Background of the Study

● Mastery of Grammatical Competence

● Difficulty in learning language
● Different language learning strategies
● Digital Mind Map

Statement of the Problem

to explore the effectiveness of the Digital Mind Map using a Digital Mind Mapping Tool, Miro, as
a Learning Method in improving the Grammatical Competence of First Year English Majors at
Mindoro State University, Calapan City Campus.

Statement of the Hypotheses

● significant differences between the mean scores of the control and the experimental
groups in the post-test of the English Grammar Achievement Test in favor of the
experimental group.
● significant differences between the mean scores of the experimental group in the pre-
test and post-test of the English Grammar Achievement Test in favor of the post-
administration.

Significance of the Study

● Students
● Teachers
● Institution
● Future Researchers

Scope and Limitation

The study is limited only to the first-year English Major students of Mindoro State University,
Calapan City Campus, attending secondary education, school year 2023- 2024.

Conceptual Framework

Theoretical Framework
● Communicative Language Teaching Approach
● Cognitive Load Theory
● VARK Theory

Definition of Terms
● Digital Mind Mapping
● Grammar
● Grammatical Competence
● Mind Mapping
● Miro
● Parts of Speech
● Quick Guide
● Subject-Verb Agreement
● Verb Tenses