Kit-Build Concept Map and Its Preliminary Evaluation

Abstract

In this paper, we have described Kit-Build method as an approach to realize automatic assessment of a concept map. In Kit-Build method, an ideal concept map (goal map) is prepared by an expert of a target domain at first, and parts are generated by decomposing the goal map. The parts are provided to a learner, and then the learner rebuilds a concept map (learner map) by connecting the parts. It would be easy to diagnose the maps by comparing the goal map and learner map because the same parts are used in them. We have already designed and developed a learning environment with the Kit-Build method. An experimental evaluation of the learning environment is also reported.