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The study aims to explore the impact of digital mind mapping tools on the academic writing quality of B2-level EFL students, focusing on organization and vocabulary use.

August 13, 2026Acta PsychologicaOpen Access

Digital mind mapping tools for B2 tertiary EFL students: An exploration of impacts on writing

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RARashed AltamimiKing Saud University

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Randomized trial assesses writing quality improvements in B2 EFL students using digital mind mapping tools, suggesting better organization and vocabulary use.

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The study aims to explore the impact of digital mind mapping tools on the academic writing quality of B2-level EFL students, focusing on organization and vocabulary use.
Participants: 60 B2-level Saudi EFL undergraduate students at King Faisal University.
Quasi-experimental design with an Experimental Group using digital mind mapping tools and a Control Group using traditional writing methods.
Evaluated organization, coherence, vocabulary range, and grammatical accuracy using pre-tests and post-tests, with ANCOVA for statistical analysis.
The Experimental Group showed significant improvements in organization (68.7%-69.6%), coherence (66.5%-67.4%), vocabulary range (63.8%-64.9%), and grammatical accuracy (65.2%-66.1%).
Type-Token Ratio (TTR) improved from 49.2% to 50.8% and Lexical Sophistication (LS) increased from 21.4% to 23.1%.
ANCOVA confirmed a strong instructional effect (p<0.001) for digital mind mapping in enhancing writing skills.

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Rashed Altamimi (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7d76312b0e0cff3f63f48e https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2026.107556

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Randomized trial assesses writing quality improvements in B2 EFL students using digital mind mapping tools, suggesting better organization and vocabulary use.

Digital mind mapping tools for B2 tertiary EFL students: An exploration of impacts on writing

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Digital mind mapping tools for B2 tertiary EFL students: An exploration of impacts on writing

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