Professional paper
https://doi.org/10.32633/eb.5.4
Analysis of concept maps with textbooks to identify possible conceptual links to facilitate understanding of the reproduction process
Monika Golubić
; Sunja Primary School, Sunja, Croatia
Valerija Begić
; Elementary school Sesvetski Kraljevec, Sesvetski Kraljevec, Croatia
Ines Radanović
; Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
This research aims to analyze expert concept maps for a primary school to identify possible conceptual links for facilitated learning. Previous research has identified problems with the adoption of the concept of reproduction and as the most pronounced misconceptions with the key concept of the life cycle of the cell and organism and in understanding the concept of fertilization. The identified misconceptions indicate the necessary change in the organization of biology teaching contents, as well as the need to introduce new teaching strategies with an emphasis on the active participation of students. Given the limitations of the valid national teaching documents before 2019., according to which maps are prepared as a systematization with teaching topics, and not to support the construction of a targeted concept, the identified problems are not fully supported. Expert concept maps allow 73% successful learning with partial resolution of identified problems, provided properly applied in teaching. In the analyze of the concept map according to the curriculum of Biology after 2019., which supports conceptual learning approach, it is estimated that the prepared expert map supports learning with the resolution of possible misconceptions in the proportion greater than 87%.
Keywords
conceptual understanding; conceptual map analysis; learning problems and misconceptions in biology
Hrčak ID:
237763
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Publication date:
28.12.2019.
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