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Peer reviewedSturm, Janet M.; Rankin-Erickson, Joan L. – Learning Disabilities: Research & Practice, 2002
In this study of concept mapping and expository writing, 12 eighth-grade students with reading difficulties composed descriptive essays under three conditions: no-map support, hand-map support, and computer-map support. Both hand-maps and computer-maps resulted in increases in number of words, number of T-units, and holistic writing scores.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Concept Mapping, Expository Writing, Learning Disabilities
Koch, Helmut; And Others – 1988
This paper describes a joint research project between science educators and computer science software engineers. A computer software system based on cognitive learning theory was designed that was intended to be relevant to teaching, learning, curriculum development, and research in science education. The generic prototype software system was…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Concept Mapping, Courseware
Download full textNakhleh, Mary B.; Krajcik, Joseph S. – 1991
Within high school chemistry the topic of acids, bases, and pH is particularly challenging because robust understanding of the topic depends heavily on the student possessing deep concepts of atoms, molecules, ions, and chemical reactions. Since knowledge is acquired and stored in a dynamic structure, it was investigated in this study how…
Descriptors: Acids, Chemical Reactions, Chemistry, Cognitive Ability
