'W-MM', the application of Mind Map, is a teaching-learning method which is faithful to the basic principle of writing. The writing using mind map(W-MM) is more effective than usual writings (U-W) in every part of writing. I came to a conclusion that ...
'W-MM', the application of Mind Map, is a teaching-learning method which is faithful to the basic principle of writing. The writing using mind map(W-MM) is more effective than usual writings (U-W) in every part of writing. I came to a conclusion that W-MM is very effective after appling it in real educational field and verifying it.
First of all, using W-MM, 19 out of 35 students were distinctly improved in terms of reading quantity. That means 54% of the students were improved.
The results of evaluation on content creation are as follows. On the point of 'diversity of material', the evaluation result in U-W shows 5.09 of 10 on the average while 7.09 in W-MM, which means about 20% of improvement. In the respect of 'creativity of conception', U-W shows 5.37 of 10 while W-MM shows 7.09 which also means 17.2% of improvement.
The results of evaluation on construction stage are as follows. In the respect of 'unity of paragraph', the evaluation result in U-W shows 5.2 of 10 on the average while 7.26 in W-MM, which means about 20% of improvement. In the respect of 'consistency of the whole story', U-W shows 4.91 of 10 while W-MM shows 7.6, which shows remarkable improvement of 27%
The results in evaluation on making outline are as follows. In the respect of 'systematic outline making', the evaluation result in U-W shows 4.23 of 10 on the average while 7.89 in W-MM, which means 36% of improvement. Virtually, only 14 out of 35 students participated in writing could make out the outline in U-W. But, in W-MM, all of the students made out the outline.
The results in evaluation on writing are as follows. In the respect of 'natural expression', the evaluation result in U-W shows 5.89 of 10 on the average while 6.8 in W-MM, which means about 10% of improvement. In the respect of 'the expression suitable for context', the evaluation result shows 6.0 in U-W while 6.87 in W-MM, which means 8% of improvement.
As a whole, the average mark in U-W is 36.69 of the total 70 (52.4 of 100) while average mark in W-MM is 50.51 (70.2 of 100)
Putting these evaluation results together, in the result of the examination by using 'Paired T on the difference in average correspondent sample - verification' of SAS(Statistical Analysis System), T-statistics is 9.3214 and the correspondent P-statistics is 0.0001. This number is below 0.05 or 0.01 which is usually used as a meaningful level. On this point, the hypothesis insisting that there is no difference between the result of U-W and W-MM is rejected. Therefore, we can lead a conclusion that W-MM improves writing ability.
As a result, the W-MM is a new teaching-learning method which is faithful to the basic principle of writing. Students need teachers' guidance only at the first stage of learning this technique. Skilled students can practice the five stages of writing themselves without intervention of teacher. Some difficulties students may have in early learning stage are expected to disappear gradually as the students form a cognitive map through repeated practice. As time goes by, the cognitive map formed in the brain of the students will become more clear and the writing speed will be increased. As a result, students will be able to write more easily
In addition, Mind-map can be applied to other parts of language such as reading and speaking as well as writing. Consequently, if it is systematically studied and becomes one stable learning program which stimulates students' interest and makes them study themselves in student-centered class, it is expected to have a great educational effect in the future.