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Knowledge Maps As Scaffolds For Cognitive Processing, Angela M. O'Donnell, Donald F. Dansereau, Richard H. Hall
Knowledge Maps As Scaffolds For Cognitive Processing, Angela M. O'Donnell, Donald F. Dansereau, Richard H. Hall
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Knowledge Maps Are Node-Link Representations in Which Ideas Are Located in Nodes and Connected to Other Related Ideas through a Series of Labeled Links. the Research on Knowledge Mapping in the Last 12 Years Has Produced a Number of Consistent Findings. Students Recall More Central Ideas When They Learn from a Knowledge Map Than When They Learn from Text and Those with Low Verbal Ability or Low Prior Knowledge Often Benefit the Most. the Use of Knowledge Maps Also Appears to Amplify the Benefits Associated with Scripted Cooperation. Learning from Maps is Enhanced by Active Processing Strategies Such as Summarization …