It is clearly seen that innovation plays an important role in the field of education. It is a tool to equip the younger generation with updated information to succeed in the 21 century. Different theories exist in the literature regarding the definition of innovation. In view of Carless (2013), innovation is regarded as an effort to achieve improvement by doing something different or special following the vision of implementers. In a study investing the term of innovation, Rogers (1998) reported that innovation involves both knowledge conceptions and transmission of retaining knowledge. As regards the innovation in education, it attracts the great concern of society nowadays as it has been viewed as a vital issue in keeping competitiveness …show more content…
Clearly, visual illustrations can help EFL students retaining all the things that they want to describe in their writing. What is more, it can be a good way for the teachers to use graphic organizers to help students make connections between key ideas. Currently, mind mapping has been highly recommended and widely used in the first language as well as in the second language. In line with Buzan, Murley (2007) stated mind mapping as the nonlinear visual outline of the complex information that can aid creativity, organization, productivity, …show more content…
The purpose of this study is to show students how to plan and organize their ideas in a logical way. Besides, the students were guided to answer questions without prior preparation. As claimed by the author, to succeed in their examinations with the time limit, it is better for the students to perform in a different way. Mind mapping is a good solution for those who have little time to think about the questions. The findings of the study show that after applying mind mapping strategies, perceptive skills of students could be fostered. As well, students showed their improvement in organizing ideas, analyzing them and writing them