Comparison of Kit-Build and Scratch-Build Concept Mapping Methods on Memory Retention

Abstract

Concept map is a useful tool for learners to organize and represent knowledge . Tasks to generate concept maps can be divided into two: one is the segmentation task where parts (called “kit”) of a concept map are ext racted; and the other is the structuring task where the extracted elements of the kit are connected and the concept map is built. In the Kit -Build method, a teacher builds a concept map and extracts kits of the concept map, and then provides them to learne rs. Then, a learner builds a concept map using the kit. In this method, learners do not carry out segmentation tasks but conduct recognition tasks based on the kit. Therefore, it is necessary to examine the influence on learning effect by replacing the two tasks. In this research , we have performed an experiment to compare the Kit -Build method and the usual method - where the learner performs the segmentation tasks and then builds the concept map - to examine the difference on memory retention . 30 subjects were participated in the experiment. As results of ANOVA, the Kit -Build method proved to have memory retention equivalently to the usual method.