Individual Differences in Concept Mapping when Learning from Texts
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Concept maps consist of nodes representing concepts and links representing the relationship between the concepts. Various studies showed that concept mapping fosters meaningful learning. However, little is known about the specific cognitive processes that are responsible for such mapping effects. A thinking-aloud study was carried out to analyze the relations between cognitive processes during concept mapping and learning outcomes (38 university students; 17 male, 21 female, mean age 23.8). Additionally, characteristics of the concept maps the learners produced were included in the analysis. The results emphasize the importance of explicating the relationship between the concepts by labeling the links as well as the importance of content-related planning and controlling of the mapping process. The results provide useful hints of how to develop a training method for beginners in
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