ERIC Number: EJ1207442
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Mar
Pages: 14
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How Effective Is Thinking Maps® Instruction in Improving Jordanian EFL Learners' Creative Reading Skills?
Bataineh, Ruba Fahmi; Alqatnani, Alaeddin Khalid
TESOL Journal, v10 n1 e00360 Mar 2019
This study examines the potential effect of a Thinking Maps®--based treatment on the creative reading skills (viz., fluency, flexibility, originality, and elaboration) of Jordanian learners of English as a foreign language. The researchers drew a purposeful sample of two intact 10th-grade sections (N = 57) from a public school in Zarqa, Jordan. The two sections were randomly assigned into an experimental group of 28 students taught through Thinking Maps® and a control group of 29 students taught per the guidelines of the prescribed teacher's book. Following the 8-week treatment, the researchers collected data by means of a creative reading skills test and an interview. The findings reveal not only significant differences (at a = 0.05) in the students' creative reading skills in favor of the experimental group, but also general favorable opinions about the effectiveness of the treatment.
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Grade 10, High School Students, Maps, Thinking Skills, Teaching Methods, Creativity, Reading Skills, Instructional Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Teaching Guides, Public Schools
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 10; Secondary Education; High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Jordan
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