Self-constructed collaborative concept maps trigger more deep exploratory talk and less non-dialogic talk than completing or sorting maps, which yield mostly superficial exploratory talk¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Completing and organizing maps showed a significantly higher proportion of superficial exploratory talk than the other tasks. → Amante 2026

Evidence¶

Amante 2026¶

Amante, C., Lucero, M., & Montanero, M. (2026). Learning with concept maps: the effect of activity structure and the type of task. Instructional Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-025-09764-1

q3 · i? · causal · r2

Same transcript analysis: the simpler closed tasks produced mostly superficial exploratory episodes with justifications based on the literal text and hardly any argument or negotiation.

"Completing (fill-in-the-blanks) and organizing (closed-shuffled) maps were characterized by a significantly higher proportion of superficial exploratory talk."

Discussion¶

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