Writing is an important skill, which must be mastered to effectively transfer ideas and thoughts in the form of written language. However, the skill is considered as the most difficult skill to be mastered by English as second language learners. Thus, this study is developed to examine the use of i-THINK map (tree map) in organising ideas in argumentative writing. The study used a quasi-experimental design to collect the data and did not use the control group for comparison. The participants of the study comprised 40 form four students from a sub-urban National Secondary School in Bandar Baru Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia. They were required to sit for pre- and post-test to observe their writing performance. An intervention during the pre-writing stage is applied to promote organisation of ideas in argumentative writing by using i-THINK map as a tool. The findings of the paired sample t-test revealed the statistically significant improvement of students' ability in organisation of ideas in argumentative writing. It is hoped that the findings of the study would be useful to the teachers incorporating i-THINK maps in teaching to promote students' writing skills. It is recommended that future study should emphasise on examining the use of i-THINK map in the organisation of ideas in different type of writing as well.
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