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Application of Digital Mind Mapping (MINDOMO) in Improving Weak Students’ Narrative Writing Performance

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: The English language is a widely used communicative language worldwide as more people take up English as Second Language (ESL). English is taught in Malaysia from the primary level until the tertiary level. However, written communicative competence among students is still low as students could not develop, organise and structure their written paragraphs appropriately. In line with these, this study aims to investigate if there is a significant difference in students’ narrative writing performances after implementing the mind map technique. A total of 16 students were selected as research samples through purposive sampling. The instruments used in this study are pre-test scores, post-test scores and semi-structured interviews. It uses descriptive analysis and statistical analysis of pre-test and post-test scores using SPSS and semi-structured interviews, which were thematically analysed as evidence. The findings revealed that there was a significant difference in the pre-test score (M = 8.19, SD = 2.562) and post-test scores (13.81, SD = 3.124) given the conditions; t (15) = -9.893, p = 0.005 which proves that students’ narrative writing performance does show improvement after comparing both the pre-test and post-test scores using SPSS. Overall, the findings reflect a positive result.

Source: Creative Education

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2022.138172

Authors: Lavanya Vejayan, Melor Md. Yunus

Institution: National University of Malaysia

Language: English

Topic: EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning

Subfield: Language and Linguistics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia