Reconstruction of Concept Map to Promote Learners’ Comprehension on New Knowledge

Abstract

This study investigated a new extension of reconstruction Kit-Build (KB) concept map, which combined with the open-ended style that calls KB-Mixed. To confirm the learners' comprehension of new knowledge, we compared KB-Mixed and open-ended concept map. This study involved 55 2nd-grade university students who were divided into two groups, experimental and control. Students in the experimental group requested to construct concept maps using the KB-Mixed method, while those in the control group using the open-ended concept map, which calls Extended Scratch-Build. The results indicated that KB-Mixed had a significant impact on learners' comprehend, which was represented by the post-test score. Moreover, the concept maps score assessed by expert judgment showed a significant correlation difference to the post-test score.