Hartsell, Taralynn
Article History
Accepted: 2 July 2021
First Online: 28 August 2021
Declarations.
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: No conflict of interest exists. Action research study was to examine how students in my classroom felt about concept maps and visual learning aids.
: Students were participants in the action research study; anonymity was guaranteed by not using names. Students also did not see what others have written in their reflections or what they have completed. Artifacts were shared only between the instructor/researcher and student.
: Email consent was sent to researcher’s classrooms indicating that concept maps might be used in the action research study as well as portfolio reflections, along with the study’s purpose. The message indicated that any student who wished not to be included to inform the instructor/researcher. Being pre-service teacher education students, they were more than happy and even excited that their maps may be used.