• Arwa Rafeeq Arna'out

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This study aims at determining the impact of studying "Learning, Thinking and Research Skills Course" in improving the Preparatory Year Program (PYP) freshmen's study skills in Najran University. To achieve the objectives of the study a scale was developed and distributed to (100) male and female freshmen of the PYP before studying the course and after completing it. The scale consisted of (60) items distributed on eleven study skills domains: Speed- reading, summarizing, note taking, monitoring cognitive development, mind mapping, test taking and preparing, critical thinking, problem solving, monitoring of cognitive development, research writing, accessing to information and economy knowledge skills. Data was processed using means, standard deviations, and Independent-Samples T-test. The results showed that the level of freshmen's study skills before studying the course was moderate before studying the course and significant after studying it in all study skills domains. The results also showed that there was a statistically significant correlation in improving freshmen's study skills after studying "Learning, Thinking and Research Skills Course" and that there was statistically significant differences in the posttest according to gender in favour of females and in three study skills domains.

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