The students reacted to the experiment(s) so far? The students taking part in the experiment are those who have been studying the BTEC: National Diploma in Business at Southall and West London College. Moreover, their overall reaction to the experiment, so far, has been a positive one.
Outcomes and benefits so far? The main benefits for the students, so far, are the acquistion of ICT (presentation & planning) skills learnt from the Mind-mapping techiques. In addition, students are now able to utilise the Mind-mapping approach to develop their analytical skills for Merit Criteria Assignments and evaluation skills for Distinction Criteria Assignments. See examples of the incorporation of Mind-mapping applicationsin BTEC course assignments below:
Unit 29: Task 4 (c) & (d): Merit (2) & Distinction (1) criteria
Unit 37: Task 3: Merit (1) Criteria , Task 5: Merit (2) Criteria
Unit 2: Task 6: Merit (2) criteria, Task 7: Distinction (1) criteria
What is required between now and July 2009, to achieve the outcomes? Between now and July 2009 the support experiment aim is appraise the development of a selection of participating students assignments' - from the perspective of their application of analytical and evaluation skills as a result of using Mind-mapping techniques. Copies of these assigments will be used as evidence - for this experiment - if the students involved give permission.
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