MAPPING PRIOR KNOWLEDGE - A FRAMEWORK FOR DISCUSSION AMONG RESEARCHERS

This review of the literature had four main aims; to examine several problems associated with usage of prior knowledge terminology; to explore key dimensions of prior knowledge referenced primarily by researchers in the field of cognitive psychology and artificial intelligence; to construct a conceptual map of prior knowledge terminology, and, to draw implications for future research and instructional practice. Overall, the complexity of the construct prior knowledge is articulated from a European and an American point of view and an argument is made for the more thoughtful communication of prior knowledge terminology in future studies.