A Training Program to Enhance Postgraduate Students' Research Skills in Preparing a Research Proposal in the Field of Curriculum and Instruction Methods of Arabic Language

The study examined the impact of a training program on enhancing postgraduate students' research skills in preparing a research proposal. The nature of the skills required to prepare a research proposal were first determined using a questionnaire. A training program for improving such skills was then constructed and seven postgraduate students in the field of the curriculum and instruction methods of Arabic language participated in the program. The participants took a test before and after receiving the training. It was found that participants' relevant research skills improved between the pretest and posttest, indicating that an appropriate training program could contribute to enhancing such skills effectively. These results have implications for thesis supervisors, course designers, and postgraduate students, potentially assisting them to identify the research skills required for preparing a research proposal and to adopt and use the program as designed to improve such skills.