The effect of using the conceptual maps on the achievement of the intermediate first class students for the English language and their attitudes towards it in Mosul-Iraq

Other Title(s)

أثر استخدام الخرائط المفاهيمية في تحصيل طلبة الصف الأول المتوسط لمادة اللغة الإنجليزية و تنمية اتجاهاتهم نحو الإنجليزية في الموصل-العراق

Dissertant

al-Sultan, Muthanna Mashal

Thesis advisor

Jafar, Fatimah Abd al-Halim

Comitee Members

Saadah, Jawdat Ahmad Salih
Abu al-Hayja, Lutfi

University

Middle East University

Faculty

Faculty of Educational Science

Department

Department of Administration and Curriculum

University Country

Jordan

Degree

Master

Degree Date

2014

English Abstract

This study aimed at exploring the effect of using the conceptual maps on the achievement of the first intermediate class students for the English language and their attitudes towards English.

The study raised the following questions: First question : What is the effect of applying the strategy of conceptual maps in teaching English on the first intermediate class students achievement ? Second question : What is the effect of applying the strategy of conceptual maps in teaching English on the first intermediate class students' attitudes towards English ? The researcher constructed an achievement test and an attitudes measure towards English.

The study sample consisted of two first intermediate classes in a school chosen as a purposeful sample which was distributed into two groups as follows : The first group was the experimental group and was taught by using the conceptual maps; this group consisted of (42) male students ; the second group was the control group and when taught by the traditional method consisted of (45) male students .

The achievement test teaching, materials, and the attitudes questionnaire were introduced to seven university professors, and educational supervisors, Modification were made according to their advice Reliability was computed according to Pearson between the students correlation grades in the first time , and their grades in the second time.

Its value was (0.86) which indicated that the test enjoyed the relevant consistent degree.

The reliability of the attitudes measurement towards the English language was calculated by using Cronbakch Alpha formula .

It was (0.82), which indicated the possibility of depending on the instrument .

The teaching material consisted of six lessons from chapter seven of the first intermediate class English course book .

They were taught according to plans prepared by the researcher .

The researcher was devoted to ensuring the quality of the forms of these plans by standardization of the teaching objectives and strategies practiced, in addition to the educational aids used in such a manner that the dissimilarity is only in the form of the conceptual maps provision.

In order to control variables, equally qualified teachers handled teaching these educational plans.

Data was analyzed using (SPSS) and the univariance analysis by applying (ANCOVA).

The results revealed that the using of conceptual maps had positive impact on increasing the students' achievement and developing their attitudes toward the English language.

The study concluded with some recommendations, most important of which are the followings : 1- Iraqi Ministry of Education should depend on the concepts maps in the English language topics that focus on developing the achievements and the students' different thinking skills.

2- Conducting training for English language teachers pograms on preparing the educational programs based on conceptual maps strategy and using them in the teaching -learning process, because of their positive effect on thinking skills in English language learners.

Main Subjects

Educational Sciences
Languages & Comparative Literature

Topics

• Education
• Learning
• Academic achievement
• Iraq
• Mosul
• English language

No. of Pages

73

Table of Contents

• APA
• MLA
• AMA

Language

English

Data Type

Arab Theses

Record ID

BIM-705165