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Using Self-Organizing Neural Network Map Combined with Ward’s Clustering Algorithm for Visualization of Students’ Cognitive Structural Models about Aliveness Concept
Joint Authors
Yorek, Nurettin
Ugulu, Ilker
Aydin, Halil
Source
Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-14, 14 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-12-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We propose an approach to clustering and visualization of students’ cognitive structural models.
We use the self-organizing map (SOM) combined with Ward’s clustering to conduct cluster analysis.
In the study carried out on 100 subjects, a conceptual understanding test consisting of open-ended questions was used as a data collection tool.
The results of analyses indicated that students constructed the aliveness concept by associating it predominantly with human.
Motion appeared as the most frequently associated term with the aliveness concept.
The results suggest that the aliveness concept has been constructed using anthropocentric and animistic cognitive structures.
In the next step, we used the data obtained from the conceptual understanding test for training the SOM.
Consequently, we propose a visualization method about cognitive structure of the aliveness concept.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Yorek, Nurettin& Ugulu, Ilker& Aydin, Halil. 2015. Using Self-Organizing Neural Network Map Combined with Ward’s Clustering Algorithm for Visualization of Students’ Cognitive Structural Models about Aliveness Concept. Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1099602
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Yorek, Nurettin…[et al.]. Using Self-Organizing Neural Network Map Combined with Ward’s Clustering Algorithm for Visualization of Students’ Cognitive Structural Models about Aliveness Concept. Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience Vol. 2016, no. 2016 (2015), pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1099602
American Medical Association (AMA)
Yorek, Nurettin& Ugulu, Ilker& Aydin, Halil. Using Self-Organizing Neural Network Map Combined with Ward’s Clustering Algorithm for Visualization of Students’ Cognitive Structural Models about Aliveness Concept. Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience. 2015. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-14.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1099602
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1099602