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Research: Science and Education
Chemical Education Research
An Investigation of the Value of Using Concept Maps in General Chemistry
Gayle Nicoll,* Joseph S. Francisco, and Mary Nakhleh
Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907
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August 2001
Vol. 78 No. 8
p. 1111
Abstract
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.
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*  Citation
 Nicoll, Gayle; Francisco, Joseph S.; Nakhleh, Mary B. J. Chem. Educ. 2001 78 1111.
*  Keywords
 Bonding Theory; CER Constructivism; CER Qualitative Methods; Chemical Education Research; General Chemistry; Teaching/Learning Theory/Practice
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April 14, 2005
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