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ERIC Number: EJ528633
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0671
Construct Validation of an Approach to Modeling Cognitive Structure of U.S. History Knowledge.
Herl, Howard E.; And Others
Journal of Educational Research, v89 n4 p206-18 Mar-Apr 1996
This research applied evolving conceptions of learning to examine how to represent and evaluate students' and experts' cognitive structures. High school history students completed several tasks. Direct comparisons of the quality of student maps with expert maps showed that experts' concept maps could be used to score students' concept maps reliably. (SM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Mapping, Cognitive Structures, Concept Mapping, Evaluation Methods, Grade 11, High School Students, High Schools, History Instruction, Knowledge Level, Learning Modalities, Secondary School Teachers, Student Evaluation, Test Reliability, Test Validity, Writing Skills
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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