en روان شناسی تربیتی Educational Psychology پژوهشي Original <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="color:#3300ff;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="line-height:2;"><b>Objective</b>: The objective of the present investigation is to examine the impact of problem-based learning (PBL) on the development of listening comprehension competencies in the Arabic language.<br> <b>Methods</b>: This research was conducted as a quasi-experimental study employing a pre-test-post-test framework inclusive of a control group. The statistical population under consideration comprised Arabic language students enrolled at Farhangian University of Bandar Abbas during the academic year 2022. The sampling technique utilized was a non-probability method, which resulted in the participation of 58 individuals who were randomly allocated into two distinct groups: an experimental group consisting of 29 individuals and a control group also comprising 29 individuals. The analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) technique was employed for the purpose of data analysis.<br> <b>Results</b>: The findings of this study indicated a statistically significant disparity between the experimental and control groups, demonstrating that the participants in the experimental group exhibited more pronounced changes.<br> <b>Conclusions</b>: Consequently, one may infer that the PBL approach has effectively enhanced students&#39; listening comprehension abilities, thereby encouraging both educators and learners to implement the PBL strategy within the domain of listening comprehension to foster oral communication skills.</span></span></span></span></div> Problem-based learning, Listening comprehension, Arabic language, Farhangian University 163 174 http://ieepj.hormozgan.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-834-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Abdolrazagh Rahmani rahmani6038@gmail.com 100319475328460010388 100319475328460010388 Yes Associate Professor, Hormoz Studies and Research Center, University of Hormozgan, Iran Abdollah Foroozanfar a.foroozanfar@yahoo.com 100319475328460010389 100319475328460010389 No Assistant Professor, Faculty of Human Sciences, University Of Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas-Iran Eshahg Rahmani esrahmani@yahoo.com 100319475328460010390 100319475328460010390 No Professor of Arabic Language and Literature, University of Shiraz, Shiraz, Iran