What is a

Condensate of Cmaps?

The Spre and Spost Cmaps:

“S” like Sum of propositions

In the Cmap-set that contains all the proposition, the repeated propositions were filtered. We leave only one of them

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Filtering:

If 2 or more propositions are identicaly, then we take only one of then.

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Filtering:

If 2 or more propositions have the same meaning, then we take only one of then.

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Filtering:

If 2 propositions have the same 2 concepts in the same order, but the meaning is different, then we take them as a 2 different propositions

We have a list composed of every different propositions.

This List is what we call a “Condensate” (S)

We define a “Condensate of Cmaps (S)” as a Cmap that contains all the different propositions of a Cmap-set related to a particular subject, in this case The Project “Electrical Circuits”.

Condensate Total distinct propositions

Deep distinct propositions

Superficial distinct propositions

Spre 33 14 19

Spost 25 16 9

In our sample:

CondensatePercentage of

deep propositions

Spre42,4%

Spost64,0%

Comparison of percentages of deep propositions in Spre and Spost.

The Next Steps

- Continue aplying this methodology.

- Improve the interviews.

- If you know or have created any methodology to

analyze colaborative learning, please share it

with us so we can contrast results.