Concept Mapping Assessment of Media Assisted Learning in Interdisciplinary Science Education |
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| Authors: | Steffen Schaal Franz X Bogner and Raimund Girwidz |
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| Institution: | (1) Institute of Natural Sciences and Technics, University of Education Ludwigsburg, Reuteallee 46, 71634 Ludwigsburg, Germany;(2) University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany |
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| Abstract: | Acquisition of conceptual knowledge is a central aim in science education. In this study we monitored an interdisciplinary
hypermedia assisted learning unit on hibernation and thermodynamics based on cooperative learning. We used concept mapping
for the assessment, applying a pre-test/post-test design. In our study, 106 9th graders cooperated by working in pairs (n = 53) for six lessons. As an interdisciplinary learning activity in such complex knowledge domains has to combine many different
aspects, we focused on long-term knowledge. Learners working cooperatively in dyads constructed computer-supported concept
maps which were analysed by specific software. The data analysis encompassed structural aspects of the knowledge corresponding
to a target reference map. After the learning unit, the results showed the acquisition of higher-order domain-specific knowledge
structures which indicates successful interdisciplinary learning through the hypermedia learning environment. The benefit
of using a computer-assisted concept mapping assessment for research in science education, and in science classrooms is considered. |
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