Effectiveness of Mind Mapping Technique in Teaching Science to Secondary School Students in Relation to Their Academic Achievement

Authors

  • Anil Kumar  Department of Education, Indira Gandhi University, Meerpur, Rewari, Haryana, India

Keywords:

Mind Mapping, Teaching, Scoence, Techniques, Secondary School Students, Academic Achievement

Abstract

What is science and how does it grow are the basic questions which all students of science must understand. Since the very dawn of civilization, man was curious to know about the things around him. The curiosity of man to know about nature and unveil its mysteries led to establishment of certain knowledge based upon facts. He also tried to understand its laws and utilize them to his daily life. Genius persons, by their persistent efforts, careful experimentation and exact reasoning have collected a mass of information. So the present study shows that how mind mapping techniques affect the students’ achievement.

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2018-02-28

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Volume 4, Issue 2, January-February-2018

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Anil Kumar, " Effectiveness of Mind Mapping Technique in Teaching Science to Secondary School Students in Relation to Their Academic Achievement, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 4, Issue 2, pp.76-83, January-February-2018.