Using concept maps to evaluate student learning and measure e-learning quality

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Abstract

Measures of student learning are the only authentic indicators of the quality of teaching with technology. The paper will look at a number of frameworks for evaluating e-learning. It will outline some of the implications for using these frameworks to evaluate student learning and will describe the advantages of using concept mapping to measure the quality of e-learning. It will present a study where medical students interacted with e-learning materials designed to teach Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Their understanding of MRI was measured before and after the course by the use of concept mapping. The results show that many of the student misconceptions were addressed in the course of their learning, but also, that many of the key concepts introduced in the teaching were simply ignored (or sometimes learnt by rote) by the students. These must be acknowledged in the design of electronic teaching materials.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationUnknown
Place of PublicationORLANDO
PublisherINT INST INFORMATICS & SYSTEMICS
Pages169 - 174
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)978-1-934272-47-3
Publication statusPublished - 2008
Event2nd International Multi-Conference on Society, Cybernetics and Informatics - Orlando, FL
Duration: 29 Jun 20082 Jul 2008

Publication series

NameIMSCI '08: 2ND INTERNATIONAL MULTI-CONFERENCE ON SOCIETY, CYBERNETICS AND INFORMATICS, VOL II, PROCEEDINGS

Conference

Conference2nd International Multi-Conference on Society, Cybernetics and Informatics
CityOrlando, FL
Period29/06/20082/07/2008

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