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Direct linkVan Zele, Els; Lenaerts, Josephina; Wieme, Willem – International Journal of Science Education, 2004
The search for authentic science research tools to evaluate student understanding in a hybrid learning environment with a large multimedia component has resulted in the use of concept maps as a representation of student's knowledge organization. One hundred and seventy third-semester introductory university-level engineering students represented…
Descriptors: Science Education, Engineering Education, College Students, Concept Mapping
McGaghie, William C.; McCrimmon, Donald R.; Mitchell, Gordon; Thompson, Jason A. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2004
This three-part article begins with a brief presentation of a framework that describes different approaches to conduct and report research on expert knowledge. The framework contrasts "direct vs. indirect" approaches and provides examples of each. Second, the article gives a detailed description of the methods and results of three…
Descriptors: Expertise, Concept Mapping, Medical Students, Scaling
Download full textYarden, Hagit; Marbach-Ad, Gili; Gershoni, Jonathan M. – Bioscene: Journal of College Biology Teaching, 2004
In our study, we focused on the conceptual understanding of the concepts and processes presented in the first lectures of an introductory course in cellular biology for biology majors. The study topic we considered was, "the structure of DNA and the functions of nucleotides". One hundred and eighteen students were asked to prepare concept maps…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Concept Mapping, College Freshmen, Introductory Courses
Huer, Mary Blake – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2005
This article addresses three emerging problems in special education: (a) new learning environments with different teaching styles, (b) equity in access to assistive technology (AT), and (c) an on-going infusion of new AT opportunities within special educational environments. Instructions for designing and creating concept maps are presented as a…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Assistive Technology, Teaching Styles, Special Education
Shanahan, Peter; Gerber, Rod – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2004
This paper examines the varying experiences of quality amongst key stakeholders (those who have an interest in, an impact on or are users of) in faculty student administration in an Australian university and proposes a framework for understanding quality in this context. Data were obtained using a qualitative phenomenographic research approach and…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Qualitative Research, Phenomenology, Interviews
Schrader, P. G.; Lawless, Kimberly A. – Performance Improvement, 2004
Research has shown that knowledge instruction alone is a poor agent for influencing changes in behavior (Bruvold, 1990; Morrison et al., 1994; Valente et al., 1998). Successful outcomes of interventions in education and performance improvement involve more than knowledge gains. Furthermore, a growing body of researchers from different areas have…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Researchers, Guidance, Instructional Improvement
Mintzes, Joel; Quinn, Heather J. – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2007
Emerging from a human constructivist view of learning and a punctuated model of conceptual change, these studies explored differences in the structural complexity and content validity of knowledge about prehistoric life depicted in concept maps by learners ranging in age from approximately 10 to 20 years. Study 1 (cross-age) explored the…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Concept Mapping, Content Validity, Validity
Kutnick, Peter; Brighi, Antonella; Avgitidou, Sofia; Genta, Maria Luisa; Hannikainen, Maritta; Karlsson-Lohmander, Maelis; Ruiz, Rosario Ortega; Rautamies, Erja; Colwell, Jennifer; Tsalagiorgou, Eleni; Mazzanti, Chiara; Nicoletti, Sandra; Sansavini, Alessandra; Guarini, Annalisa; Romera, Eva; Monks, Claire; Lofqvist, Monica – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2007
This study sought to identify and compare the characteristics of the social pedagogic context of cognitive activities in a sample of early education settings in six European countries (England, Finland, Greece, Italy, Spain and Sweden). Previous research concerning the social context within which cognitive/learning activities take place has…
Descriptors: Young Children, Rating Scales, Foreign Countries, Social Development
Stacey, Kaye; Steinle, Vicki – Mathematics Education Research Journal, 2006
The basic theory of Rasch measurement applies to situations where a person has a certain level of a trait being investigated, and this level of ability is what determines (to within a measurement error) how well the person does on each item in a test. This paper responds to frequent suggestions from colleagues that the use of Rasch measurement…
Descriptors: Measurement, Error of Measurement, Item Response Theory, Construct Validity
Pruden, Shannon M.; Hirsh-Pasek, Kathy; Golinkoff, Roberta Michnick; Hennon, Elizabeth A. – Child Development, 2006
A core task in language acquisition is mapping words onto objects, actions, and events. Two studies investigated how children learn to map novel labels onto novel objects. Study 1 investigated whether 10-month-olds use both perceptual and social cues to learn a word. Study 2, a control study, tested whether infants paired the label with a…
Descriptors: Child Development, Language Acquisition, Learning Processes, Cues
Conlon, Tom – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2006
Concept mapping is a powerful learning technique that can be enhanced by computer technology. Software tools are already available for the preparation of concept maps but as yet, few systems provide feedback on their content. The claim made by this article is that by enlisting the student as an assessment partner, computer-based feedback becomes…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Computer Software, Feedback, Formative Evaluation
Coffman, Margaret; Riggs, Leela – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2006
The Virtual Vee Map proved successful in promoting student learning in the areas of inquiry and data analysis using resources and data available on the internet. A postsurvey found that a majority of students enjoyed collecting and interpreting the data to find an answer to their own inquiry question. (Contains 3 tables and 6 figures.)
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Concept Mapping, Internet, Inquiry
Treagust, David F., Ed.; And Others – 1996
The underlying theme of this book illustrates how constructivist ideas can be used by science and mathematics educators for research and the further improvement of educational practice. Authors from various parts of the world describe their work investigating students' conceptions, improving teaching and curricula, and enhancing teacher education…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Constructivism (Learning), Educational Change, Educational Strategies
Naidu, Som – 1990
The first of two parts in this document is a student workbook which is designed to teach students how to construct a concept map, i.e., a graphic arrangement of the key concepts in a body of subject matter with connecting lines labelled to show valid and meaningful relationships between the chosen concepts. The workbook provides a discussion of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Mapping, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Structures, Concept Formation
Peer reviewedTisher, Richard P., Ed. – Research in Science Education, 1985
This publication contains 24 studies which focus on: the fostering of inquiry in secondary school science laboratories; realistic expectations for traditional laboratory work; a content-based, college-level science course for all students; understanding learning at the classroom level; transitions and student task involvement; a project to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Concept Formation, Concept Mapping, Curriculum Development
