This study aims to investigate the effect of a writing program in the mind mapping approach on the linguistic creativity and writing attitude of third-graders in primary school, that employs a nonequivalent pretest-posttest experimental design to examine how mind mapping method affects the linguistic creativity and writing attitude of students. Two groups of 30 3rd students are separately instructed in writing planning which lasting 12 weeks, 80 minutes per week. One group is instructed in mind mapping method for writing as experimental group. The other group is taught regular method without mind approach as a control group. The instruments includes: (1) Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking, TTCT; (2) Writing attitude scale; (3) Mind mapping worksheets; (4) The evaluation sheet of mind mapping; (5) Feedback questionnaire; (6) Teacher¡¦s manuscript. The data were analyzed by one-way ANCOVA and frequency ratio analysis. The main findings were as follow:
1. Students who write with mind mapping method perform significantly better on fluency, flexibility and originality of linguistic creativity.
2. Students who write with mind mapping method perform better on writing preparation and motivation, learning attitude and evaluation as well as self-reflection and thinking ability in writing.
3. The fundamental elements of mind mapping which are association, keywords, hierarchies and categories as well as use of color, are helpful learners to complete mind mapping drawing and writing.
4. Results of students work collaboratively more superior than results of students work individually in mind mapping assessment and quantity of key words, thus it can suggest that group working is more suitable for teaching in mind mapping drawing and linguistic fluency.
5. ¡§Keywords¡¨ helps learners increase their writing capacity; ¡§hierarchies and categories¡¨ help learners sense how to write paragraphs and arrange them properly.
6. It finds a high percentage of the experimental group students agree that applying mind mapping method in writing promotes their writing motivation, creative ability and is helpful in developing their writing performance.
Keywords: mind mapping, writing program, linguistic creativity, writing attitude
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:NSYSU/oai:NSYSU:etd-0118111-161534 |
| Date | 18 January 2011 |
| Creators | Lu, Wan-jung |
| Contributors | Hsueh-hua, Chuang, Pei-yi, Chou, Ai-ling, Chiu |
| Publisher | NSYSU |
| Source Sets | NSYSU Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Archive |
| Language | Cholon |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0118111-161534 |
| Rights | not_available, Copyright information available at source archive |
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