THE APPLICATION OF MIND MAPPING FOR ENGLISH VOCABULARY LEARNING OF GRADE 8 STUDENTS, IN SICHUAN PROVINCE, CHINA
Keywords:
Mind Mapping, English Vocabulary Courses, Students' Learning Achievement, Students’ SatisfactionAbstract
This mixed methods research compared Grade 8 students’ learning achievement before and after the use of Mind Mapping and examined their attitude towards the use of Mind Mapping in English vocabulary course in Sichuan Province, China. The sample group consisted of 30 students who enrolled in a English vocabulary course in 2023 Academic Year. Quantitative data and qualitative data were collected applying six lesson plans, pretest, posttest, and semi-structured interview. The quantitative data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation as well as Paired Sample T-Test. The qualitative data were analyzed using thematic analysis.
The results showed that after the use of Mind Mapping, the students’ posttest score (x̅=20.30, SD=4.19) was higher than that of the pretest score (x̅=13.33, SD=4.50), resulting in the significant mean difference of 6.97 points. The students’ responses from the semi-structured interview suggested that the students had a positive attitude towards the use of Mind Mapping in a English vocabulary course. Therefore, the use of Mind Mapping provides another effective method for the teaching of Chinese middle school English vocabulary courses.
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