Mobile-Assisted Mind Mapping (MAMMAT) as a Tool to Support University Students’ Argumentative Writing

Authors

  • Rafidah Abd Karim Universiti Teknologi MARA Perak Branch Tapah Campus, Malaysia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9147-6191
  • Airil Haimi Mohd Adnan Academy of Language Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perak Branch, Seri Iskandar Campus, Perak, Malaysia
  • Abdul Ghani Abu Faculty of Languages and Communication, Sultan Idris Education University, Tanjong Malim, Perak, Malaysia
  • Noorzaina Idris Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Puncak Alam Branch, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Izwah Ismail Department of Electrical Engineering, Ungku Omar Polytechnic, Ipoh, Malaysia.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v15i05.14003

Keywords:

Mobile-assisted Mind Mapping Technique, ESL university students, argumentative writing, mobile-based technological tool

Abstract


This study examined the use of a mobile-based technological tool known as Mobile-assisted Mind Mapping Technique (MAMMAT) to support ESL university students’ argumentative writing skills performance. The participants of this study were 45 ESL university students from two lecture groups at a public university campus in Peninsular Malaysia. The study employed a quasi-experimental research design. The experimental group was taught utilizing the MAMMAT whilst the control group was taught utilizing the conventional method. The pre-test and post-test scores were analysed through analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). The analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) results showed that there were statistically significant differences between the groups when test items were measured. As a conclusion, the MAMMAT has supported ESL university students’ argumentative writing skills performance. The study implicates that the use of MAMMAT can support students’ argumentative writing in ESL classroom.

Author Biographies

Rafidah Abd Karim, Universiti Teknologi MARA Perak Branch Tapah Campus, Malaysia

Rafidah Abd Karim is a Senior Lecturer with the Academy of Language Studies, UiTM Perak ,Tapah Campus, Malaysia. She recently completed her PhD in Mobile Language Learning. Her interests include Computer-assisted Language Learning, Mobile-assisted Language Learning, language teaching and learning using technologies, instructional designs, mind mapping and e-learning.

Airil Haimi Mohd Adnan, Academy of Language Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perak Branch, Seri Iskandar Campus, Perak, Malaysia

Airil Haimi Mohd Adnan, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer and internationally recognized researcher of the Academy of Language Studies (APB), UiTM Perak, Malaysia. His focus areas include languages-in-use and educational technologies. As a linguist and multidisciplinary social scientist, he has authored many books and chapters, and hundreds of articles.

Abdul Ghani Abu, Faculty of Languages and Communication, Sultan Idris Education University, Tanjong Malim, Perak, Malaysia

Abdul Ghani Abu (PhD, Assoc.Prof.) is a teacher-trainer, curriculum developer and an Assoc.Prof.in TESL( Teaching as a Second Language) at the English Department of Faculty of Languages and Communication, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Perak, Malaysia. His research areas include learning styles and strategies, post-colonial literature, comparative literature, Malaysian Literature in English and pedagogical syntax.

Noorzaina Idris, Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Puncak Alam Branch, Selangor, Malaysia

Noorzaina Idris, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer of the Faculty of Education, UiTM Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.

Izwah Ismail, Department of Electrical Engineering, Ungku Omar Polytechnic, Ipoh, Malaysia.

Izwah Ismail, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer of the Department of Electrical Engineering, Ungku Omar Polytechnic, Ipoh, Malaysia.

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Published

2021-03-16

How to Cite

Karim, R. A., Mohd Adnan, A. H., Abu, A. G., Idris, N., & Ismail, I. (2021). Mobile-Assisted Mind Mapping (MAMMAT) as a Tool to Support University Students’ Argumentative Writing. International Journal of Interactive Mobile Technologies (iJIM), 15(05), pp. 43–53. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v15i05.14003

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 05 (2021)

Section

Papers