Publications and Presentations from this research
Jackson, A., Barrella, E., & Bodnar, C. (2023). Application of concept maps as an assessment tool in engineering education: Systematic literature review. Journal of Engineering Education. https://doi.org/10.1002/jee.20548
Miskioğlu EE. (2023). Chemical Engineer’s Creating Concept Maps: A Pre-Writing Activity. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Baltimore, MD, June 2023.
Wagner, L., Milburn, T., Kecskemety, K., Rhoads, B. (2023). Comparing Complexities of the Understanding of the Engineering Mindset between First-Year and Capstone Students. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Baltimore, MD, June 2023.
Background Resources
Ruiz-Primo, A., On the use of concept maps as an assessment tool in science: What we have learned so far. Revista Electrónica de Investigación Educativa, 2000. 2(1): p. 29-53.
Novak, J. D. and A.J. Cañas, The theory underlying concept maps and how to construct and use them, 2008. <http://eprint.ihmc.us/5/2/TheoryUnderlyingConceptMaps.pdf>.
Turns, J., C. Atman, and R. Adams, Concept maps for engineering education: A cognitively motivated tool supporting varied assessment functions. IEEE Transactions on Education, 2000. 43(2).
Besterfield-Sacre, M., et al., Scoring Concept Maps: An Integrated Rubric for Assessing Engineering Education. Journal of Engineering Education, 2004. 93(2): p. 105-115.
Richmond, S. S., Defranco, J. F., & Jablokow, K. A set of guidelines for the consistent assessment of concept maps. International Journal of Engineering Education, 2014.
Watson, M.K., et al., Assessing Conceptual Knowledge Using Three Concept Map Scoring Methods. Journal of Engineering Education, 2016. 105(1): p. 118-146.
Watson, M. K., Barrella, E., & Pelkey, J. Assessment of conceptual knowledge using a component-based concept map scoring program. The International journal of engineering education, 2018. 34(3), 1025-1037.
Ferguson, S., & Foley, R. W. Assessment of student learning outcomes and ABET accreditation: A pilot study of fourth-year engineering students using longitudinal concept maps. In ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2017-June). American Society for Engineering Education. https://doi.org/10.18260/1-2--27641
Hu, M., Shealy, T., Grohs, J., & Panneton, R. (2019). Empirical evidence that concept mapping reduces neurocognitive effort during concept generation for sustainability. Journal of Cleaner Production, 238. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.117815
Watson, M. K., Barrella, E., & Anderson, R. (2023). Cognitive advantages of sustainability concept mapping. Journal of Cleaner Production, 414, 137427. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.137427
Applications in EML
Martine, M.M., Mahoney, L.X., Sunbury, C.M., Schneider, J.A., Hixson, C., Bodnar C.A. (2019). Concept Maps as an Assessment Tool for Evaluating Students' Perception of Entrepreneurial Mindset. Submitted to ASEE 2019 Annual Conference and Exposition, June 16-19, 2019. Tampa, Florida.
Several KEEN cards provide examples of how concept maps are being used throughout the network, including:
https://www.engineeringunleashed.com/card/1308
https://www.engineeringunleashed.com/Card/4581
