CONCEPT MAPPING IN TEACHING SCIENCE AMONG IX STD STUDENTS

Sangeetha; Sangeetha

doi:10.29121/granthaalayah.v5.i5(SE).2017.1978

Authors

R. Sangeetha MEd Scholar, RVS College of Education, Sulur, India
Mrs. T. Sangeetha MCom., MPhil., MEd., Assistant Professor in Commerce Education, RVS College of Education, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v5.i5(SE).2017.1978

Keywords:

Concept Map, Teaching, Science, Students, Graphic Device

Abstract [English]

Concept Map is a graphic device in which the concepts are linked by propositions leading to the precision and enhancement of meaning of the concept.” It is a schematic device for representing a set of concept meanings embedded in a hierarchy from most general concept to specific concepts of a learning unit. The study aimed to examine the concept mapping in teaching science among IX std students. The investigator adopted experimental method to study the concept mapping in teaching science among ix std students. For this study a sample of 60 IX std students from schools which are situated in Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu. The findings reveal that is inferred that there is a difference in concept mapping in teaching science among ix std students.

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