THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MIND MAPPING AND BRAINSTORMING TECHNIQUES TO TEACH WRITING TO VISUAL AND READ WRITE LEARNING STYLE STUDENTS

Abstract

This research was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of Mind Mapping and
Brainstorming technique used by students with visual and read-write learning style.
The subject of the study was the students of Akademi Analis Kesehatan An Nasher
in academic year 2018/2019. The subjects were the students of class A and B,
divided into two parts of learning style namely visual and read-write. This research
uses 2x2 factorial experimental design. The object of this research was the teaching
of analytical exposition text. The instruments used were a test, questionnaire, and
observation. The finding of this research indicates that mind mapping and
brainstorming strategies were effective in teaching writing to the students with
visual and read-write learning style. The result showed that the score of mind
mapping strategy was higher than brainstorming strategy. The conclusion of this
research has proven that mind mapping technique and brainstorming technique
can help and improve the students in writing skill for both students with visual and
read-write learning style. It can be concluded that mind mapping strategy was
more effective than brainstorming strategy and there was interaction among the
technique, writing skill, and students learning style. It is hoped that the students
and the teacher can use that technique in teaching and learning process.
Keywords: Brainstorming, Mind Mapping, Visual and Read Write Learning Style