Table 2 Numbers of different factors in the concept maps, differentiated according to German and Japanese and female (f) and male (m) students (Ø means “in average”)
From: Comparison of German and Japanese student teachers’ views on creativity in chemistry class
Category | German students | Japanese students |
|---|---|---|
Number of terms in the concept maps without prescribed terms | 13–21 | 9–31 |
Ø 15.6 (f) | Ø 14.9 (f) | |
Ø 18 (m) | Ø 15.9 (m) | |
Number of terms in the concept maps with prescribed terms | 12–24 | 9–24 |
Ø 20 (f) | Ø 16.7 (f) | |
Ø 18.7 (m) | Ø 17.9 (m) | |
Number of propositions in the concept maps without prescribed terms | 14–47 | 11–32 |
Ø 26.3 (f) | Ø 17 (f) | |
Ø 24.4 (m) | Ø 18.6 (m) | |
Number of propositions in the concept maps with prescribed terms | 16–60 | 9–52 |
Ø 31.1 (f) | Ø 21 (f) | |
Ø 27.6 (m) | Ø 26.4 (m) | |
Number of prescribed terms used in the concept maps with prescribed terms | Ø 15.8 | Ø 10.1 |
Ø 15.6 (f) | Ø 11.6 (f) | |
Ø 15 (m) | Ø 9.6 (m) | |
Number of newly added terms in the concept maps with prescribed terms | 33 | 61 |
Ø 2.6 (f) | Ø 2.9 (f) | |
Ø 1.7 (m) | Ø 5.9 (m) | |
Number of less connected terms in the concept maps without prescribed terms | 54 | 62 |
Ø 4 (f) | Ø 4.6 (f) | |
Ø 2.9 (m) | Ø 4.3 (m) | |
Number of less connected terms in the concept maps with prescribed terms | 75 | 57 |
Ø 6 (f) | Ø 4.3 (f) | |
Ø 3.7 (m) | Ø 3.9 (m) |