Mind Mapping

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Mind Mapping
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Mind Mapping Overview

• By the end of this lecture you should be able to
• Define mind mapping
• Describe the main advantages of mind mapping
  relative to the traditional linear approach to
  taking notes
• Describe several situations in which mind mapping
  can be usefully applied
• Outline the main laws of mind mapping
• Outline the main steps in Mind Mapping Organic
  Study Technique

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What is Mind Mapping?

• A non-linear approach for taking notes,
  organising thoughts, and generating ideas.
• Consists of a central topic image and several
  radiating branches containing information about
  the central topic.

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Problems with Traditional Linear Notes

• Obscure keywords
• Inhibit recall
• Waste time
• Prevent associations from forming

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Empirical Evidence

• Lecture Recall Study (Howe, 1977)
• 6 Conditions
• 1. Complete transcript (given)
• 2. Complete transcript (student)
• 3. Sentence summary (given)
• 4. Sentence summary (student)
• 5. Keyword notes (given)
• 6. Keyword notes (student)
• DV Exam performance, verbal performance

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Mind Map Organic Study Technique(MMOST)
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MMOST Phases

• 1. Preparation
• 2. Application

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Preparation Phase

• 4 Sub-Phases
• 1. Browsing
• 2. Setting Limits
• 3. Preliminary Mind Map
• 4. Setting Questions and Goals

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P1. Browsing

• Casually glance through book, chapter or article.
• Get a feel for
• organisation
• length
• difficulty
• number of tables and figures
• location of summary and conclusion section

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P2. Set Limits for Time and Amount

• How much time do you want to spend studying?
• massed practice
• distributed practice
• How much information do you want to cover in the
  allotted time?

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P3. Mind Map Current Knowledge

• Take 2 minutes to jot down as much as you can
  about the topic being studied.

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P4. Set Questions and Goals

• What do you want to get out of the chapter or
  article?
• Gist?
• Detailed understanding of everything?
• Answer specific question?
• Take up to 5 minutes to make a preliminary list
  goals and questions.
• If necessary, revise questions and goals as you
  progress.

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Application Phase

• 4 Sub-Phases
• 1. Overview
• 2. Preview
• 3. Inview
• 4. Review

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P1. Overiew

• Generate an overview of the chapter or article.
• Focus on overall structure not detail.
• Dont feel compelled to start on p. 1!

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P2. Preview

• Start filling in general details.
• Focus on
• summary and conclusion sections
• beginning and endings of paragraphs
• Dont read everything! Select and reject content
  based on your questions and goals.

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P3. Inview

• Start filling in specific details.
• Level of detail depends on questions and goals.
• Initially skip difficult sections.
• Return later when you have more knowledge
• Easier to understand

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P4. Review

• Study and reorganise your maps.
• Identify gaps in knowledge, and return to source
  to search for specific information.
• Test your knowledge by recreating maps from
  memory.

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Mind Mapping Resources

• BOOKS
• The Mind Map Book (Buzan Buzan, 1993).
• Use Your Head. (4th ed., Buzan, 1995).
• SOFTWARE
• MindManager
• http//www.team-link.org
• MindTools
• http//www.mindtools.com/index.html