PT Journal
AU Bodorikova, N
TI CONCEPT MAPPING AS AN ASSESSMENT TOOL OF LEARNERS´EDUCATION RESULTS
SO EduPort
PY 2023
BP 23
EP 35
VL 7
IS 1
DI 10.21062/edp.2023.003
DE Concept Mapping; Mental Representations; Constructivism; Assessment.
AB Presented article deals with conceptual mapping as a tool for evaluation of learners' education results. The outputs (concept maps) of 60 second-year higher secondary school students were analysed. The research sample consisted of a total 60 students out of which 30 were from grammar school and 30 from the secondary vocational school in Nitra. Individual concept maps were designed for the history classes (specifically about the First World War theme) within the 2021/2022 school year.  The results of the conducted research show that the conceptual mapping method (showing students' mental representations of the selected thematic unit from the history subject) is a suitable tool for assessment of results within this particular education level. Given method of assessment offers a much more complex view on the resulting conceptualization structure of students' knowledge. With the assistance of concept maps, we can easily understand the way students think, we do not evaluate just their knowledge but also the overall process of learning and thinking.
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