Data from 48 biology, 36 chemistry, 24 physics, and 33 math teachers in Nigeria revealed favorable attitudes toward learning and using concept- and vee-mapping in teaching science rather than math. Poor attitudes of math teachers toward vee-mapping and assisting teachers in teaching these techniques with greater confidence were shown to need…

Compared teaching senior secondary school biology students (n=147) with concept mapping alone; with concept mapping in conjunction with cooperative-learning groups; and with lecture/demonstration methods. Groups utilizing concept mapping with cooperative learning scored significantly higher other groups. (Contains 18 references.) (MDH)