DEVELOPMENT OF ENGLISH WRITING SKILLS THROUGH MIND MAPPING AMONG FIRST-YEAR B.Ed. ENGLISH PROGRAM STUDENTS, FACULTY OF EDUCATION, MAHACHULALONGKORNRAJAVIDYALAYA UNIVERSITY, THAILAND
Abstract
The objectives of this study were: (1) To study the general English writing skills of first-year B.Ed. English Program students, Faculty of Education, Mahachulalongkorn rajavidyalaya University, Thailand. (2) To develop and implement mind mapping for improving English writing skills among first-year B.Ed. English Program students, Faculty of Education, Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, Thailand. (3) To evaluate the effects of mind mapping on the English writing skills of first-year B.Ed. English Program students, Faculty of Education, Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, Thailand. (4) To investigate the perceptions and satisfaction among first-year B.Ed. English Program students, Faculty of Education, Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, Thailand. This study employed a Research and Development (R&D) methodology consisting of four phases. The sample group consisted of 20 first-year B.Ed. English Program students selected by purposive sampling. The research instruments included an English writing pretest and posttest, a mind mapping instructional manual, lesson plans, and a perception and satisfaction questionnaire. The instruments were validated by five experts, with IOC values ranging from 0.80 to 1.00.
The findings revealed that students’ English writing skills before the experiment were at a fair level, with a mean score of 52.40 and a standard deviation of 9.85. After learning through mind mapping, students’ writing skills improved to a good level, with a mean score of 68.75 and a standard deviation of 8.10. The paired-sample t-test showed a statistically significant difference between the pretest and posttest scores, with t = 6.98 and p = .000. In addition, students’ perceptions and satisfaction toward learning English writing through mind mapping were at a very high level, with a mean score of 4.36 and a standard deviation of 0.58. Therefore, the study concluded that mind mapping is an effective instructional technique for improving English writing skills, especially in idea generation, organization, paragraph development, grammar use, vocabulary use, confidence, and learning motivation.
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