Students (participants). Most of the intermediate schools in Buraydah city in
Saudi Arabia have two sections (classes) at each level with approximately 25-30 students
in each class. Subjects in the study included four sections (classes) of the third grade of
the intermediate level from two governmental schools, for a total of 122 students. All
students participating in both schools are Saudis, mostly from the middle class, and share
similar characteristics in terms of socio-economic status.
Teachers (participants). Two English language teachers are included in the
study. One has taught the treatment group and the other one has taught the control group.
The treatment group teacher is the researcher since he is the most familiar with the
treatment method of instruction. The other teacher has been teaching the control group
through the use of the traditional method and who has been assigned by the school. To
control for the teacher effect on the outcome variable, a between teacher effect will be
included in the design as a factor.