Implementing Digital Thinking Maps to Enhance Students’ Creative Writing Skills

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10.2991/978-2-38476-438-9_5How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Creative Writing Skill; Digital Thinking Maps; Short Story

Abstract

In creative writing courses, particularly short story courses, students often face challenges in generating original ideas, developing complex ideas, building effective compositions, maintaining consistency in writing style and voice, overcoming writer’s block, and managing time to meet deadlines. Digital thinking maps are interactive visual tools that facilitate brainstorming, idea organization, and connection-building, proving useful in creative writing classes. This research aimed to explore how incorporating digital thinking maps into the creative writing process influences students’ skills in generating and structuring creative ideas effectively. The research method used was a quasi-experimental design. To test effectiveness, students’ perceptions were also analyzed. Participants included 45 students, with data collected through writing tests and interviews. Data were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U test, resulting in a Sig. (2-tailed) value of 0.001 < 0.05. Ha was accepted, and H0 was rejected, proving that digital thinking maps enhance students’ creative writing skills. Using digital thinking maps significantly improved students’ skills by helping them manage ideas, enhance creative expression, and foster originality. It also deepened engagement with writing tasks and promoted collaborative writing experiences. Additionally, students had a positive perception of implementing these tools in creative writing classes, reporting increased engagement and confidence in their writing. Thus, digital thinking maps serve as valuable instructional tools for fostering creativity and enhancing writing skills, particularly in short story writing.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Batdal Niati
AU  - Slamet Setiawan
AU  - Ahmad Munir
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/07/28
TI  - Implementing Digital Thinking Maps to Enhance Students’ Creative Writing Skills
BT  - Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Language, Literature, Culture, and Education (ICOLLITE 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 41
EP  - 51
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-438-9_5
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-438-9_5
ID  - Niati2025
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