Concept Map

1. Tips

1.1. The larger a map is the more it helps to integrate domain ideas

1.2. The links between concepts need to be as exact and descriptive as possible for the best map

1.3. Working collaboratively to build a concept map can provide opportunities for cognitive dissonance.

1.3.1. Students will have to reflect on their own thoughts and ideas as well as others.

2. Web 2.0 Tools

2.1. MindMeister

2.1.1. www.mindmeister.com

2.1.1.1. where you can create, collaborate, and share sematic networks.

2.2. Semantica

2.2.1. www.sematicresearch.com

2.2.2. Most powerful concept-mapping program available

2.3. bubbl

2.3.1. https://bubbl.us/

2.3.2. Free web 2.0 tool used for semantic mapping

3. What are they? Spatial representations of concepts and their interrelationships that simulate the knowledge structures stored in the minds of humans.

3.1. Cognitive Structures

3.2. Conceptual Knowledge

3.3. Structural Knowledge

3.4. Semantic Networks

3.4.1. Composed of nodes (concepts or ideas) that are connected by links (statements of relationships