The Effect Of Using Concept Map s On Achieving English Grammar ...

The researcherfound that students in the instruction group faroutperformed their non-instructed counterparts, and this differenceincreased as they progressed through middle and high school. The dataclearly support the earlier introduction o f science instruction on basicscience concepts, such as the particulate nature of matter, energy andenergy transformations. The data suggest that national curriculum standardsfor science grossly underestimate the learning capabilities of primary -gradechildren. The study has helped to lay a foundation for guided instructionusing computers and concept mapping that may help both teachers andstudents become more proficient in understanding science.Roberts and Joiner (2007)In this study , they report t he outcomes of a naturalistic experiment inwhich they investigated the utility of concept mapping as an educationalstrategy with pupils diagnosed with an autistic spectrum disorder (ASD).Theoretical arguments supporting the use of concept mapping with a nautistic population are outlined in the paper. A tutor group of ten pupilswith ASD, aged between 11 and 14 years, took part in the study. Conceptmapping tasks were integrated within National Curriculum science lessonsin collaboration with the school's science teacher. The study found that theincrease in pupil performance in subject -specific questionnaires was nearlyfour times greater in the concept mapping condition than after a more91