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Article: TAIWANESE HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE STUDENTS' VIEWS OF USING A WWW-BASED CONCEPT MAP TESTING SYSTEM.
- Article from:
- International Journal of Instructional Media
- Article date:
- September 22, 2000
- Author:
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INTRODUCTION
In the recent fifteen years, concept maps have been widely applied to the instruction of various disciplines, especially in science (1, 2). The use of concept maps as an assessment tool is an important application of using concept maps. Concept map is based on D.P. Ausubel's theory of meaningful learning (3). Ausubel and some other educators assert that meaningful learning occurs when learners could construct their knowledge hierarchically and explore the possible linkages between concepts (4). Therefore, concept maps present the hierarchical structure of students' ideas, with emphasis on the relations between concepts (1).
Computers have ...