Concept Mapping

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Concept Mapping

• Ryan Kruse

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Organization

• Organized information is easily stored and
  retrieved
• Students learn more effectively
• Outlining and Concept Mapping

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Definition

• Concept mapping is diagramming concepts of a unit
  and their interrelationships
• Cells and Links

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Critical Questions

• What is the main concept that you want to build
  the map around?
• What are the concepts that you want to relate to
  the main concept?

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Benefits

• Organize material better
• Notice how concepts relate
• Encode information visually
• May promote what learning is

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Use as teachers

• Can develop a concept map for the lesson
• Can check the understanding of the student

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Resources

• Ormrod, Jeanne Ellis. Educational Psychology
  Developing Learners
• http//users.edte.utwente.nl/lanzing/cm_home.htm
• http//www.graphic.org/concept.html