• Anupama Yadav
• Archana Dubey

The main challenge faced by Science teachers is not merely to create a teaching environment but also to stimulate meaningful learning process among learners. Keeping this challenge in mind, the present paper has been conceptualized. The paper mainly focuses on the use of concept maps as a tool for exploring understanding among school learners. A sample of 40 learners of class IXth of a school of Indore city participated in the study. The researchers developed a concept map task sheet in which the key terms of selected concepts of science were given. The learners were familiar with these selected concepts of science. The learners were already trained by researchers that how to construct the concept maps. The learners had to develop the concept map by using the key terms, which were given in concept map task sheet. The researchers analysed concept maps of learners through self-made criteria. The self-made criteria were framed according to the elemental guidelines of concept map construction of J. D. Novak (1970).By analysing the map, it can be concluded that concept maps play a significant role in exploring the understanding of science concepts.

Concept Map, Understanding of Concepts, Learners

"USE OF CONCEPT MAP AS A TOOL FOR EXPLORING UNDERSTANDING OF CONCEPT AMONG IXth GRADE SCIENCE LEARNERS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.581-584, June-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906A83.pdf

"USE OF CONCEPT MAP AS A TOOL FOR EXPLORING UNDERSTANDING OF CONCEPT AMONG IXth GRADE SCIENCE LEARNERS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp581-584, June-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906A83.pdf