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Publication Date: 2011
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Visualising Knowledge Structures in Biology: Discipline, Curriculum and Student Understanding
Kinchin, Ian M.
Journal of Biological Education, v45 n4 p183-189 2011
Concept mapping is discussed as a tool for the visualisation of knowledge structures that can be exploited within biological education. Application of this tool makes it possible to relate the structure of the curriculum to the structure of the discipline, in order to support the development of robust student knowledge structures in ways that reflect the professional practice of subject experts. (Contains 4 figures and 1 note.)
Descriptors: Expertise, Concept Mapping, Discipline, Cognitive Structures, Visual Stimuli, Science Education, Biology, Science Teachers, Teaching Methods, Hands on Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Secondary School Science, College Science
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education; Primary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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