Evaluation of First Year Intermediate Students' Performance Level of Creative Reading

Abstract

This study aimed at evaluating the creative reading level of first preparatory class in Riyadh.The study attempted to achieve its goals via answering the following two questions:

1-     What are the suitable creative reading skills for first preparatory class?

2-           What are the first preparatory class students` levels in creative reading?

A list of first preparatory class creative reading skills were prepared , and a test to measure the students’ performance level in creative reading which was mentioned before. This was applied on a random sample of (123) students study in the first preparatory class at noon common schools. Results of the study revealed that the sample performance level in general in creative reading was not satisfying, and the means of the creative reading skills were between  , 0163 and ,8699 only, and all values of the means of the 10 skills were less than one. These values indicate that students’ performance was weak and low. The study was ended with few recommendations and suggestions.