1Cademy - Concept Maps to Test Knowledge in Psychology Course<br>

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Concept Maps to Test Knowledge in Psychology Course

Major Finding: Concept maps are a valid means of assessing change in student's knowledge
CMs provide an organizational framework that can enhance comprehension. This is because CMS requires students to actively test their understanding of the relationships among concepts.
They are flexible; can. be used to create study guides or outline research papers, can be useful in groups or individual
Students can create these without the need for much instruction
Image shows the difference between pre and post-test with concept maps. Posttest was after one semester of a psychology course