Concept Mapping in the Classroom

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Concept Mapping in the Classroom
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Concept Maps External Congnitive Structure

• Represent meaningful relationships
• Visually represent conceptual understanding
• Active learning
• Connect new information with old

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Learning How to Learn By Novak and Gowin (1984)

• Concept maps
• visual road map of cognitive organization
• Tool for educational research
• Strategy for curriculum planning

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Some Research on Concept Maps

• Freeman and Urbaczewski (2002??) 62
  undergraduate telecommunication students created
  3 maps during Spring 2001 semester maps
  increased in size/complexity, and similarity to
  expert map
• BouJaoude and Attieh (2003)60 Grade 10 Chemistry
  student created maps for homework females and
  low achievers scored higher on their post-tests

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How to Create a Concept Map

• Select text and choose/list key concepts
• Organize concepts (hierarchy)
• Construct map using rank-ordered concepts
  (usually need to rework maps)
• Include valid links (proposistions), cross-links,
  and examples (events or objects)
• Evaluate

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What IS and what is NOT a Concept Map
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Concept Maps vs. Outlines

• Concept maps
• LINK subordinate with superordinate showing
  relationship
• show relationships VISUALLY
• provide visual CROSS REFERENCING using cross links

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Evaluating a Concept Map

• Hierarchy
• 5 points for Valid Hierarchy Levels
• Links
• 1 point per Valid Link/Relationship
• Cross-Links
• 10 points per Valid and Significant Cross-Links
• 2 points per Valid Cross-link without creative
  synthesis
• Examples
• 1 point per valid event or object example

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Concept Map of Darwin Timeline
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Microevolution Concept Mapgenetic change within
a population
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References

• BouJaoude and Attieh (2003) The Effect of Using
  Concept Maps as Study Tools on Achievement in
  Chemistry. Presented at the annual meeting of the
  National Association for Research in Science
  Teaching
• Freeman and Urbaczewski (2002??) Concept Maps as
  an Alternative Technique for Assessing Students
  Understanding in Telecommunications. Proceedings
  of the 17th Annual Conference of the
  International Academy for Information Management
• Novak and Gowin (1984) Learning How to Learn.
  Cambridge University Press
• Hickman, C. Roberts, L. and Larson A. (2001)
  Integrated Principles of Zoology McGraw Hill

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Reconstruction of genera of horses from Eocene to
present