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Eliciting and Representing Biology Knowledge with Conceptual Graph Structures

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This chapter describes recent work on methods for studying the organization and use of knowledge by making knowledge structures explicit in graph form. In the procedures, we use question probes and other complementary methods to elicit knowledge from novices and/or experts. The information is then represented in network form using conceptual graph structures. Graphing knowledge using this syntax allows one to do a number of things, including, identify student misconceptions or gaps in knowledge structures, predict student problem solving performance, allow students to graphically depict their own problem solving structures, and edit expert graphs for instructional design purposes.

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Gordon, S.E. (1996). Eliciting and Representing Biology Knowledge with Conceptual Graph Structures. In: Fisher, K.M., Kibby, M.R. (eds) Knowledge Acquisition, Organization, and Use in Biology. NATO ASI Series, vol 148. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-61047-9_14

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