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Becker, Lukas Bernhard, Welter, Virginia Deborah Elaine ORCID: 0000-0002-1968-5551 and Grossschedl, Jorg ORCID: 0000-0002-7943-4818 (2021). Effects of Strategy Training and Elaboration vs. Retrieval Settings on Learning of Cell Biology Using Concept Mapping. Educ. Sci., 11 (9). BASEL: MDPI. ISSN 2227-7102

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Abstract

Concept mapping (CM) can be an effective strategy to facilitate understanding-based learning of complex and abstract scientific content. In our study, we tried to answer two questions that have not yet been clarified: (1) How effective is CM if the learners do not have the textual learning material available when constructing their concept maps (retrieval setting) in contrast to when the material is available (elaboration setting)? (2) Do potential effects of the two settings depend on the intensity of a previous CM strategy training? To this end, we established a quasi-experimental four-group plan and collected data of N = 93 undergraduate students. The participants received either a detailed CM strategy training or just a short introduction and were then asked to apply CM in a retrieval or elaboration setting. The quality of constructed concept maps and content-related learning success were assessed to determine potential group differences. Overall, our results show a significantly positive but setting-independent effect of the CM strategy training on methodical CM skills. However, the different setting conditions differed neither regarding concept map quality nor content-related learning success, implying that CM in retrieval settings could be as effective as in elaboration settings.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Becker, Lukas Bernhard UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Welter, Virginia Deborah Elaine UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-1968-5551 UNSPECIFIED Grossschedl, Jorg UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-7943-4818 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-563040
DOI:	10.3390/educsci11090530
Journal or Publication Title:	Educ. Sci.
Volume:	11
Number:	9
Date:	2021
Publisher:	MDPI
Place of Publication:	BASEL
ISSN:	2227-7102
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language CONCEPT MAP ASSESSMENT; KNOWLEDGE; STUDENTS; EDUCATION; RELIABILITY; THINKING; SYSTEM; TESTS; TOOL Multiple languages Education & Educational Research Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/56304