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The Significance of Concept Mapping for Education and Curriculum Development.
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Moen, Ed M. J. C.; Boersma, Kerst Th. – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 1997
Explores the significance of concept mapping for education and curriculum development. Discusses two main streams in curriculum paradigms and important processes, and the functions which concept mapping can have in education and curriculum development. Examines why students in educational institutions don't yet make systematic use of concept maps,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Mapping, Cognitive Processes, Concept Mapping, Curriculum Development
Students' Concept Mapping for Hypermedia Design: Navigation through World Wide Web (WWW) Space and Self-Assessment.
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Kommers, Piet; Lanzing, Jan – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 1997
Addresses the main functions of concept mapping as a student activity in their learning processes: (1) design method to be used as a structural scaffolding technique before and during the development of hypermedia; (2) navigation device for exploring hypermedia documents on CD-ROMs or WWW; (3) knowledge elicitation technique; and (4) authentic…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Evaluation Methods, Hypermedia, Instructional Design
Concept Mapping in Learning Biology: Theoretical Review on Cognitive and Learning Styles.
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Huai, Heling – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 1997
Describes the current situation of teaching and learning in China and the features of biology science; reviews existing theories of cognitive and learning styles as well as concept mapping. A Concept Mapping Training Course is outlined which incorporates concept mapping into biology learning. Students' different cognitive styles are taken into…
Descriptors: Biology, Cognitive Mapping, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style
How Do Preservice Teachers Use Concept Maps To Organize Their Curriculum Content Knowledge?
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Ferry, Brian; Hedberg, John; Harper, Barry – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 1998
Reports on preservice teachers' use of a concept-mapping tool to create/modify concept maps about science-related elementary curriculum-content knowledge. Data from interviews, journals, and analysis of the concept maps showed how the preservice teachers used the tool to construct their curriculum-content knowledge in the form of more powerful…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Concept Mapping, Course Content, Elementary Education
Integrating Concept Mapping into Science Curriculum and Instructional Practice: Teacher Experiences, Observations, and Recommendations for Future Projects.
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Williams, Melody Ann – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 1997
Three self-instructional science modules were developed and pilot tested in the Jamaican secondary education system for the concept mapping, cooperative grouping, and laboratory approaches. Formative evaluation revealed that the modules enhanced teachers' understanding of the Reform Of Secondary Education (R.O.S.E.) methodology; however content of…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Cooperative Learning, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries