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Abstract:
This study investigated the effects of mid-map as note taking approach on the students? achievement in Economics. The significance of this study was that it would stimulate creativity, discovery and enquiry oriented in students since at the end of each lesson, the student may fashion their notes according to their ability to facilitate their retention The study was carried out in two selected co-educational schools in Aguata Local government Area of Anambra State, South East of Nigeria. A sample size of 195 Senior Secondary school students two was used for the study. The two selected schools were assumed to possess similar characteristics. A pretest post-test non-equivalent control group design was adopted for the study. The treatments were assigned to the two coeducational schools respectively. Economics achievement test was used as an instrument for data collection. The instrument was validated and trial-tested and the responses from this exercise were used to determine the internal consistency of the items of the instrument using Kuder-Richardson formula 20. The reliability was found to be 0.79. The two groups (experimental and control groups) were pre-tested before the treatment. After the treatment, the posttest was administered to the two groups. Data obtained from this exercise were analyzed for answering the research question and testing the hypothesis at .05 level of significance. The analysis of the data indicates that mind-map as note taking approach enhanced students achievement in Economics. On the basis of the results it was recommended that students should be encouraged by the teachers to represent the topics they are taught by using symbols and connections that will make lessons more permanent in their memory.

Keywords: mind-map, note taking, achievement test, economics, co-educational schools

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