Title of article :
Utilizing Electronic Mind Maps to Trigger EFL Teachers’ Creativity
Author/Authors :
Nasr-Esfahani, Nasim Department of English - Islamic Azad University Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Isfahan, Iran , Chalak, Azizeh Department of English - Islamic Azad University Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Isfahan, Iran , Heidari Tabrizi, Hossein Department of English - Islamic Azad University Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Isfahan, Iran
Abstract :
The emergenceoftechnologyinthefast-pacedlifeofto-
dayhaschangedthenatureofeducation,particularlyinfluencingthe
waysofteachingandlearningnewlanguages.Thisstudyinvestigated
the effectsofutilizingtheelectronicmindmapsonthecreativityof
Iranian EFLteachers.DeterminingtheattitudesandbeliefsofIranian
EFL teacherstowardutilizingelectronicmindmapswasanotheraimof
the study.Thedatawerecollectedfrom44IranianEFLteachersus-
ing thepost-testonlycontrolgroupdesign.Theywereequallydivided
intotwogroupsofexperimentalandcontrol.Thetreatmentincluded
an electronicmindmapsoftwaretopresentthecontentofinstruction
in comparisontotheconventionalteachingusedinthecontrolgroup.
After16sessions,aone-phasepost-testincludingtheEnglishLanguage
TeacherCreativityScale(ELTCS)andaseriesofinterviewswereused.
The findingsrevealedthatutilizingelectronicmindmapsincreasedthe
creativityofteachersincomparisontotheoneswhousedconventional method.Inaddition,themajorityofparticipantshadpositiveatti-tudestowardselectronicmindmapsandregardedthemascreativity-enhancingtools.Itwasconcludedthatutilizingelectronicmindmapsmightberegardedasanup-to-date,innovative,andusefulinstrumentforteachers,educators,andresearchersforaidingideagenerationanddivergentthinkingprocesses.
Keywords :
Conventional teaching , creativity , EFL teachers , electronic mind maps
Journal title :
Journal of Studies in Learning and Teaching English
