INCREASING TOEFL SCORE USING MIND MAPPING METHOD

Using a New Statistical Model for Testlets to Score TOEFL

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Using Concept Mapping and Mind Mapping in Descriptive and Narrative Writing Classes

This study was an attempt to investigate the comparative impact of concept map and mind map instruc- tion on EFL learners’ descriptive and narrative writing. To fulfill this purpose, 60 intermediate EFL learners were selected from among a total number of 100 through their performance on a pretest, i.e., a piloted sample Cambridge Preliminary English Test (PET). T...

Mapping the mind

Modular mind mapping

Concept maps, or mind maps as learning tools mirror the knowledge constructed through observation of events or objects in relation to the concepts already known. Different types of computer based concept mapping tools allow various forms of expressions and the versatility of some special tools promote their use from providing course maps for users to adaptations of learners knowledge maps. Modu...

Determinants of TOEFL Score: A Comparison of Linguistic and Economic Factors