The Effectiveness of Collaborative Mind Mapping in Hong Kong Primary Science Classrooms

Autor/inn/en	Fung, Dennis; Liang, Tim
Titel	The Effectiveness of Collaborative Mind Mapping in Hong Kong Primary Science Classrooms
Quelle	In: International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 21 (2023) 3, S.899-922 (24 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Fung, Dennis)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1571-0068
DOI	10.1007/s10763-022-10279-1
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Elementary School Students; Grade 4; Cognitive Mapping; Cooperation; Peer Relationship; Science Instruction; Learning Activities; Discourse Analysis; Science Achievement; Student Motivation; Concept Formation; Learning Processes; Hong Kong + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; Co-operation; Kooperation; Peer-Beziehungen; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Lernaktivität; Diskursanalyse; Schulische Motivation; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Learning process; Lernprozess; Hongkong
Abstract	This paper reports the results of a quasi-experimental study that evaluated the effectiveness of collaborative mind mapping in three Hong Kong primary schools. More than 200 grade 4 students, divided into three pedagogical groups, participated in a variety of science learning activities with the aid of a mind map and/or collaborative group work. The results of diagnostic tests reveal the synergy of peer collaboration and mind mapping to be more effective than either collaboration or mind mapping alone in enhancing students' scientific achievement. Analysis of the students' science discourse and follow-up interviews indicates that collaborative mind mapping fosters learning motivation and facilitates the joint construction of conceptual knowledge in science. Recommendations are made for the integrative use of graphic organisers and group work, and implications for future research on science teaching in Hong Kong and elsewhere are further discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01