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Article: The criterion-related validity of a computer-based approach for scoring concept maps.
- Article from:
- International Journal of Instructional Media
- Article date:
- June 22, 2006
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There is an extensive and growing literature on the use of concept maps as an alternative form of assessment (Markham, Mintzes, & Jones, 1994; Ruiz-Primo, 2000; Ruiz-Promo, Schultz, Li, & Shavelson, 2000; Ruiz-Primo, Shavelson, Li, & Schultz, 2001; Shavelson, Lang, & Lewin, 1994). Jonassen and Wang (1992) propose that well-developed structural knowledge (the knowledge of the structural inter-relationship of knowledge elements) of a content area is necessary in order to flexibly use that knowledge. Concept maps and essays may be an appropriate approach for assessing structural knowledge (Jonassen, Beissner, & Yacci, 1993).
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