Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ545298
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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Node-Link Mapping as an Alternative to Traditional Writing Assignments in Undergraduate Psychology Courses.
Czuchry, Michael; Dansereau, Donald F.
Teaching of Psychology, v23 n2 p91-96 Apr 1996
Explores the usefulness of an alternative writing approach using a spatial-verbal technique called node-link mapping. In this process the student diagrams nodes, which contain key ideas and propositions, and links, which convey relations such as, leads to, part of, and example. Includes diagrams and examples. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Mapping, Concept Mapping, Information Processing, Learning Modalities, Learning Processes, Outlining (Discourse), Prewriting, Psychoeducational Methods, Psychology, Schemata (Cognition), Social Studies, Study Skills, Teaching Methods, Undergraduate Study, Visual Aids, Writing Assignments, Writing Improvement, Writing Strategies
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Researchers; Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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