Abstract :

The study aimed to in vestigate the effect of using cooperative learning and problem solving strategy on achievement and development of reading and writing skills among third-grade students in Arabic language in the schools of the Southern Mazar District. The quasi-experimental approach was used to conduct the study and it was applied to two sections in khawla bint al-azwar school in southern mazar directorate of education. The study sample, which was chosen by purposive method, consisted of (43) male and female students. It was divided into two groups: experimental group which was taught by cooperative learning, problem solving, and a control group which was taught through the traditional method. The number of students in the control group was (21) male and female students, and the number of students in the experimental group was (22) male and female students. A note card was applied to measure reading and writing skills in Arabic language after the validity and reliability of the tool was verified, and appropriate statistical techniques were used .The study found that there were statistically significant differences between the performance means of the two study groups on the note card in favor of the experimental group that was taught using cooperative learning and problem solving. The study recommends the necessity to urge Arabic language female teachers to adopt method using cooperative learning, and problem solving in teaching Arabic for the third grade class because it is an effective method for developing the skills of reading and writing. It raises the morale of the students and increases their self-confidence, along with other methods of education. Volume 11, Issue 3 Ser. V (May – June 2021), PP 41-52, IOSR Journal of Research & Method in Education (IOSR-JRMEe-ISSN: 2320–7388, p- ISSN: 2320-737x, www.iosrjournals.org