Effectiveness of Concept Mapping Strategies for Science Learning in 6th Grade

This study adopted a quasi-experimental design with the support of qualitative information to investigate the impact of the mobile microscope on students’ science learning outcomes in a laboratory setting. The duration of the educational experiment was 5 weeks. Research participants comprised 56 third graders from two different classes at a public elementary school in Taiwan. Two classes with an equal number of students formed the experimental and control groups. Students in the experimental group employed mobile microscopes to support their scientific inquiries, whereas students in the control group used only tablet computers to facilitate their science learning. A standardized test was developed to measure students’ basic understanding of botany. Additionally, semi-structured concept mapping was employed as an alternative non-standardized test to evaluate students’ natural science learning. The quantitative findings indicated a significant instructional effect in the students’ concept mapping but not in the standardized test. The qualitative results revealed that mobile microscopes might motivate students to actively engage in knowledge discussion and sharing during plant observation.

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Concept Mapping: Promoting Science Learning in BN Learners in Australia

The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing ◽

10.3928/0022-0124-19990101-08 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 30 (1) ◽

pp. 37-44

Author(s):

Lesley Wilkes ◽

Karen Cooper ◽

Julie Lewin ◽

Judith Batts

Keyword(s):

Concept Mapping ◽

Science Learning

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Implementation of Concept Mapping As Learning Strategy to Improve Social Science Learning Outcomes in The Theme of Wonderful Diversity In My Country to The Fourth Grade Students of SDN 2 Prembun In Academic Year of 2019/2020

Kalam Cendekia: Jurnal Ilmiah Kependidikan ◽

10.20961/jkc.v8i2.41508 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Retno Novianti Rahayu ◽

Wahyudi Wahyudi ◽

Joharman Joharman

Keyword(s):

Social Science ◽

Learning Outcomes ◽

Concept Mapping ◽

Learning Strategies ◽

Science Learning ◽

Concept Maps ◽

Learning Strategy ◽

Group Discussions ◽

Fourth Grade Students ◽

Wonderful Diversity

The objectives of the research were: (1) to describe the steps in the implementation of concept mapping as learning strategy, (2) to improve social science learning outcomes in the theme of wonderful diversity in my country, and (3) to describe the obstacles and solutions in the implementation of concept mapping as learning strategy.The research was a collaborative classroom action research. The types of data were qualitative data and quantitative data. Data collection techniques included observation, interviews, and tests.The results of the research indicated that: (1) the steps in the implementation of concept mapping as learning strategy were: a) the teacher explained concept mapping as learning strategies to the students, b) the students worked in small groups, c) the students expressed the ideas, d) the students determined the main concepts, e) the teacher guided the students to create concept maps, f) the students presented the results of the discussion, g) the teacher provided feedback, h) the students summarized the lesson, i) the students made evaluation; (2) the implementation of the concept mapping as learning strategy improved students’ learning outcomes, (3) the obstacle was some students disturbed other groups during group discussions. The solution to overcome the obstacle was the teacher walked over to the students and gave a reprimand.

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Concept Mapping zum Lernen aus Texten

Zeitschrift für Pädagogische Psychologie ◽

10.1024/1010-0652.22.2.119 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 22 (2) ◽

pp. 119-125 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Tatjana S. Hilbert ◽

Matthias Nückles ◽

Alexander Renkl ◽

Carla Minarik ◽

Angelika Reich ◽

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Keyword(s):

Concept Mapping ◽

Concept Map

Concept Mapping ist eine Lernstrategie, die insbesondere das bedeutungsvolle Lernen unterstützt. Ziel dieser Studie war es, den Nutzen von kognitiven und/oder metakognitiven Prompts auf den Lernerfolg beim Lernen durch Concept Mapping zu untersuchen. Die teilnehmenden Schülerinnen und Schüler (N = 112, Durchschnittsalter: 17.20 Jahre) erzielten einen signifikant besseren Lernerfolg, wenn sie durch Prompts beim Anfertigen einer Concept Map unterstützt wurden. Gemischte Prompts waren dabei im Vergleich zu nur kognitiven bzw. nur metakognitiven Prompts nicht effektiver, offensichtlich regte bereits die Verfügbarkeit von Prompts die Lernenden zu systematischerem Lernverhalten an. Als Fazit dieser Studie lässt sich festhalten, dass Prompts als Hilfestellung bei der Anwendung einer neuen Lerntechnik sehr wohl positive Effekte haben. Eine Follow-Up-Messung ohne Prompts zeigte jedoch, dass die einmalige Unterstützung durch Prompts nicht ausreichte, um die Lerntechnik weiterhin selbstständig erfolgreich anzuwenden.

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