Can Good Concept Mappers Be Good Problem Solvers in Science?.

Okebukola, Peter Akinsola

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Publication Date: 1992

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Can Good Concept Mappers Be Good Problem Solvers in Science?

Okebukola, Peter Akinsola

Research in Science and Technological Education, v10 n2 p153-70 1992

Students (n=40) who had experienced cooperative and individualistic concept-mapping experiences performed significantly better in solving three biological problems than did control students (n=20). No significant differences were found between students who mapped concepts cooperatively and those who mapped individually. There were mixed results for gender. (39 references) (MDH)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Biology, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Concept Mapping, Elementary Secondary Education, Problem Solving, Schemata (Cognition), Science Achievement, Science Education, Science Instruction, Sex Differences

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Language: English

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