Educators are now seeking new methodologies to respond to the demand for personal education and knowledge acquisition and production. Concept mapping, a powerful learning and teaching technique, provides these educators with new methods that are beginning to be implemented at all educational levels in many institutions worldwide.

The Handbook of Research on Collaborative Learning Using Concept Mapping presents innovative educational and learning models that meet current complex educational demands, providing educators and teachers, as well as researchers, tutors, and students with a comprehensive understanding of the current research and trends of both theory and pedagogy in e-learning, involving collaborative learning and concept mapping. Compiling authoritative studies from an interdisciplinary network of education and instructional technology experts, this reference collection is essential to academic and research libraries and to a full range of stakeholders in the research and practice domains of education.

22 authoritative contributions by over 45 of the world’s leading experts in collaborative learning using concept mapping from 11 countries

Comprehensive coverage of each specific topic, highlighting recent trends and describing the latest advances in the field

More than 750 references to existing literature and research on collaborative learning using concept mapping

A compendium of over 160 key terms with detailed definitions

Organized by topic and indexed, making it a convenient method of reference for all IT/IS scholars and professionals

Cross-referencing of key terms, figures, and information pertinent to collaborative learning using concept mapping