The Role of the Cognitive Research Trust (CORT) Program as a New Instructional Model For Developing Thinking Skills
Manal Omar Mousa
College of Education for Women / Tikrit University
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25130/jls.6.1.18
Keywords: CoRT program, Instructional Model, Developing, Thinking Skills
Abstract
The present research aims at investigating the role of the CoRT (Cognitive Research Trust) program for the development of thinking skills on the achievement of Iraqi English language learners (ELLs). The researcher adopted the experimental design and used a sample of(60) female students at Al-Maysaloon school/ in Salah Al-deen Governorate during the academic year(2019-2020).The sample is divided into a control group with(30)students and experimental group with(30)students. The two groups are equalized according to certain variables. The students in the experimental group are taught by using CoRT program , whereas, those in the control group are taught by using conventional method. The researcher uses CoRT program post-test which is conducted on the sample at the end of the experimental which is(12)weeks. The obtained results have shown that there are significant differences between experimental and control groups, in favor of the experimental group.
