?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Using+concept+mapping+to+scaffold+learning+for+students+who+experience+learning+difficulties+in+science+classes&rft.creator=Kazakoff%2C+Annette&rft.subject=working+memory%2C+scaffolding%2C+concept+mapping%2C+dual-coding%2C+knowledge+construction%2C+conceptual+understanding%2C+learning+difficulty%2C+science+learning%2C+metacognition&rft.description=In+order+to+develop+scientific+literacy+students+need+the+cognitive+tools+that+enable+them+to+read+and+evaluate+science+texts.+One+cognitive+tool+that+has+been+widely+used+in+science+education+to+aid+the+development+of+conceptual+understanding+is+concept+mapping.+However%2C+it+has+been+found+some+students+experience+difficulty+with+concept+map+construction.+This+study+reports+on+the+development+and+evaluation+of+an+instructional+sequence+that+was+used+to+scaffold+the+concept-mapping+process+when+middle+school+students+who+were+experiencing+difficulty+with+science+learning+used+concept+mapping+to+summarise+a+chapter+of+a+science+text.+In+this+study+individual+differences+in+working+memory+functioning+are+suggested+as+one+reason+that+students+experience+difficulty+with+concept+map+construction.+The+study+was+conducted+using+a+design-based+research+methodology+in+the+school%E2%80%99s+learning+support+centre.+The+analysis+of+student+work+samples+collected+during+the+two-year+study+identified+some+of+the+difficulties+and+benefits+associated+with+the+use+of+scaffolded+concept+mapping+with+these+students.+The+observations+made+during+this+study+highlight+the+difficulty+that+some+students+experience+with+the+use+of+concept+mapping+as+a+means+of+developing+an+understanding+of+science+concepts+and+the+amount+of+instructional+support+that+is+required+for+such+understanding+to+develop.+Specifically%2C+the+findings+of+the+study+support+the+use+of+multi-component%2C+multi-modal+instructional+techniques+to+facilitate+the+development+of+conceptual+understanding+with+students+who+experience+difficulty+with+science+learning.+In+addition%2C+the+important+roles+of+interactive+dialogue+and+metacognition+in+the+development+of+conceptual+understanding+are+identified.&rft.publisher=Queensland+University+of+Technology&rft.date=2009&rft.type=Thesis&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F31810%2F1%2FAnnette_Kazakoff_Thesis.pdf&rft.rights=free_to_read&rft.relation=Kazakoff%2C+Annette+(2009)+Using+concept+mapping+to+scaffold+learning+for+students+who+experience+learning+difficulties+in+science+classes.+Professional+Doctorate+thesis%2C+Queensland+University+of+Technology.&rft.id_number=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F31810%2F&rft.identifier=Faculty+of+Education