The effectiveness of using the mind mapping strategy in improving preparatory school students' creative writing skills

الملخص EN

This study investigated the effectiveness of the using mind mapping strategy in improving creative writing skills of third-year preparatory school students.

The group of the study consisted of (30) students at Um Al-Momineen Preparatory School.

It utilized the one group quasi-experimental design with its pre-post testing procedures.

The instruments included a creative writing skills test for preparatory school students, creative writing skills checklist, and interviews for teachers and students.

The study was conducted during the academic year 2020/2021.

The results showed that there were statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the participants in the pre-post testing of creative writing skills favoring the post testing.

The study concluded that using mind mapping strategy proved to be remarkably effective in improving creative writing skills of third-year preparatory school students.