The Comparison on Evaluation of Concept Map and Structured Grid with Multiple-Choice Test

Authors : Buğrahan Ekin, Şafak Uluçinar Sağir, Fatih Saltan

Pages : 100-111

Doi:10.17275/per.16.spi.2.11

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Publication Date : 2016-02-01

Article Type : Research

Abstract :The desire to measure students’ affective and psychomotor skills along with cognitive abilities created a necessity to switch to new approaches in assessment and evaluation methods. The aim of the study is to compare the concept map and structured grid with the achievement test. The research questions are; 1) Is there a significant correlation between students’ concept map points, structured grid points and achievement test points?, 2) How is changing the students’ achievement test points, concept map activity points and structured grid points? and 3) Is there a significant difference between students’ concept map activity points and students’ structured grid activity points based on gender? The relational screening method, which is a quantitative research design is used in this study for research method. The sample of this study includes 23 sixth grade students who are being educated at Atatürk Middle School in Vezirköprü town at 2014-2015 academic year. In this study, two concept map activities and a structured grid made by researchers were applied with an achievement test which was multiple-choice test prepared by Ceylan (2008) to the students at the end of the unit. Spearman-rho test done by researchers to see the correlation between the points obtained from concept map activities, structured grid and achievement test. A high, significantly positive relationship was found between achievement test points and concept map filling activity points. A significant positive relationship was found between the achievement test and concept map creating activity points. It is can be said that, concept map activities served their purpose and they could measure the same skills with achievement test. However, there weren’t any significant relationship found between structured grid and achievement test points. It was thought that, this result occurred because of students weren’t accustomed to structured grids. There weren’t any significant relationship found between the points obtained from concept map activities and structured grid points. Descriptive analysis was performed to find answers to the second research question. It was seen in the results of the analysis that, students’ highest arithmetic mean came from achievement test. It was thought that, these results occurred because of students familiarity with multiple-choice tests. The arithmetic mean of students’ concept map filling activity points were found higher than the arithmetic mean of students’ concept map creating activity points. This result can be read as, students couldn’t create the links between concepts. Mann Whitney U test was performed to find answers to last research question. It was seen in the test results that, there weren’t any effects to these activities points’ by gender. Teachers can be informed about alternative assessment and evaluation tools. Alternative assessment and evaluation methods can be use in addition to traditional methods for evaluation
Keywords : Concept map, structured grid, alternative assessment and evaluation methods, electricity in our lives