Concept Mapping: A History Guide
What are concept maps?
A graphical, hierarchical diagram showing the structure and organization of some knowledge/a topic/a subject/anything. Concept maps represent ideas and the relationships between them.
Parts of a Concept Map
1.) concept - the ideas of your concept map
2.) proposition - two or more concepts connected by a link in a hierarchical structure. Relations are an essential property of knowledge.
3.) Linking words/lines - represent connections between concepts .
4.) cross-links: relationships between concepts in different domains (hierarchy and cross-links are important in constructing knowledge).
**Concepts are the atoms and propositions are the molecules
Why use concept maps?
1.) Create a focus question and concepts: The concept map’s structure is based on context--a.k.a. a focus question that “clearly specifies the problem or issue the concept map should help to resolve.” This prevents deviating and keeping the map on focus.
Define the key concepts (usually 15-25 will suffice).
**I will give you the focus question and concepts. If you are on your own, the key concepts are usually the bolded words at the end of the chapter and you can always ask your teacher for a focus question.
2.) Make connections: The most challenging part of concept mapping is showing the connections between concepts (making propositions). Once you have all of the concepts, read the chapter for additional and important information, connect the concepts to show how they are groups and related.
3.) Revise and Cross-link: After a preliminary map is constructed it is necessary to revise the map (great concept maps are the result of numerous revisions as you learn more). Cross-links should then be built between the different knowledge domains. This shows relationships between domains and that you understand key ideas and the connections. Keep cross-links on the line itself and not an individual box (these are concepts).
Other notes:
- There is no right or wrong way to construct a map. They are individual.
- The map should be what you feel is useful information (based on the focus question).
- Take risks and try out different representations.
Add lots of pictures. The mind is great at connecting pictures with words.
A graphical, hierarchical diagram showing the structure and organization of some knowledge/a topic/a subject/anything. Concept maps represent ideas and the relationships between them.
Parts of a Concept Map
1.) concept - the ideas of your concept map
2.) proposition - two or more concepts connected by a link in a hierarchical structure. Relations are an essential property of knowledge.
3.) Linking words/lines - represent connections between concepts .
4.) cross-links: relationships between concepts in different domains (hierarchy and cross-links are important in constructing knowledge).
**Concepts are the atoms and propositions are the molecules
Why use concept maps?
- In rote (or memorized) learning, new concepts are added to your mind in disorganized manner, with no connections to your prior knowledge, and with no connection to the “big picture” of a topic. This produces a weak and unstable structure of knowledge that you quickly forget.
- Concept maps are so important because it acts as a template or scaffold to organize and structure new and large bodies of knowledge. Your brains work to organize information into hierarchies as well.
- Your early troubles with concept mapping will probably be because of rote memory learning rather than from connection knowledge into coherent and integrated structures.
1.) Create a focus question and concepts: The concept map’s structure is based on context--a.k.a. a focus question that “clearly specifies the problem or issue the concept map should help to resolve.” This prevents deviating and keeping the map on focus.
Define the key concepts (usually 15-25 will suffice).
**I will give you the focus question and concepts. If you are on your own, the key concepts are usually the bolded words at the end of the chapter and you can always ask your teacher for a focus question.
2.) Make connections: The most challenging part of concept mapping is showing the connections between concepts (making propositions). Once you have all of the concepts, read the chapter for additional and important information, connect the concepts to show how they are groups and related.
3.) Revise and Cross-link: After a preliminary map is constructed it is necessary to revise the map (great concept maps are the result of numerous revisions as you learn more). Cross-links should then be built between the different knowledge domains. This shows relationships between domains and that you understand key ideas and the connections. Keep cross-links on the line itself and not an individual box (these are concepts).
Other notes:
- There is no right or wrong way to construct a map. They are individual.
- The map should be what you feel is useful information (based on the focus question).
- Take risks and try out different representations.
Add lots of pictures. The mind is great at connecting pictures with words.
Resources:Online Concept Map with GAPPS: www.mindmup.com/
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