second problem of the research, stated the suggestions of the implementation of mind mapping in Writing class, and gain the further information of closed form question.
1. Questionnaire
Ary, et. al 1979: 178 argues “Questionnaires are of two types: structured or closed form, and unstructured or opened form.” The structured or closed form
questions provided the questions and the alternative answers to the respondents. The unstructured form questions did not provide suggested answers. Terms of the
questionnaire forms supported the research. Hence, this research mainly used questionnaire that would contain two types of questions, namely closed form question
and opened form question. There were seven numbers of closed form questions and three numbers of opened form questions. The closed form questions were to collect
the survey results on the use of mind-mapping as a prewriting strategy to foster students’ writing skills. Meanwhile, the opened form questions were to collect
information of students’ suggestions in the implementation of mind mapping and their opinions on the use of mind mapping as prewriting strategy.
Table 3.1. Questionnaire Blueprint No. Features
Item Numbers
1. Perception on prewriting step
A B. 1
B. 2 C. 1
2. Perception on mind mapping as prewriting strategy
B. 3 B. 4
B. 5 B. 6
3. The use of mind mapping toward fostering students’
writing skills C. 2
4. The suggestions on the implications of mind mapping
C. 3
2. Interview
Another instrument for this research was interview. As what Ary, et al 1979: 174 stated that interview was a well-established method of data collection. It was a
flexible instrument where the interviewer could elaborate the questions and inquire more explanation in case the respondents are not clear in answering the questions.
Interviews would be done in different time for each interviewee in order to obtain further information on the questionnaire data of certain respondents and to keep the
confidentiality of the respondents’ answers and biographical data.
Table 3.2. Interview Guide
No. Questions 1.
What was your reason to put the strategy based on the questionnaire as the first number?
2. When did you first time know and use mind mapping?
3. Have you ever used mind mapping as a strategy in
prewriting? 4.
Can you describe your working with mind mapping in prewriting?
5. What are your suggestions on the use of mind mapping in
prewriting or in writing?
D. Data Gathering Technique
