comparison between collaborative and individual concept mapping with the traditional method in teaching english

this study investigated t he effectiveness o f concept mapping ( c m ) used as a teaching and learning strategy i n english as a second language ( e s l ) . the research design was semi - experimental with a pre-test and a post - test . thirty - three e s l students were allocated randomly in three experimental groups : collaborative cm , individual c m and the traditional teaching method . the participants were matched according to their english language proficiency . the data was analyzed using mixed a n o v a . the findings showed there were statistically significant differences between collaborative c m and traditional teaching both in student’ s vocabulary learning and comprehension tests . the comprehension scores of individual c m group were significantly higher than the traditional group but there was not any difference in vocabulary scores .