Effect of the Syntax Surgery strategy on the Achievement of Secondary School Students

Abstract

The research aims to identify the effect of the Syntax Surgery strategy on secondary school students' achievement in English grammar. The researcher used a two-group experimental design: the experimental group, which was studied according to the Syntax Surgery strategy, and the control group, which was studied according to the usual method. The achievement test is used as a research tool. The experiment was implemented in Somaya Secondary School for Girls in the first course of the academic year 2019-2020. After completing the application, the researcher administered the research tool and observed that the experimental group that studied according to the Syntax Surgery strategy showed superior performance compared to the control group that studied according to the traditional method. The study recommended the necessity of deception, depending on the strategy used with the experimental group. It also suggested generalizing the Syntax Surgery strategy to other subjects, such as Arabic and other stages of the intermediate stage.