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John WheelerConcept Maps are what educators would call a visual organizer or graphic organizer. The link displays the Wikipedia Concept Map page, which has a good overview.
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concept map
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relationships among concepts.
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relationship between concepts
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"gives rise to", "results in", "is required by," or "contributes to".[1]
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In a concept map, each word or phrase is connected to another and linked back to the original idea, word or phrase
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a way to develop logical thinking and study skills, by revealing connections and helping students see how individual ideas form a larger whole.
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grows within a context frame
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defined by an explicit "focus question"
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while a mind map often has only branches radiating out from a central picture.
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knowledge is stored in the brain in the form of productions (situation-response conditionals) that act on declarative memory content which is also referred to as chunks or propositions.
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Because concept maps are constructed to reflect organization of the declarative memory system, they facilitate sense-making and meaningful learning on the part of individuals who make concept maps and those who use them.
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makes concepts, and propositions composed of concepts, the central elements in the structure of knowledge and construction of meaning
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A Mind map reflects what you think about a single topic, which can focus group brainstorming.
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A Concept map can be a map, a system view, of a real (abstract) system or set of concepts.
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Concept maps have their origin in the learning movement called constructivism.
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Novak's work is based on the cognitive theories of David Ausubel (assimilation theory),
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importance of prior knowledge
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learn new concepts
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The most important single factor influencing learning is what the learner already knows.
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Ascertain this and teach accordingly
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What is water
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What causes the seasons?
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Learning How to Learn
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meaningful learning involves the assimilation of new concepts and propositions into existing cognitive structures
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making knowledge explicit
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nodes and relationships
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able to modify what they know
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allows the individual to become aware of what they know
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Knowledge Arena
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stimulate the generation of ideas
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aid creativity
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used to communicate complex ideas.
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first step in ontology-building
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used flexibly to represent formal argument
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Uses include
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Note taking
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knowledge creation
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transforming tacit knowledge into an organizational resource
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retention
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Collaborative
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transfer
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expert knowledge
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shared vision
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provide an initial conceptual frame for subsequent information and learning.
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to represent the training context
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to training goals
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meaningful learning
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Communicating complex ideas
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ymmetry of complex ideas and arguments
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entire structure of an idea
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specific goal
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exposing faults
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errors
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gaps in one's own reasoning
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Enhancing metacognition
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Bob CunninghamA concept map is a diagram showing the relationships among concepts. Concepts are connected with labelled arrows. The relationships are described by linking phrases, e.g., "gives rise to", "results in", etc.
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