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This study aims at identifying the effect of integrating critical thinking skills in the Arabic language curriculum for the seventh grade in the State of Qatar through the reading course on improving the performance of Qatari students in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) tests, and the study used the descriptive-analytical method. It analyzed the content of the reading course for grade seven in Qatar and the content of the PISA test in the field of reading knowledge and their critical thinking skills. The results of the study showed a clear improvement in the performance of Qatar’s students in the Pisa tests in general, as Qatar’s students made remarkable progress between 2006 and 2015, where the general average in -the field of reading literacy -increased from (312) to (402), which indicates - according to the study - the effect of integrating critical thinking skills in achieving this.
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Global Journal Al-Thaqafah (GJAT) is a biannual journal, published by Universiti Sultan Azlan Shah (USAS), Perak, MALAYSIA. This journal is purely academic and peer reviewed. It caters to articles, research notes and reports, and book reviews on diverse topics relating to Islam and the Muslims. This journal is intended to provide an avenue for researchers and academics from all persuasions and traditions to share and discuss differing views, new ideas, theories, research outcomes, and socio-cultural and socio-political issues that impact on and directly or indirectly affect the Muslim World with the sole purpose of making this world a better place to live in. GJAT started in 2011 and was later granted the SCOPUS status in March 2014. Since then, GJAT has published numerous articles and materials from international contributors. GJAT welcomes contributions from all: academics, experts, and professionals. All articles submitted must be original, academic, of high scholarly standard, and meet the strict SCOPUS requirements. GJAT prioritizes articles that discuss fundamental issues and are of global relevance and importance, and publishes all articles that fulfill the basic criteria without prejudice (kindly refer to "Submission and Guidelines"). All decisions by GJAT to publish any article are final.