Volume 9, Number 3

The Effect of ICT Integrated Cum Mind Map Method Versus Traditional Method in Science at the Middle School Level

  Authors

Raveena Krishna¹ and Kausik Chatterjee², ¹India, ²Satyapriya Roy College of Education, India

  Abstract

The study aims to explore and compare the effectiveness of ICT integrated cum mind map method over traditional method on the performance of students in science at the middle school level. Previous studies have proved that ICT and mind map contribute significantly to learners’ improvement and achievement. The study was performed on a group of 50 students of class VI who were considered both as the control group and experimental (target) group. The selected lesson was first taught by traditional method and an achievement test was conducted. After a gap of one month again the same lesson was taught by ICT integrated cum mind map method and this was followed by another achievement test. The purpose of taking two achievement test was to compare the scores of the students and relate with the objectives of the study. The results obtained proved that there was a significant difference in the achievement level of learners when ICT integrated cum mind map method was used. The study resolves the problem that the difficult and abstract topics in science could be easily comprehended by students with incorporation of power point presentations, images, short videos and mind map as teaching learning materials.

  Keywords

ICT, mind map, traditional, power point presentation.