Concept Mapping Concept Mapping in Education Origin of Concept Mapping Purpose of Concept Mapping Kinds of Concept Maps Spider Concept Map Hierarchy Concept Map Flowchart Concept Map Systems Concept Map Tools for Concept Mapping Presentation Credits: Ummaimah

1. Concept Mapping
Presented To: Ma’am Anam Ilyas
Presented By: Ummaimah

2. Concept Map
✘ Concept map is a visual illustration
displaying the organization of concepts
and outlining the relationship among or
between these concepts. (Hoffman and
Novak 2003)
✘ A concept mapping is a technique used
to organize information or thoughts.
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4. Origin of Concept Mapping
✘ Concept mapping was developed by
Joseph D. Novak in 1960s.
✘ The idea of concept mapping is based
on Meaningful learning theory of
Ausubel (1960).

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6. Purpose of Concept Mapping
✘ Forces students to identify connections, and capture
them more deeply, than traditional approaches such as
reading or writing about a concept.
✘ Concept mapping ease the cognitive load by
emphasizing on essential relationships, rather than
on interpreting a written text.
✘ Concept maps are a form of visual thinking. Most
people are better able to remember visual stuff rather
than lengthy paragraphs.

7. To generate ideas (brain storming)
To communicate complex ideas
To organize lots of information in easier way
To visualize connections within the information
Provide way to organize your thoughts onto paper
To aid learning by integrating new and old
knowledge
To assess understanding + diagnose
misunderstanding
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8. Kinds of Concept Maps
✘ Spider Concept Map
✘ Hierarchy Concept Map
✘ Flowchart Concept Map
✘ Systems Concept Map
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25. How to Build a Concept Map
1. Start with a main idea/topic/issue
to focus on.
2. Determine the key concepts
3. Finish by connecting concepts,
creating linking phrases and
words.

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31. https://cmap.ihmc.us/

32. https://bubbl.us/

33. http://www.wisemapping.com/

34. https://www.mindomo.com/

35. https://www.mindmup.com

36. https://vue.tufts.edu/

37. https://www.mindmeister.com/

38. https://draw.io

41. Thanks!
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Questions?
I Have it

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