An analysis of prospective teachers’ knowledge for constructing concept maps
| Autor: | Karthigeyan Subramaniam, Pamela Esprivalo Harrell |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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| Zdroj: | Educational Research. 57:217-236 |
| ISSN: | 1469-5847 0013-1881 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00131881.2015.1050845 |
| Popis: | Background: Literature contends that a teacher’s knowledge of concept map-based tasks influence how their students perceive the task and execute the creation of acceptable concept maps. Teachers who are skilled concept mappers are able to (1) understand and apply the operational terms to construct a hierarchical/non-hierarchical concept map; (2) identify the legitimacy of the constructed concept map by verifying its graphical structure and its educational utility; and (3) determine the inherent ‘good’ and ‘poor’ qualities of the resulting graphical structure to reiterate the ‘good’ qualities and to coach and provide feedback to alleviate ‘poor’ qualities.Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the nature of prospective teachers’ knowledge underpinning the technique used to construct concept maps and thus, explicate their facility to construct concept maps.Sample, Design and Methods: Data consisted of 200 concept maps constructed by prospective teachers in an elementary science methods course... |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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