Research Article

A Mixed Methods Study on Using Concept Mapping Assisted English Teaching in A Preparatory Class

Number: 6 March 15, 2020
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A Mixed Methods Study on Using Concept Mapping Assisted English Teaching in A Preparatory Class

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine preparatory students’ concept mapping performances and their views on concept maps in the main course assisted by the concept mapping. In order to full the aims of the study, explanatory sequential design of mixed methods approach is employed. In the quantitative phase of the study, weak experimental design with a single study group was used and the quantitative data were obtained through concept map assessment form developed by the researcher to determine the students' concept mapping performances and the qualitative data were collected by the open-ended questions form, which aims to reveal the opinions of the students on concept maps, developed by the researcher. The concept mapping assisted instruction was applied to the experimental group. The study group is comprised of 14 prep students who take main course at Çağ University. Paired samples t-test analysis was employed for the related samples in order to determine whether there is a statistically significant difference between the pre-and-post-test concept map performances of the students in the study group. Content analysis method was applied in the analysis of qualitative data. The quantitative results of the study showed a statistically significant difference between pre-and-post-test scores of the study group. In addition, Quantitative results showed that the students' opinions mostly focus on the effect of the concept mapping method on efficiency in education and retention in learning. Regarding the use of the concept mapping method in the course, the students stated that the concept mapping method provided retention in learning, learning in a holistic way, concretizing the concepts, seeing the deficiencies in learning and they find the method effective.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

March 15, 2020

Submission Date

January 10, 2020

Acceptance Date

February 10, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Number: 6

APA
Çay, T., & Karakuş, F. (2020). A Mixed Methods Study on Using Concept Mapping Assisted English Teaching in A Preparatory Class. IBAD Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 6, 465-480. https://doi.org/10.21733/ibad.673263
AMA
1.Çay T, Karakuş F. A Mixed Methods Study on Using Concept Mapping Assisted English Teaching in A Preparatory Class. IBAD. 2020;(6):465-480. doi:10.21733/ibad.673263
Chicago
Çay, Tolga, and Fazilet Karakuş. 2020. “A Mixed Methods Study on Using Concept Mapping Assisted English Teaching in A Preparatory Class”. IBAD Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, nos. 6: 465-80. https://doi.org/10.21733/ibad.673263.
EndNote
Çay T, Karakuş F (March 1, 2020) A Mixed Methods Study on Using Concept Mapping Assisted English Teaching in A Preparatory Class. IBAD Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 6 465–480.
IEEE
[1]T. Çay and F. Karakuş, “A Mixed Methods Study on Using Concept Mapping Assisted English Teaching in A Preparatory Class”, IBAD, no. 6, pp. 465–480, Mar. 2020, doi: 10.21733/ibad.673263.
ISNAD
Çay, Tolga - Karakuş, Fazilet. “A Mixed Methods Study on Using Concept Mapping Assisted English Teaching in A Preparatory Class”. IBAD Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi. 6 (March 1, 2020): 465-480. https://doi.org/10.21733/ibad.673263.
JAMA
1.Çay T, Karakuş F. A Mixed Methods Study on Using Concept Mapping Assisted English Teaching in A Preparatory Class. IBAD. 2020;:465–480.
MLA
Çay, Tolga, and Fazilet Karakuş. “A Mixed Methods Study on Using Concept Mapping Assisted English Teaching in A Preparatory Class”. IBAD Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, no. 6, Mar. 2020, pp. 465-80, doi:10.21733/ibad.673263.
Vancouver
1.Tolga Çay, Fazilet Karakuş. A Mixed Methods Study on Using Concept Mapping Assisted English Teaching in A Preparatory Class. IBAD. 2020 Mar. 1;(6):465-80. doi:10.21733/ibad.673263