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Concept Mapping: of The First International Conference On Concept Mapping (Vol. I, Pp. 125-133) - Pamplona, Spain

Concept mapping can be used to organize related information in a visual, hierarchical structure. Maps demonstrate relationships among topics, main ideas, and details, enhancing memory retrieval. Mapping helps learn actively by representing knowledge individually. To map a topic, identify key concepts and relationships, write each on an index card, arrange the cards to represent understanding, and connect concepts with labeled arrows. Software like CmapTools is available to facilitate concept mapping.

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Concept Mapping: of The First International Conference On Concept Mapping (Vol. I, Pp. 125-133) - Pamplona, Spain

Concept mapping can be used to organize related information in a visual, hierarchical structure. Maps demonstrate relationships among topics, main ideas, and details, enhancing memory retrieval. Mapping helps learn actively by representing knowledge individually. To map a topic, identify key concepts and relationships, write each on an index card, arrange the cards to represent understanding, and connect concepts with labeled arrows. Software like CmapTools is available to facilitate concept mapping.

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Concept Mapping

Concept mapping can be used to organize related information in a visual manner. Maps can
demonstrate clearly and concisely the hierarchical relationships among the topic, main ideas, and
supporting details.

Mapping can be a way of picturing course content that enhances retrievability of the information,
which can be helpful on tests. Maps are useful because they organize large amounts of
information.

Mapping can help you to learn actively. Maps can be highly individualized, representing
information in a unique and personal way. The maps allow you to see and to show how you
understand the interrelationships in the information.

How to map:
1. Select a topic and identify the key concepts.

2. Decide on how to categorize the information: Does something take place over time? Can an
idea be broken down neatly into constituent parts? Is there a hierarchical relationship among the
elements of the topic or concept?

3. It can be helpful to write each main idea, major heading, or term on a separate, small slip of
paper or index card.

4. Move the cards or papers around until the map represents your understanding of the material.
You may find yourself adding or discarding cards.

5. Write the info on the cards in boxes youve drawn in the same arrangement on a piece of
paper.

6. Now connect the boxes with arrows and write along each arrow your description of the
relationship between the two boxes.

7. Software is available for concept mapping. The CmapTools are available for download at:
http://cmap.ihmc.us. They were developed at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition
and they bring together the strengths of concept mapping with the power of technology.
(Please see: Caas, A. J., Hill, G., Carff, R., Suri, N., Lott, J., Eskridge, T., et al. (2004b).
CmapTools: A knowledge modeling and sharing environment. In A. J. Caas, J. D. Novak & F.
M. Gonzlez (Eds.), Concept maps: Theory, methodology, technology. Proceedings
of the first international conference on concept mapping (Vol. I, pp. 125-133). Pamplona, Spain:
Universidad Pblica de Navarra.)

Below are some concept maps that show individual concepts (in boxes) and describe how they
are related (along the arrows). From Novak, J. D. & A. J. Caas, The Theory Underlying
Concept Maps and How to Construct and Use Them, Technical Report IHMC CmapTools 2006-
01 Rev 01-2008, Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, 2008, available at:
http://cmap.ihmc.us/Publications/ResearchPapers/TheoryUnderlyingConceptMaps.pdf

A concept map showing the key features of concept maps. Concept maps tend to be
read progressing from the top downward.
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One representation of the knowledge structure required for understanding why we have
seasons.
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A concept map prepared cooperatively by the faculty of the College of Veterinary
Medicine at Cornell University to show the over-all structure for a revised curriculum
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For a fuller description of concept mapping, please see Novak, J. D. & A. J. Caas, The Theory
Underlying Concept Maps and How to Construct and Use Them, Technical Report IHMC
CmapTools 2006-01 Rev 01-2008, Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, 2008,
available at:
http://cmap.ihmc.us/Publications/ResearchPapers/TheoryUnderlyingConceptMaps.pdf

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