Research Article

Using Self-Organizing Neural Network Map Combined with Ward’s Clustering Algorithm for Visualization of Students’ Cognitive Structural Models about Aliveness Concept

Table 3

Groups’ definitions (according to biological classification).

CodeGroupsExplanation

1Prokaryotes, protists, and fungusesBacterium, algae, amoeba, unicellular eukaryotes,
Mushrooms, and so forth
2PlantsFlowering and nonflowering plants
3AnimalsAll invertebrates, insects, mollusks, and so forth
4AnimalsFishes
5AnimalsAmphibians
6AnimalsReptiles
7AnimalsBirds
8AnimalsWild mammals
9AnimalsDomestic mammals and pets
10AnimalsHuman