Student Teams Achievement Division : The Effect of Using the STAD Technique on Improving Elementary EFL Learners' Reading Comprehension

Today learner-centered teaching is an inseparable component of any educational environment; therefore, many cooperative techniques are introduced. One of the techniques in cooperative language learning is Student Teams Achievement Division (STAD). It can be an effective way to help students develop learning; it can also be applied to enhance skills, reading included. This method of teaching can be both helpful to enhance learners' knowledge of the subject they are studying, besides their socializing abilities. They will learn how to work and cooperate in groups. The teacher teaches them strategies so that they build their group's learning situation together...