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Concept Mapping: An Innovative Educational Tool

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  • Vandana Singh

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Today Concept map is one of the popular techniques which can be used as educational tool. In this paper the researcher reports the use of concept map in education. In the study researcher selected 80 students randomly of class XI C.B.S.E. randomly, two groups has been formed by the researcher and each group consists 40 students and labelled as Control group and experimental group. Students in the experimental group were subjected to treatment using Concept maps while students in the control group were taught using the traditional method of teaching for Biology. Pre-test and Post-test for both the groups was conducted. The data was analysed using t test. Result revealed that the score of mean and standard deviation of post-test of experimental group is more than the score of mean and standard deviation of post-test of control group and there is a statistical significant effect of concept map over traditional teaching method on academic achievement of students. Key Words: Concept Map, Traditional Teaching, Academic achievement, Biology Policy

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  • Vandana Singh, 2017. "Concept Mapping: An Innovative Educational Tool," Working papers 2017-06-06, Voice of Research.
    • Handle: RePEc:vor:issues:2017-06-06
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