Relationship between Concept Mapping and Study Habits among Secondary School Students

Abstract

Human beings are meaning makers. From a very early age the human brain endeavors to construct order from apparent chaos. The approach to teaching and development and sharing of this personalized meaning is a goal of the learning embodied within Human constructivism. (sensu Mintzes et aI., 1998). Shambaugh (1995) supported this approach and described the classroom use of a range of visual tools which aid the construction of understanding. Within the broad range of visual construction devices or graphic organizers', the research literature