Unveiling the Impact of Concept Mapping on Reading Comprehension

Since reading maintains information acquisition it is considered an essential skill. Reaching the ultimate goal of reading-reading comprehension-is not always assured though as was the case for a large number of master students of English at Biskra University. They possessed insufficient reading skills that may allow them to address the text's reading comprehension questions improperly and/or superficially. Therefore the current study sought to determine the impact of employing the concept mapping strategy on the reading comprehension of the study's sample which consisted of 26 students. The study adopted a mixed-methods approach involving quasi-experimentation and a case study design. In this regard pre- and post-treatment questionnaires tests (pretest and posttest) and teacher interview were used to collect data. Research findings revealed that the participants had a variety of reading comprehension obstacles that might be caused by a variety of factors. Besides the practicality of the concept mapping strategy was statistically reflected in the posttest scores which were noticeably higher than the pre-test scores.