What is Concept Mapping ? Concept mapping is a technique for representing knowledge in graphs. Knowledge graphs are networks of concepts. Networks consist of nodes (points/vertices) and links (arcs/edges). Nodes represent concepts and links represent the relations between concepts. Concepts and sometimes links are labeled. Links can be non-, uni- or bi-directional. Concepts and links may be categorised, they can be simply associative, specified or divided in categories such as causal or temporal relations.
Concept mapping can be done for for several purposes:
Let's try concept mapping to come up with detailed ideas for your next writing assignment!
You can use the Inspiration or Kidspiration computer programs to help you with concept mapping, or you can use a blank piece of paper and start your map with a main theme and then branch off into several ideas while adding pictures and arrows to organize your thoughts.
Grade 7s: After the grade 4 students have complete this activity, please look at their works and "add" to their ideas.
Concept mapping can be done for for several purposes:
- to generate ideas (brain storming, etc.);
- to design a complex structure (long texts, hypermedia, large web sites, etc.);
- to communicate complex ideas;
- to aid learning by explicitly integrating new and old knowledge;
- to assess understanding or diagnose misunderstanding.
Let's try concept mapping to come up with detailed ideas for your next writing assignment!
You can use the Inspiration or Kidspiration computer programs to help you with concept mapping, or you can use a blank piece of paper and start your map with a main theme and then branch off into several ideas while adding pictures and arrows to organize your thoughts.
Grade 7s: After the grade 4 students have complete this activity, please look at their works and "add" to their ideas.