EFFECTIVENESS OF CONCEPT MAPPING IN DEVELOPING INFORMATION SEARCH AND EVALUATION SKILLS

Abstract

To determine the effectiveness of concept mapping in developing information skills, through non-probability sampling technique were selected 30 students enrolled in a Management course at the University of Puerto Rico at Bayamon during the academic year 2012-2013. A quantitative research approach and a quasi-experimental design was used. The students participated in an instructional unit on searching and evaluating information, based on concept maps. To determine student learning a test was used as a pre and posttest. To know the opinion of students on the strategy implemented an opinion questionnaire was administered. Because there was a significant increase in the arithmetic means of the posttest when compared with average pretest it was concluded that concept maps represent an effective strategy for learning skills of finding and evaluating information.