Branching Out İdeas: Concept Maps Effect on Memory and L2 Writing

Charles Schwartz, Thomas; Matthew Angelakis, Georgia

Branching Out İdeas: Concept Maps Effect on Memory and L2 Writing

dc.authorid	257093	en_US
dc.authorid	257091	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Charles Schwartz, Thomas
dc.contributor.author	Matthew Angelakis, Georgia
dc.date.accessioned	2019-04-10T10:12:20Z
dc.date.available	2019-04-10T10:12:20Z
dc.date.issued	2018
dc.department	İstanbul Beykent Üniversitesi	en_US
dc.description.abstract	The purpose of this study was to develop a curriculum to teach visual concept mapping and improve student attitudes on writing and the quality of their examination essays. We used visual word and image connections to improve the working memory and language aptitude students and gathered a small amount of data. The study took place during the summer module of an English preparatory program and was voluntary. We developed the workshop and the methodology for students who were continuing the English preparatory program into summer school. We gave surveys and personal interviews to students and workshop instructors after the workshops to ascertain students' attitude and knowledge of the material as well as the effectiveness of the program. Research partners took notes and recordings of the workshops. End of course writing exams were referenced for quantitative data but was limited due to the workshops being voluntary. The workshops were peripheral to the course module and aimed to be as casual and accommodating to student’s heavy workload as possible while targeting specific tasks that they were responsible for in the course and final examination. Further research is needed but the limited data suggests a correlation between student’s inclusion of mind mapping techniques and their ability to complete the demands of the final exam writing rubric.	en_US
dc.identifier.doi	10.29000/rumelide.504254
dc.identifier.issn	1309-4173
dc.identifier.trdizinid	327945	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://search.trdizin.gov.tr/yayin/detay/327945
dc.identifier.uri	https://doi.org/10.29000/rumelide.504254
dc.indekslendigikaynak	TR-Dizin	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	RumeliDE Dil ve Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi	tr_TR
dc.relation.publicationcategory	Makale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı	en_US
dc.subject	Mind maps	tr_TR
dc.subject	L2 writing	tr_TR
dc.subject	metacognitive	tr_TR
dc.subject	outlines	tr_TR
dc.title	Branching Out İdeas: Concept Maps Effect on Memory and L2 Writing	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US