ERIC Number: EJ1347235
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Jun
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-2310-0869
EISSN: EISSN-2313-3538
Concept Maps as an Effective Formative Assessment Tool in Biology at the Secondary Level
Choudhary, Farkhunda; Bano, Rukhsana
Journal of Education and Educational Development, v9 n1 p157-175 Jun 2022
This study is about the effectiveness of concept maps as a formative assessment. It aimed to investigate the effectiveness of concept maps in formative assessment for the teaching and learning of biological concepts at the secondary level. One group pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design was used for this study. The experiment was completed in six weeks. A sample of 46 students was selected from Karimabad District Hunza. Data were collected by conducting a Bioenergetics Diagnostic Test at each interval with and without intervention. It was found that concept maps are useful for the development of a clear understanding of concepts in Biology. Concept maps refrain from rote learning thus promoting critical thinking and reasoning ability and act as an effective classroom instructional and a formative assessment tool. It was concluded that the concept maps can be used as an effective formative assessment tool in Biology at the secondary level.
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Concept Mapping, Formative Evaluation, Biology, Science Instruction, Secondary School Science, Critical Thinking, Logical Thinking, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Pakistan
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