Concept Maps
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Concept maps are graphical tools used to organize and represent knowledge in a hierarchical structure. They consist of concepts displayed as circles or boxes connected by lines and relationships described in linking phrases. More general concepts are at the top with more specific concepts below and cross-links showing how different concepts relate. Concept maps help extend limited working memory and support the constructive process of learning by allowing students to actively build their own knowledge structures.
Concept Maps
- 1. Concept Maps Why use them & How to Construct them
- 2. Concept Maps Graphical Tools Organizing & Representing Knowledge Consist of: Concepts Circles or Boxes Relationships between concepts Line connecting concepts Linking words or phrases describing relationship Propositions Two or more concepts connected using linking words
- 4. Concept Map Structure Hierarchically structured More General Concepts at the Top More Specific, less general at the Bottom Cross-Links Shows how different concepts are related to each other Learning Theories Hierarchical Structures Places new knowledge in a framework Progressive Differentiation As understanding increases More concepts, ideas (deeper) Integrative Reconciliation Interrelationships discovered between concepts
- 5. Another Concept Map Example
- 6. Psychological Foundations Discovery Learning Up to 3 years of age Match words with patterns in events and objects Reception Learning New meaning is acquired by asking questions to clarify relationships between old conceptions and new conceptions Meaningful Learning Material must be conceptually clear Learner must possess relevant prior knowledge Learner must choose to learn meaningfully
- 7. Learning and Memory Complex set of interrelated systems Short-Term Memory Working Memory Long-Term Memory Motor System Affective System Inputs (material to be learned) Processed in Working Memory Interacts with Knowledge in Long-term Memory
- 8. Working Memory Process only 5 – 9 units of information at a time Relationships between 2 – 3 concepts are at the limit of our Working Memory Concept Maps help to extend Working Memory
- 9. New Knowledge Creation A Constructive Process Students Actively Construct their Own Knowledge
- 10. How To Construct a Concept Map Constructing a Concept Map
- 11. Concept Mapping Program CmapTools Knowledge Modeling Kit Downloaded at: http://cmap.ihmc.us/download/ Or WebCT CmapTools
- 12. An Accounting Concept Map