Using Concept Maps As An Alternative Assessment Tool And Investigation By Comparing With Multiple Choice Tests

The main purpose of this research is to investigate the use of concept maps as an alternative assessment tool in Science and Technology courses. In accordance with this main purpose, the study aimed at scoring concept maps, and comparing concepts in concept maps with the answers given by students to multiple choice test questions related to the same concepts. The participants of this research were 30 seventh-grade students. The results showed that students had difficulties in making connections between the key concepts and creating linking phrases.On the other hand, they answered the test questions related to the same concepts in concept maps correctly. Using structural and relational scoring methods to evaluate the concept maps, the scores showed a significant and strong correlation between these two scoring methods.