The effectiveness of a training program based on differentiated instruction in developing scientific research skills among female

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This study aimed to develop the scientific research skills of female graduate students through a training program based on differentiated instruction. The program consisted of eight training sessions, held twice a week. To achieve the study's objective, the researcher used an experimental approach with a quasi-experimental design and a single group. The study sample consisted of (30) female Master's students from the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the College of Education, Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University. They were selected purposively. The researcher developed a scientific research skills test for the training program. The test was designed as a series of varied questions, with (15) items, each assigned a score. The test was then administered to a pilot sample of (37) female graduate students randomly selected from outside the study sample. The test was administered as a pre-test, and then after the completion of the training program, a post-test was administered to assess the scientific research skills. The results showed statistically significant differences (α ≤ 0.01) between the mean scores of graduate students on the pre- and post-tests of scientific research skills, favoring the post-test. This indicates that training using a differentiated instruction program is highly effective in developing the scientific research skills of graduate students.