Concept mapping: A useful tool for science education

Novak, Joseph D.

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Concept mapping: A useful tool for science education

Novak, Joseph D.·1990·Journal of Research in Science Teaching

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This article describes the genesis and development of concept mapping as a useful tool for science education. It also offers an overview of the contents of this special issue and comments on the current state of knowledge representation. Suggestions for further research are made throughout the article.

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Concept mapping is a tool used to visually represent a learner's understanding and knowledge structure of a specific topic.
“concept mapping, as proposed by Novak (1990), is another tool used to visually represent a learner's understanding and knowledge structure of a specific topic.”
From A Cognitive Load Theory Approach to Defining and Measuring Task Complexity Through Element Interactivity (2023) · cites this paper as Novak (1990)
Drawing concept maps has been shown to improve learning but is likely context specific to disciplines with significant pathways to memorize and abstract concepts to understand.
“Like representational drawing, the drawing of concept maps has been shown to improve learning (Blunt and Karpicke, 2014; Wong et al., 2021), but it is likely context specific to disciplines that have significant pathways to memorize and abstract concepts to understand (Novak, 1990).”
From Moving the Needle: Evidence of an Effective Study Strategy Intervention in a Community College Biology Course (2022) · cites this paper as Novak, 1990

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Authors: Novak, J. D.
Affiliations: Cornell University (US)
Corresponding author: Novak, Joseph D.
ORCID: Novak, Joseph D.
Venue: Journal of Research in Science Teaching
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 1990-12
Volume: 27
Issue: 10
Pages: 937-949
ISSN: 0022-4308 (ISSN-L)
1098-2736
DOI: 10.1002/tea.3660271003
OpenAlex: W2110720087
Cited by: 1,032
References: 28
Citations by year: 2026: 15 · 2025: 22 · 2024: 33 · 2023: 46 · 2022: 35 · 2021: 46 · 2020: 67 · 2019: 45 · 2018: 46 · 2017: 46 · 2016: 34 · 2015: 47 · 2014: 39 · 2013: 46 · 2012: 48
FWCI: 36.89
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor, 7369 d)
Locations: Journal of Research in Science Teaching (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Education › Science Education and Pedagogy
Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Educational Technology and Assessment
Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes
Keywords: concept mapping, science education, knowledge representation, conceptual understanding

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