Does Mind Mapping Technique Affect Creative Thinking Skill and Cognitive Learning Outcomes?

Abstract

Education in Indonesia is gradually shifting from being oriented towards cognitive learning outcomes to 21st-century skills. Therefore, this study investigated the ability of the mind mapping techniques to affect students’ creativity and cognitive learning outcomes. This pre-experimental study employed an intact-group comparison design with data collected from 68 eighth-grade students of SMP Negeri 5 Tanjungpinang. The students were selected for experimental and control groups based on the homogeneity and normality tests results. The instrument used to measure their creativity, and cognitive learning outcomes were easy and in multiple-choice tests. The result showed that the mind mapping technique has no effect on creativity but affects cognitive learning outcomes. Meanwhile, its simultaneous implementation affects both learning outcomes.