The effects of training in concept mapping on student achievement in traditional classroom tests

Conclusions

Due to the small numbers, this study should be viewed as an illuminative pilot study. The main points arising are:

• . Students who did not achieve a high level of concept mapping mastery showed no significant improvement in performance on normal classroom end-of-unit achievement tests.

• . over half of the students who achieved a high level of concept mapping mastery also showed a significant improvement in performance on normal classroom end-of-unit achievement tests, and,

• . concept mapping should be incorporated into the ongoing classroom instruction patterns if performance gains are to be maintained.