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Publication Date: 2007
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E-Concept Mapping
Shmaefsky, Brian R.
Journal of College Science Teaching, v36 n4 p14-15 Jan-Feb 2007
Not all demonstrations involve using exciting visual displays of one or a series of scientific principles. Demonstrations can be as simple as showing the interrelationship between scientific concepts or principles using concept maps. Concepts maps are tools that help people conceptualize and remember a conglomeration of facts making up complex topics or paradigms. They promote creativity and flexibility because they place facts in the construct of the student's learning modality. In this article, the author presents the pattern of organization that concept maps follow. Furthermore, for faculty, the strength of concept map is that it is a simple diagram used to represent words, ideas, tasks, or other items linked to and arranged around a central key word or idea. It is used to generate, visualize, structure, and classify ideas, and as an aid in study, organization, problem solving, and decision making. (Contains 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Scientific Concepts, Scientific Principles, Concept Mapping, Science Instruction, Problem Solving, Visual Aids, Classroom Techniques, Decision Making, Computer Software, Computer Assisted Instruction, Internet
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