Using knowledge space theory to analyze concept maps

Learning in the Disciplines: ICLS 2010 Conference Proceedings - 9th International Conference of the Learning Sciences

Volumn 1, Issue , 2010, Pages 952-959

  Cathcart, Laura A ^a   Stieff, Mike ^a   Marbach Ad, Gili ^a   Smith, Ann C ^a   Frauwirth, Kenneth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE CONCEPTION; ANALYSIS METHOD; CONCEPT MAPPING; COURSE MATERIAL; KNOWLEDGE SPACE THEORY; NODE-LINK DIAGRAMS; PRODUCTIVE TOOLS; STUDENT KNOWLEDGE;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84866089415     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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