Keywords
Concept mapping, Learning, Science -- Study and teaching (Elementary)
Abstract
The purpose of this action research project was to determine how my practice of implementing Universal Design for Learning-Representation (UDL-R) principles influenced my students’ understanding of content and enhanced their ability to organize their knowledge using concept maps. A secondary purpose of this action research project was to determine if student created concept maps served as a useful tool to enrich students’ written scientific explanations. Students in this study completed concept maps and wrote explanations about adaptations before and after participating in lessons enriched with UDL-R principles that included the use of multimedia sources, website searches, and trade books. The processes used to collect data for this action research project were concept maps, written explanations, student notes, and videotaped accounts of learning from UDL-R principles. The themes that emerged were deeper content understanding for students and greater engagement in learning through UDL-R practices as evidenced through student notes, student discussions and videotaped accounts. The students in this study showed minimal change in the total average scores on concept maps with mixed results for males versus female students’ scores. Although students’ concept maps and written explanations indicated minimal improvement or change, their notes listing thirty to over one hundred facts and their comments indicated their interest and engagement in the learning process supported by UDL-R practices.
Notes
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Graduation Date
2010
Semester
Spring
Advisor
Dieker, Lisa
Degree
Master of Education (M.Ed.)
College
College of Education
Department
Teaching and Learning Principles
Degree Program
K-8 Mathematics and Science Education
Format
application/pdf
Identifier
CFE0003045
URL
http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0003045
Language
English
Release Date
May 2010
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Access Status
Masters Thesis (Open Access)
Subjects
Dissertations, Academic -- Education, Education -- Dissertations, Academic
STARS Citation
Finnegan, Lisa A., "The Impact Of Universal Design For Learning-representation Practices On Concept Maps And The Development Of Quality Scientific Explanations" (2010). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1525.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/1525