Use of mental models and cognitive maps to understand students’ learning challenges

• Main Authors: SHEN, Zixing, TAN, Songxin, SIAU, Keng
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2019
• Subjects: Business education; Cognitive maps; Learning challenges; Mental models; Databases and Information Systems; Higher Education
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/9597; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/10597/viewcontent/Use_of_mental_models_and_cognitive_maps_to_understand_students__learning_challenges.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Mental models and cognitive maps have been used in college business education as an instructional design technique, assessment tool, and learning strategy. The authors propose a novel use of mental models and cognitive maps as a device to elicit students’ challenges in learning the domain knowledge...