An Investigation of the Value of Using Concept Maps in General Chemistry

Gayle Nicoll ^[1] ; Joseph S. Francisco ^[1] ; Mary Nakhleh ^[1]
1. [1] Purdue University
  
  Purdue University
  
  Township of Wabash, Estados Unidos
Localización: Journal of chemical education, ISSN 0021-9584, Vol. 78, Nº 8, 2001, pág. 1111
Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
- This paper reports a qualitative investigation of the effects of integrating concept maps into the freshman-level general chemistry curriculum. Ten volunteers each from two sections of general chemistry for science majors were interviewed to assess the degree to which they connected concepts from different domains. The sections were equivalent except for the integration of concept maps into one section. Concept maps were generated from the interviews and scored by multiple analysts. Students in the experimental section had significantly more links and nodes in their concept maps than students in the traditional section. There were no significant differences between the two sections in terms of the students' GPAs or years of high school chemistry.