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Concept maps. What is:. a method to represent information visually we can better understand information easier for our brain to make meaning. “A picture is worth a thousand words”. Types. hierarchical map. spider map. flow-chart. Hierarchical map.
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What is: • a method to represent information visually • we can better understand information • easier for our brain to make meaning “A picture is worth a thousand words”
Types hierarchical map spider map flow-chart
Hierarchical map • hierarchical map (allows dividing the problem into levels)
Flow chart • flow-chart (pictorial representation describing the process analysis; very useful when examining how various steps in the process work together)
Spider map • Spider map (organises information by placing the central theme or the unifying concept in the centre, outwardly radiating sub-themes around the centre of the map. These may be further developed into mind maps
FIVE STEPS IN CONSTRUCTING CONCEPT MAPS (http://www.schoolnet.edu.mo/general/biology/temp/cmap/cmapguid.html) • Select • Focus on a theme and then identify related key words or phrases. • Rank • Rank the concepts (key words) from the most abstract and inclusive to the most concrete and specific.Cluster • Cluster concepts that function at similar level of abstraction and those that interrelate closely.Arrange • Arrange concepts in to a diagrammatic representation.Link and label • Link concepts with linking lines and label each line.
A good concept map can: • understand the problem • help you structure the report
Over to you now: Design a concept (mind) map related to your project, following the 5- step procedure: 1. Select 2. Rank 3. Cluster 4. Arrange 5. Link & label