Concept Map as an Assessment Tool in Secondary School Mathematics: An Analysis of Teachers’ Perspectives.

Paul Mutodi; Benard Chigonga

doi:10.12973/eurasia.2016.2301a

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Paul Mutodi ¹, Benard Chigonga ¹ ^*

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¹ University of Limpopo^* Corresponding Author

Abstract

Background:
This paper reports on teachers’ views on concept mapping: its applicability; reliability; advantages and; difficulties.

Material and methods:
A close-ended questionnaire was administered to 50 purposefully selected secondary school mathematics teachers from Sekhukhune District, Limpopo, South Africa.

Results:
The findings indicate that mathematics teachers generally perceive that concept map: is useful; effective; is a practical tool for teaching mathematical concepts; represents and organises knowledge; helps retention and recall of concepts learnt and; provides feedback on the understanding of the concepts learnt.

Conclusions:
An important implication of this study is that there is a need for teachers to incorporate the concept mapping in the formative assessment process.

Keywords

assessment
Perceptions
conceptual understanding
concept mapping

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, 2016, Volume 12, Issue 10, 2685-2696

https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2016.2301a

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Mutodi, P., & Chigonga, B. (2016). Concept Map as an Assessment Tool in Secondary School Mathematics: An Analysis of Teachers’ Perspectives.. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 12(10), 2685-2696. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2016.2301a

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Mutodi P, Chigonga B. Concept Map as an Assessment Tool in Secondary School Mathematics: An Analysis of Teachers’ Perspectives.. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2016;12(10):2685-96. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2016.2301a

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Mutodi P, Chigonga B. Concept Map as an Assessment Tool in Secondary School Mathematics: An Analysis of Teachers’ Perspectives.. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2016;12(10), 2685-2696. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2016.2301a

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Mutodi, Paul, and Benard Chigonga. "Concept Map as an Assessment Tool in Secondary School Mathematics: An Analysis of Teachers’ Perspectives.". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2016 12 no. 10 (2016): 2685-2696. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2016.2301a

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Mutodi, P., and Chigonga, B. (2016). Concept Map as an Assessment Tool in Secondary School Mathematics: An Analysis of Teachers’ Perspectives.. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 12(10), pp. 2685-2696. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2016.2301a

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Mutodi, Paul et al. "Concept Map as an Assessment Tool in Secondary School Mathematics: An Analysis of Teachers’ Perspectives.". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 12, no. 10, 2016, pp. 2685-2696. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2016.2301a