the Arabic reading ability of Grade 1 students before and after instruction using the Picture Word Inductive Model (PWIM) combined with the Arabic reading booklet In Our Hands, and 2) investigate the retention of Arabic reading ability following the implementation of the PWIM approach with the same reading booklet. The study employed a one-group pretest-posttest time series design. The target group consisted of 32 Grade 1/3 students at Ibn Uffan Buranawit School, under the Office of Private Education, Pattani Province, enrolling in the Arabic subject in the first semester of the 2024 academic year. The research instruments included: 1) a 4-week instructional plan based on the PWIM approach integrated with the In Our Hands reading booklet, conducted twice a week for one hour per session (totaling 8 hours) and 2) an Arabic reading ability test, with item difficulty indices ranging from 0.20 to 0.77, discrimination indices from 0.20 to 0.73, and a reliability coefficient of 0.93. Data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, and a paired-sample t-test. The results revealed that: 1) students’ Arabic reading ability after the PWIM-based instruction with the In Our Hands reading booklet was significantly higher than before the instruction at the .01 level, and 2) the students demonstrated a decline in reading ability retention two weeks after the intervention, with the difference being statistically significant at the .05 level.