ERIC Number: EJ723639
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-0731-9258
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Comparing Hand Drawn and Computer Generated Concept Mapping
Royer, Regina; Royer, Jeffery
Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, v23 n1 p67-81 2004
This study compared the use of paper/pencil and computer tools for creating concept maps. Participants were 52 students in two combined 9th/10th grade biology classes. An independent measures research design was used. There were two treatment groups: computer and paper/pencil. The computer group created concept maps using Inspiration software on desktop computers. The paper/pencil group made concept maps in the traditional manner. The t statistic was used to evaluate the mean difference between the two treatments. The group using the computer created more complex maps than the group that used paper/pencil. This difference was significant.
Descriptors: Grade 10, Grade 9, Computer Uses in Education, Research Design, Biology, Concept Mapping, Computer Software, Comparative Analysis, Student Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Scientific Concepts
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, P.O. Box 1545, Chesapeake, VA 23327-1545. Tel: 757-366-5606.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Grade 10; Grade 9
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Language: English
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