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ERIC Number: EJ446449
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308
The Concept Map as an Advance Organizer.
Willerman, Marvin; Mac Harg, Richard A.
Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v28 n8 p705-12 Oct 1991
A control group of 40 eighth graders completed a unit on elements and compounds. An experimental group of 42 completed concept maps on the same topic. Results of a one-tailed T test demonstrated the usefulness of concept maps as advance organizers. (KR)
Descriptors: Advance Organizers, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Concept Mapping, Grade 8, Learning Strategies, Science Achievement, Science Education, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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