Enhancing Student Academic Performance: Application Of Concept Mapping

Concept mapping is a teaching strategy that teachers employ forfacilitatingstudents in their academics and learning.Thisstudy aims to explore the role and impact of concept mapping on students’ academic development. Using a quantitative research design, the sample of the study consisted of108 students selected through sample size determination techniques. The data was collected, through a validated closed questionnaire with a five-point Likert scale, from the respondents throughproportionate sampling techniquesand was analyzed by Friedman test using SPSS v.20. The results revealed that concept mapping fails to assist in recalling a wide range of materials in a systematic way;it does not assist in coping with the main course content and it lacks the support of various linking concepts between segments of topics. The study recommendsthat training on a regular basis should be provided to teachers and wide-rangingapplicability of concept mapping as a teaching style needs to form part of classroom teaching