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  #1 Danny Garcia on 29 Apr 10

   

  Joseph D. Novak and Alberto J. Cañas wrote "The Theory Underlying Concept Maps and How to Construct and Use Them" (http://cmap.ihmc.us/Publications/ResearchPapers/TheoryCmaps/TheoryUnderlyingConceptMaps.htm), an interesting paper explaining the use and benefits of concept mapping.
  
  "Concepts maps are a graphical representation of knowledge" that allow the concept mapper to envision the main concepts, relationships between concepts and their limits. In other words, it allows us to validate and identify what we know and what we do not know.
  
  Also, concept mapping is good for generating new ideas since it allows for exploring links between concepts that we perhaps did not initially visualize. I also find that concept mapping is an effective way of abstracting and theorizing. In their paper, Joseph Novak and Alberto J. Cañas, summarize some of the guidelines for concept mapping. However, these suggestions should not be taken as straitjackets rather than one of many paths in learning and creating knowledge. There are many paths leading to effective learning and knowledge building and they are all the right path as long as they work for you!
  
  Ladies and gentleman, start your concept mapping!
  (Free software for concept mapping available at: http://cmap.ihmc.us/conceptmap.html).

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Joseph D. Novak and Alberto J. Cañas wrote "The Theory Underlying Concept Maps and How to Construct and Use Them" (<a href="http://cmap.ihmc.us/Publications/ResearchPapers/TheoryCmaps/TheoryUnderlyingConceptMaps.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://cmap.ihmc.us/Publications/ResearchPapers/TheoryCmaps/TheoryUnderlyingConceptMaps.htm</a>), an interesting paper explaining the use and benefits of concept mapping. <br /> <br /> "Concepts maps are a graphical representation of knowledge" that allow the concept mapper to envision the main concepts, relationships between concepts and their limits. In other words, it allows us to validate and identify what we know and what we do not know. <br /> <br /> Also, concept mapping is good for generating new ideas since it allows for exploring links between concepts that we perhaps did not initially visualize. I also find that concept mapping is an effective way of abstracting and theorizing. In their paper, Joseph Novak and Alberto J. Cañas, summarize some of the guidelines for concept mapping. However, these suggestions should not be taken as straitjackets rather than one of many paths in learning and creating knowledge. There are many paths leading to effective learning and knowledge building and they are all the right path as long as they work for you! <br /> <br /> Ladies and gentleman, start your concept mapping! <br /> (Free software for concept mapping available at: <a href="http://cmap.ihmc.us/conceptmap.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://cmap.ihmc.us/conceptmap.html</a>).</div>

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