The effectiveness of mind map-based study method Instruction on students' academic Achievement of Social Studies Lessons

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1 Student in Educational Sciences, Farhangian University, Fatemeh Al-Zahra Campus, Yazd

2 Master of Counseling, Tarbiat Dabir Shahid Rajaei University, Tehran, Iran

3 Master of Measurement, Department of Education, Yazd

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The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of mind map-based study methodInstruction on students' academic achievement of social lessons. The current study method is a semi- experimental and Statistical population consisted of all The eighth grade male students of Yazd schools were in 2019-2020. 50 students were selected by multi-stage cluster random sampling method and they were divided into two groups (25 students of each groups) by a simple random sampling method. The experiment group had 10 sessions of mind map based studying method, while the control group received no intervention. The effect of this study method on academic achievement of social studies lessons was measured through a researcher-made academic achievement test with acceptable validity and reliability indices. The obtained data from pre-test and post-test were analyzed using of covariance. The results showed that teaching the study method based on mind map increased the academic achievement of social lessons in comparison with the control group in the post-test. Thus; teaching mind mapping study method can be used to increase student academic achievement in educational centers.

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