Background Knowledge and the Construction of a Situational Representation from a Diagram

Shows that the construction of mental representations that capture a situation based on the comprehension of a diagram are mediated by the possession of appropriate background knowledge. Indicates that background knowledge deficiencies may make it difficult for beginning students of a domain to cons...

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Published inEuropean journal of psychology of education Vol. 11; no. 4; p. 377
Main Author Lowe, Richard K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.12.1996
Subjects
Abstract Reasoning
Australia
Cognitive Processes
Concept Mapping
Diagrams
Foreign Countries
Graduate Students
Higher Education
Pattern Recognition
Prior Learning
Serial Ordering
Australia
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Summary:Shows that the construction of mental representations that capture a situation based on the comprehension of a diagram are mediated by the possession of appropriate background knowledge. Indicates that background knowledge deficiencies may make it difficult for beginning students of a domain to construct suitable mental representations from domain-related diagrams. (DSK)
ISSN:0256-2928
DOI:10.1007/bf03173279