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instructional_design:concept_mapping [2011/08/24 10:39]
jpetrovic [What is concept mapping?]
instructional_design:concept_mapping [2011/08/24 10:43]
jpetrovic [What is concept mapping?]
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-Concepts maps were first meant to be used in science education. Today they are used in other areas as well, as they can help both teachers and students.+Concept mapping is the process of creating concept maps, 
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 +  * graphical tools for organizing and representing knowledge. They include concepts, usually ​ enclosed in circles or boxes of some type, and relationships between concepts indicated by a connecting ​ line linking two concepts. Words on the line, referred to as linking ​ words or linking ​ phrases, specify ​ the relationship between the two concepts. We define ​ concept ​ as a perceived regularity in events or objects, or records of events or objects, designated by a label.(([[http://​cmap.ihmc.us/​Publications/​ResearchPapers/​TheoryCmaps/​TheoryUnderlyingConceptMaps.htm|Novak,​ J. D, and A. J Canas. The theory underlying concept maps and how to construct and use them. Technical Report IHMC CmapTools, 2008.]])) 
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 +Concepts mapsfirst intended ​to be used in science educationare today used in other areas as well, as they can help both teachers and students.
  
 Concepts maps can help a teacher to **identify and organize concepts** he is about **to teach** and gain **insight to what the students already know** or how they view the topic from concept maps drawn by the students, so he knows what should be taught next. A teacher can also use them to(([[http://​www.flaguide.org/​cat/​conmap/​conmap7.php|Zeilik,​ M. Classroom Assessment Techniques: Concept Mapping.]])):​ Concepts maps can help a teacher to **identify and organize concepts** he is about **to teach** and gain **insight to what the students already know** or how they view the topic from concept maps drawn by the students, so he knows what should be taught next. A teacher can also use them to(([[http://​www.flaguide.org/​cat/​conmap/​conmap7.php|Zeilik,​ M. Classroom Assessment Techniques: Concept Mapping.]])):​
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