A set of guidelines for the consistent assessment of concept maps

• Autores: Sally Sue Richmond, Joanna F. DeFranco, Kathryn W. Jablokow
• Localización: The International journal of engineering education, ISSN-e 0949-149X, Vol. 30, no. 5, 2014, págs. 1072-1082
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Concept maps are used to structure and communicate information, as well as to assess one’s depth of understanding of a topic. Inour research, in which we used concept maps as a form of assessment, we determined that the existing techniques available in theliterature to evaluate concept maps can lead to inconsistencies in the assessment results. In this paper, we will present data thatillustrate these inconsistencies, as well as the concept map assessment guidelines we developed to improve assessment consistency;we tested these guidelines on 131 concept maps. This process was influenced by the many concept map assessment techniquespublished in the literature and will provide educators with the necessary guidance to meaningfully, consistently, and accuratelyevaluate student concept maps.