The Impact of Digital Mind Maps on Science Achievement among Sixth Grade Students in Saudi Arabia by Ibrahim. M. A. Jbeili

Source               : Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 

Volume/Date     : 103  ( 2013 )  1078 – 1087

Article Title       : The Impact of Digital Mind Maps on Science Achievement among Sixth Grade Students in Saudi Arabia

Author               : Ibrahim. M. A. Jbeili

Review              :

This study investigated the effect of paper mind maps on learning science. The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of digital mind maps on science achievement among sixth grade students.

            The researcher used experimental research design. There were two groups in this research, experimental group and control group. Experimental group used digital mind maps and control group used paper mind maps. To measure students’ science achievement, a pre- test and a post-test were developed in this study.

            The results of the current study indicate that the digital mind maps improved students' science achievement more than the paper mind maps. It means that the alternative hypothesis is accepted. When students actively employed the features of digital mind maps such as hyperlinks, hide and show, navigation, attachments, video, audio, animations, and file saving, they could achieve higher than employing the paper mind maps in science.