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Constructivist learning has been an area of interest for researchers for past many years as it focuses on making the learner an active participant in the process of learning rather than merely being a passive recipient of knowledge. Tools like concept maps which are based on constructivist principles have been used very effectively to assist teachers in imparting knowledge. However, there is still a gap when it comes to the learning systems that allow learner to define his learning path. This paper presents one such tool for constructivist learning and assessment. A prototype of the tool was created to teach C programming and was tested with the students who were studying any programming language formally for the first time. Results show that there was a significant difference in level of knowledge acquired by the learners who used the tool as compared to those who were taught the same using classroom method.
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Minakshi, S., Sonal, C. (2018). Using Concept Map Network Based CLE for Teaching Learning and Evaluating the Knowledge Acquired by Learners. In: Singh, M., Gupta, P., Tyagi, V., Flusser, J., Ören, T. (eds) Advances in Computing and Data Sciences. ICACDS 2018. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 906. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1813-9_15
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