Are high-coherent concept maps better for prior knowledge activation? Differential effects of concept mapping tasks on high school vs. university students.

We investigated whether and how prior knowledge activation improves learning outcomes for high school (less experienced learners) and university students (experienced learners) in a hypertext environment. Map coherence was defined as the extent to which relationships between the concepts in the map...

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Published in:Journal of Computer Assisted Learning Vol. 24; no. 5; pp. 407 - 420
Main Authors: Gurlitt J, Renkl A
Format: clinical trial research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Oct2008
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