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Concept mapping is a cognitivist learning model in Joseph Novak's words described as “a visual representation of the relationships between concepts held by an individual, materials of a lecture, textbook, or laboratory exercise.”
Concept maps should help both sides in the educational process to learn more meaningfully.
Novak describes the concept map building process in following steps:
An example of a concept map about concept maps can be found here.