Lecture 15a Concept Mapping (1).pptx

Concept Mapping Technical Report Writing BITS F112 Outline • What is a concept map? • Why a concept map? • Components of a concept map? • How to construct a concept map • Examples • Activity What is concept mapping? • broadly, any process for representing ideas in pictures or maps • a visual org...

Concept Mapping Technical Report Writing BITS F112 Outline • What is a concept map? • Why a concept map? • Components of a concept map? • How to construct a concept map • Examples • Activity What is concept mapping? • broadly, any process for representing ideas in pictures or maps • a visual organization and representation of knowledge to establish relationships between and amongst concepts • a diagram of nodes, each containing concept labels, which are linked together with directional lines • nodes arranged in hierarchical levels that move from general to specific concepts Characteristics of a concept map A concept map includes • concepts enclosed in circles or boxes • connecting line linking two concepts • concepts represented in a hierarchical fashion • cross-links: relationships or links between concepts in different segments or domains of the concept map Why a concept map? • Helps us think (and learn) with concepts by linking new concepts to what we already know • Helps to link, differentiate and relate concepts to each other • Works as a geography of thought • Can be used as learning and strategy tool • Can be used to track the planning or evaluation of an ongoing project to help address design, process, and outcome questions Components of a concept map • Concepts • Labels • Propositions • Linking words or phrases • Circles or boxes, connecting line (arrows) linking two or more concepts Image Source: gstatic.com Novak & Cañas, 2008 How to make concept maps? • identifying the most general concepts and placing them at the top of the map • identifying more specific concepts that relate to the general concepts • tying together the general and specific concepts with linking words that • making sense by looking for cross-linkages that tie concepts from one side of the map to the other How to go about? • the context and the domain • constructing a focus question • identifying the key concepts that are relevant (~ 15 to 25) • writing all of the concepts on Post-its ( or as bullet points) or tools that are available • making a preliminary map and identifying the cross-links • revising the map, repositioning concepts to get a Example 1 Source: https://learningcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/using-concept-maps/ Activity 1 Prepare a concept map on your course work during the semester Activity 2 Construct a concept map for the project you are working on for the report: References 1. Novak, J. D. & A. J. Cañas, The Theory Underlying Concept Maps and How to Construct Them, Technical Report IHMC CmapTools 2006-01, Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, 2006, available at: http://cmap.ihmc.us/Publications/ResearchPapers/TheoryUnde rlyingConceptMaps.pdf 2. Trochim, W. M. (1989). An introduction to concept mapping for planning and evaluation. Evaluation and Program Planning, 12(1), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1016/0149-7189(89)90016-5