Knowledge Propagation in Practical Use of Kit-Build Concept Map System in Classroom Group Work for Knowledge Sharing

Abstract

This study proposes a design of class in which learners collaboratively organize and share what they learned in lessons. Concept mapping is a well-known technique that can help students to create visual representations of the structure of their understanding. This study uses a special kind of concept mapping for knowledge sharing, Kit-Build method. The characteristic of this method is to provide parts to build a concept map for learners. A teacher makes the parts and thus he/she can manage what students should learn and assesses answers automatically. This paper reports the result of classes conducted with Kit-Build concept map and analyzed the knowledge propagation in the collaborative learning. Through collaborative Kit-Build mapping among students the concordance rate of learner maps went up and the score of the maps improved. This indicates that students have shared and corrected their knowledge through the activity. In this study the teacher could realize the understanding of students and taught them what did not understand well based on the feedback of KB map system.