Teacher education students' use of concept maps as cognitive tools within assessment

摘要: Poster that was presented at the HERDSA 2009 Conference. Disciplines Medicine and Health Sciences | Social Behavioral Publication Details V. Neville, S. Bennett & L. Lockyer (2009). Teacher education students' use of concept maps as cognitive tools within assessment. Conference, Darwin, 6-9 July. This conference paper is available Research Online: http://ro.uow.edu.au/smhpapers/2338 assessment (Poster) Victoria Neville University Sydney Australia Sue Wollongong Lori Introduction Students enrolled in a first year teacher subject about using information communication technologies (ICT) teaching were required, for an task, to construct map illustrated their knowledge how ICT could be used teaching. instructed Smart Ideasa mapping software which many schools. A organisational tool help learners clarify make explicit through structural arrangement linking concepts relationships generate meaningful propositions (Novak Gowin, 1984, 2008). Learners’ learning tools, such map, influenced by “approach learning”, either deep approach or surface (Entwistle, 1998). Method study sought identify: 1 features participants’ demonstration teaching; 2 revealed content word choice. Accuracy not assessed. Two different methods analysing twelve participants utilised. analysed each participant’s Novak Gowin’s (1984) scoring system. method appropriate analysis structure rather than accuracy. words on conveyed learning”. Findings All able maps. However, generally reflected few necessary convey meaning. The included hierarchical organisation, but often combined, poorly organised embedded hierarchically shallow structure. In addition, none 2009: Program