THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF MIND MAPPING AND GROUP DISCUSSION TO INCREASE THE STUDENTS’
SPEAKING ABILITY
CHAPTER II
THEORITICAL FRAMEWORK
A. Mind Mapping
1. Definition of Mind Map
Mind mapping is the method to make a note about the material that have been studied. According to Bobbi DePorter, Mark Reardon and Sarah Singer Nourine (2008: 175), this method can help someone to remember speech and reading, increase the understanding about some materials, help in organizing some materials and give the new concepts because there are any key words and key pictures in a topic. Further, mind mapping is the creative way for students to produce the ideas, recording the materials that have been studied, even planning projects. Moreover, Tony Buzan (2006: 13) argues that mind map is a system of access and retrieval of data that is really great for giant library that is in amazing brain.
2. Benefits of Mind Mapping
The benefit of mind mapping is flexible, it means that brain be able to move fluently to all of direction (Buzan, 2003: 97). According to Buzan (2007:80) mind mapping helps the students in terms of:
a. Plan
b. Communicate
c. Become more creative
d. Saves time
e. Solving the problem
f. Focus on learning
g. Develop and clarify thoughts
h. Remember better
Moreover, according to Bobbi DePorter and Mike Hernacki (1999: 173), mind mapping also has some benefits, such as: flexible, can focus on notice, increase the understanding and.........
