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8/2/07 2 Concept Map Concept Map • Graphic organizers that can be used to organize and represent knowledge and it encompassed – concepts – Linking phrases JOSEPH D. NOVAK Cornell University and University of West Florida, Institute for Human and Machine Cognition
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Concept MapConcept Map
• Graphic organizersthat can be used toorganize andrepresent knowledgeand it encompassed– concepts– Linking phrases
JOSEPH D. NOVAK
Cornell University and Universityof West Florida, Institute for
Human and Machine Cognition
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Concept Map FeaturesConcept Map Features
• Facilitate criticalthinking by– Answering a focus
question– Representing concepts
in a hierarchicalstructure
– Searching andcharacterising newcross-links
JOSEPH D. NOVAK
Cornell University and Universityof West Florida, Institute for
Human and Machine Cognition
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Example of a Concept MapExample of a Concept Map
Focus Question
Hierarchical Structure
Cross Links
Concept
Linking Phrase
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Concept MappingConcept Mapping
• Enables learners to:• Interrelate the ideas that
they are studying• Label the relationships
between concepts• Describe the nature of
the relationships betweenall of the ideas in thenetwork
Extracted fromhttp://www.mc.maricopa.edu/dept/d43/glg/Study_Aids/concept_maps/conceptmaps.html on 29 Oct 2006.
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Concept Map Concept Map vsvs Mind Map Mind Map
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Concept Map Concept Map vsvs Mind Map Mind Map
Jasper Jasmine
is the brother of?
is the husband of?
is the father of?
is the son of?
is the boyfriend of?
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Mind Map & Concept Map ToolsMind Map & Concept Map Tools
• Mindmap Tools– Mindmanager (Commercial, windows)– Mindman Personal (Freeware, windows)– Freemind (OSS, linux, windows, mac)
• Concept Map Tools– Inspiration (Commercial, windows)– Cmap Tools (Open Source, linux, windows,
mac)
