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ERIC Number: EJ1207442
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Mar
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: EISSN-1949-3533
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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.
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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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