1. CONCEPT MAPS AS DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS IN ASSESSING THE ACQUISITION AND RETENTION OF KNOWLEDGE IN BIOCHEMISTRY
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Jasna Adamov, Mirjana Segedinac, Stanko Cvjetičanin, Robert Bakos, Jasna Adamov, Mirjana Segedinac, Stanko Cvjetičanin, and Robert Bakos
- Abstract
This paper shows the possibility of applying concept maps as diagnostic tools in assessing knowledge. The authors introduce the terms “ideal knowledge structure”, “desired knowledge structure” and “real knowledge structure” as milestones in indicating levels of acquired knowledge. The role of concept mapping in the diagnostics of knowledge was tested in the secondary-school teaching of biochemistry. The pedagogical experiment was performed with secondary-school students form Novi Sad (Serbia). Students were tested in two biochemical topics (nucleic acids and protein synthesis) and concept maps were created for the results of each student after final and retention tests. A comparison of the desired knowledge structure and the real knowledge structure revealed the possible application of concept maps: in establishing the level of acquired knowledge; in illustrating students’ efforts and ability to learn biochemical content; and as indicators of the level of the retention of knowledge and of the efficiency of the applied teaching method. Through concept maps, teachers can evaluate their own performance and gain important feedback on their own work., U ovom radu prikazana je mogućnost primjene konceptnih mapa kao dijagnostičkog sredstva u procjeni učeničkog znanja. Autori uvode nove termine: „idealna struktura znanja”, „poželjna struktura znanja” i „realna struktura znanja” kao pokazatelje nivoa usvojenosti znanja. Uloga konceptnih mapa kao dijagnostičkog sredstva testirana je u oblasti gimnazijske nastave biokemije. U pedagoškom eksperimentu sudjelovali su gimnazijalci iz Novog Sada (Srbija). Ispitivano je njihovo poznavanje nastavnih sadržaja iz dvije nastavne teme (nukleinske kiseline i biosinteza proteina). Kreirane su konceptne mape realne strukture znanja za svakog učenika nakon fi nalnog testa i testa retencije znanja. Usporedbom mapa poželjne i realnih struktura znanja ustanovljene su moguće primjene konceptnih mapa: u određivanju nivoa usvojenosti znanja; u ocjeni uloženog truda i sposobnosti učenika da usvoji biokemijske sadržaje; kao indikatora nivoa retencije znanja; kao mjere efi kasnosti primijenjene nastavne metode. Radom s konceptnim mapama nastavnici mogu ocijeniti svoje rezultate i steći uvid u vlastiti rad.
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- 2009