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Concept Mapping and the Science Achievement of Third Grade Students
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Greene, Paulette – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Instructional strategies in science that fail to identify students' initial understanding of scientific concepts may leave students' flawed ideas unchanged, thus affecting their ability to synthesize, differentiate, and connect to new information in science. The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the relationship between concept…
Descriptors: Scientific Concepts, Social Change, Grade 3, Educational Strategies
Effects of Node-Link Mapping on Non-Science Majors' Meaningful Learning and Conceptual Change in a Life-Science Survey Lecture Course
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Park-Martinez, Jayne Irene – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of node-link mapping on students' meaningful learning and conceptual change in a 1-semester introductory life-science course. This study used node-link mapping to integrate and apply the National Research Council's (NRC, 2005) three principles of human learning: engaging students' prior…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Introductory Courses, Concept Formation, Concept Mapping