Mind mapping, a visual tool to improve note taking, foster creativity, organize thinking, and develop ideas and concepts, was the focus of this research project with middle school students. The efficacy of mind mapping as a teaching, learning, and assessment tool in a grade 6 science classroom was explored. This study provided preliminary support for the adoption of mind mapping as a flexible assessment tool to foster student learning in science and to guide curriculum planning and classroom practice.
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Type Book ChapterPub Date 1/1/2006Stock # PB204X_18