Mapping cognitive structure: A comparison of methods

Compared 3 methods of mapping cognitive structure. Free and controlled word association tests and a tree-construction test, all using the same 15 mechanics concept words as stimuli or units, were administered to 28 graduate science students. Very similar patterns of relations among the words, well r...

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Published in:Journal of educational psychology 1976-02, Vol.68 (1), p.1-8
Main Author: Preece, P. E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cognitive Processes
Concept Formation
Human
Word Associations
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Summary:Compared 3 methods of mapping cognitive structure. Free and controlled word association tests and a tree-construction test, all using the same 15 mechanics concept words as stimuli or units, were administered to 28 graduate science students. Very similar patterns of relations among the words, well represented by a digraph model, were revealed by the 3 techniques, and graphic representations of these structures were produced. No agreement was obtained among individual measures of the degree of concept interconnectedness derived from each test. (30 ref)
ISSN:0022-0663
1939-2176
DOI:10.1037/0022-0663.68.1.1