Abstract
<p class="0abstract">This study examined the use of a mobile-based technological tool known as Mobile-assisted Mind Mapping Technique (MAMMAT) to support ESL university students’ argumentative writing skills performance. The participants of this study were 45 ESL university students from two lecture groups at a public university campus in Peninsular Malaysia. The study employed a quasi-experimental research design. The experimental group was taught utilizing the MAMMAT whilst the control group was taught utilizing the conventional method. The pre-test and post-test scores were analysed through analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). The analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) results showed that there were statistically significant differences between the groups when test items were measured. As a conclusion, the MAMMAT has supported ESL university students’ argumentative writing skills performance. The study implicates that the use of MAMMAT can support students’ argumentative writing in ESL classroom.</p>
Highlights
Mobile devices offer exceptional features and develop a new trend of teaching and learning [1]
Mobileassisted Mind Mapping Technique (MAMMAT) or the Mobile-Assisted Mind Mapping Technique is a supportive teaching and learning platform which delivers essential course contents using online mind mapping to improve argumentative writing skill performance. This mobile-based technological tool is a supportive learning platform which contains some essential components of learning course contents and innovative technique using online mind mapping in improving argumentative writing skill performance for English as a Second Language (ESL) university students
The results indicate that the post-test mean scores of the experimental group at 19.67, 19.87, 20.39 and 20.46 were statistically higher than the post-test mean scores of the control group at 17.84, 17.39, 17.07 and 18.87
Summary
Mobile devices offer exceptional features and develop a new trend of teaching and learning [1]. MAMMAT or the Mobile-Assisted Mind Mapping Technique is a supportive teaching and learning platform which delivers essential course contents using online mind mapping to improve argumentative writing skill performance. This mobile-based technological tool is a supportive learning platform which contains some essential components of learning course contents and innovative technique using online mind mapping in improving argumentative writing skill performance for ESL university students This tool is to assist ESL university students to brainstorm ideas, provide reasons and give evidence in their argumentative writing process, to help students to construct arguments and reasoning ability for argumentative writing skill and, to develop critical thinking skills and improve critical thinking ability. Several studies have shown how mobile applications can impart online mind mapping technique to diploma students and to other students in other Malaysian higher educational institutions (HEIs) [4]
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