Tools

LEADER 03836cam 2200493Ia 4500

001 ocn824511289;

003 OCoLC;

005 20141212050736.0;

006 m o d ;

007 cr bn|||||||||;

008 130116s2012 ncua ob 000 0 eng d;

035 a| (Sirsi) o824511289;

035 a| (OCoLC)824511289;

049 a| EREE;

090 a| QR61;

100 1 a| Smith, Maurice.=| ^A1136041;

245 10 a| Use of conceptual and procedural knowledge mapping to improve learning in a lecture-laboratory microbiology course /c| by Maurice Smith.;

260 a| [Greenville, N.C.] :b| East Carolina University,c| 2012.;

300 a| 109 pages :b| illustrations (color), digital, PDF file;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| computer2| rdamedia;

338 a| online resource2| rdacarrier;

538 a| System requirements: Adobe Reader.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web.;

502 b| M.A.c| East Carolina Universityd| 2012.;

500 a| Presented to the faculty of the Department of Mathematics, Science, and Instructional Technology Education.;

500 a| Advisor: Frank Crawley.;

500 a| Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Feb. 27, 2013).;

520 3 a| Promoting successful learning is key in developing students from novice to professionals in their respective fields of study. In the field of science, students have long practiced the art of memorization without complete understanding. To combat this common problem, Joseph Novak and D. Bob Gowin, constructed two metacognitive tools. These metacognitive tools, concept mapping and Vee heuristic, were developed with the hopes of providing students with a way to connect concepts, principles, and theories similar to their professors. The purpose of this study was to use these two tools as a way to promote successful learning among college-level science students. Both of these metacognitive tools were given to students enrolled in a microbiology lecture-laboratory course (BIOL 2110/2111 and BIOL 3220/3221). Concept mapping and the Vee heuristic were given to students in the guise of a study guide, in hopes to promote constant use and easy access. As a way to measure students' improvement in learning, two assessments general knowledge of microbiology (GKM) and public knowledge of microbiology (PKM) were constructed and given to students periodically throughout the course of the study. After the study's completion it was found that those students using the study guide regularly appeared to have a better understanding of the basic concepts required to successfully learn microbiology. Additionally students enrolled in BIOL 3220/3221 who used the study guide with help from a knowledgeable instructor significantly scored higher on the GKM assessment than the control group of students. Also discovered during the course of this study was nursing students attitudes towards scientific concepts. This particular find has important implications regarding the outcomes of this study.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references.;

650 0 a| Microbiologyx| Study and teaching (Higher)x| Graphic methods.=| ^A1757;

650 0 a| Concept mapping.=| ^A1012297;

650 0 a| Heuristic.=| ^A205891;

653 a| Science education;

700 1 a| Crawley, Frank E.=| ^A556616;

710 2 a| East Carolina University.b| Department of Mathematics, Science, and Instructional Technology Education.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

856 40 z| Access via ScholarShipu| http://hdl.handle.net/10342/4112;

949 o| jgml;

994 a| C0b| ERE;

596 a| 1 4;

998 a| 3255398;

999 a| CLICK ON WEB ADDRESSw| ASISc| 1i| 3255398-1001l| JNETm| JOYNERr| Ys| Yt| JNE3ETDu| 1/16/2013x| ETDz| JERESOURCE;

999 a| CLICK ON WEB ADDRESSw| ASISc| 1i| 3255398-2001l| HSLELECm| HSLr| Ys| Yt| HEETDu| 1/16/2013x| ETDz| HERESOURCE;

Use of conceptual and procedural knowledge mapping to improve learning in a lecture-laboratory microbiology course / by Maurice Smith.

Author/creator	Smith, Maurice
Other author	Crawley, Frank E.
Other author	East Carolina University. Department of Mathematics, Science, and Instructional Technology Education.
Format	Theses and dissertations
Publication Info	[Greenville, N.C.] : East Carolina University, 2012.
Description	109 pages : illustrations (color), digital, PDF file
Supplemental Content	Access via ScholarShip
Subjects	Microbiology--Study and teaching (Higher). --Graphic methods. Concept mapping. Heuristic.

Summary	Promoting successful learning is key in developing students from novice to professionals in their respective fields of study. In the field of science, students have long practiced the art of memorization without complete understanding. To combat this common problem, Joseph Novak and D. Bob Gowin, constructed two metacognitive tools. These metacognitive tools, concept mapping and Vee heuristic, were developed with the hopes of providing students with a way to connect concepts, principles, and theories similar to their professors. The purpose of this study was to use these two tools as a way to promote successful learning among college-level science students. Both of these metacognitive tools were given to students enrolled in a microbiology lecture-laboratory course (BIOL 2110/2111 and BIOL 3220/3221). Concept mapping and the Vee heuristic were given to students in the guise of a study guide, in hopes to promote constant use and easy access. As a way to measure students' improvement in learning, two assessments general knowledge of microbiology (GKM) and public knowledge of microbiology (PKM) were constructed and given to students periodically throughout the course of the study. After the study's completion it was found that those students using the study guide regularly appeared to have a better understanding of the basic concepts required to successfully learn microbiology. Additionally students enrolled in BIOL 3220/3221 who used the study guide with help from a knowledgeable instructor significantly scored higher on the GKM assessment than the control group of students. Also discovered during the course of this study was nursing students attitudes towards scientific concepts. This particular find has important implications regarding the outcomes of this study.
General note	Presented to the faculty of the Department of Mathematics, Science, and Instructional Technology Education.
General note	Advisor: Frank Crawley.
General note	Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Feb. 27, 2013).
Dissertation note	M.A. East Carolina University 2012.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references.
Technical details	System requirements: Adobe Reader.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Use of conceptual and procedural knowledge mapping to improve learning in a lecture-laboratory microbiology course / by Maurice Smith.

Click here for more information about this title