Academic Assessment through Computerized Concept Mapping: Validating a Method of Implicit Map Reconstruction.

Aidman, Eugene V.; Egan, Gerald

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ERIC Number: EJ575792

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1998

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Academic Assessment through Computerized Concept Mapping: Validating a Method of Implicit Map Reconstruction.

Aidman, Eugene V.; Egan, Gerald

International Journal of Instructional Media, v25 n3 p277-94 1998

A study of 100 psychology undergraduates and two lecturers found that implicit concept maps can be accurately reconstructed and compared with measures obtained from domain experts and that implicit learner maps can be used to identify individual differences in student knowledge. Discusses future research and potential applications in quantitative assessment of conceptual knowledge. Contains 48 references. (PEN)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Uses in Education, Concept Mapping, Higher Education, Individual Differences, Psychology, Student Evaluation, Undergraduate Students

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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