What is Concept Map

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A 2D diagram that shows interrelationships between words and concepts. Learn more in: Using Computational Text Analysis to Explore Open-Ended Survey Question Responses

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A diagram that facilitates organization, presentation, processing and acquisition of knowledge by showing relationships among concepts as node-link networks. Ideas in a concept map are represented as nodes and connected to other ideas/nodes through link labels. Learn more in: A Systematic Review of Research on Collaborative Learning with Concept Maps

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A diagram that presents the relationships between concepts. Learn more in: Mobile Technology-Enhanced Learning

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A visual construct composed of encircled concepts (nodes) that are meaningfully inter-connected by descriptive concept links either directly, by branch-points (hierarchies), or indirectly by cross-links (comparisons). The construction of a concept map can serve as a tool for enhancing communication, either between an author and a student for a reading task, or between two or more students engaged in problem solving. Learn more in: Teaching Critical Thinking and Team Based Concept Mapping

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was developed by Joseph Novak around 1972, based on Ausubel’s theory that meaningful learning only takes place when new concepts are connected to what is already known. Concept maps are hierarchical trees, in which concepts are connected with labelled, graphical links, most general at the top. Novak and many others have reported empirical evidence of the effectiveness of this technique, with an international conference dedicated to the approach. Learn more in: Eliciting Thinking Skills with Inquiry Maps in CLE

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A diagram in which related concepts are linked to each other. Learn more in: Using Technology to Promote Student Ownership of Retrieval Practice

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According to Novak & Cañas (2008) concept maps are graphical tools for organizing and representing knowledge characterized by: labelled nodes (closed shapes) to represent concepts, linking phrases and connecting lines as a way to make explicit the relationships between concepts and to form oriented propositions, i.e. meaningful statements with two or more concepts that are hierarchically ordered. The main use of a C-map in education is to provide a shareable document for teacher and students to negotiate meaning. Learn more in: Distance Collaboration with Shared Concept Maps

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Are graphical ways of working with ideas and presenting information. They reveal patterns and relationships and help students to clarify their thinking, and to process, organize and prioritize. The visual representation of information through word webs or diagrams enables learners to see how the ideas are connected and understand how to group or organize information effectively. Learn more in: Using Concept Maps to Enhance Students' Prior Knowledge in Complex Learning

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A diagram that relates concepts to one another by connecting related ideas with lines. Learn more in: Analyzing Process Data from Technology-Rich Tasks

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A concept map is a diagram that depicts concepts and their hierarchical relationships. Learn more in: Concept Maps as a Tool for Promoting Online Collaborative Learning in Virtual Teams with Pre-Service Teachers

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Is a directed graph that shows the relationship between the concepts. It is used to organize and structure knowledge. Learn more in: A Web-Based Collaborative Learning System Using Concept Maps: Architecture and Evaluation

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A graphic visualization of the connections between ideas in which concepts (drawn as nodes or boxes) are linked by explanatory phrases (on arrows) to form a network of propositions that depict the quality of the mapper’s understanding – as devised by Joseph Novak. Learn more in: Pedagogic Frailty and the Ecology of Teaching at University: A Case of Conceptual Exaptation

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The term is used generically in this paper. It term is often associated with Novak. Novak’s style maps are hierarchical, although they also radiate from a central idea. Buzan ’mind maps’ are designed to radiate from concept placed at the centre of the map. Learn more in: Exploring Semiotic Approaches to Analysing Multidimensional Concept Maps Using Methods that Value Collaboration

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A graphic depiction of brainstorming, which starts with a central concept and then includes all related ideas. Learn more in: Studying Abroad to Inform Teaching in a Diverse Society: A Description of International Elementary Education Teaching Experiences at Ball State University

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One powerful knowledge presentation format, devised by Novak, to visualize conceptual knowledge as graphs in which the nodes represent the concepts, and the links between the nodes are the relationships between these concepts. Learn more in: Adaptive Computer Assisted Assessment

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A hierarchal picture of a mental map of knowledge. Learn more in: Concept Mapping as a Mediator of Constructivist Learning

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Concept maps are built of nodes connected by connectors, which have written descriptions called linking phrases instead of polarity of strength. Concept maps can be used to describe conceptual structures and relations in them and the concept maps suit also aggregation and preservation of knowledge (see Causal map, Cognitive map). Learn more in: A Support System for the Strategic Scenario Process

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A graphical tool for representing knowledge structure in a form of a graph whose nodes represent concepts, while arcs between nodes correspond to interrelations between them. Learn more in: Evidence-Centered Concept Map in Computer-Based Assessment of Critical Thinking

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A tool that assists learners in the understanding of the relationships of the main idea and its attributes, also used in brainstorming and planning. Learn more in: Constructing Technology Integrated Activities that Engage Elementary Students in Learning

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A graphical two-dimensional display of knowledge. Concepts, usually presented within boxes or circles, are connected by directed arcs that encode, as linking phrases, the relationships between the pairs of concepts. Learn more in: Visualization as Communication with Graphic Representation

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A graphical depiction of relationships ideas, principals, and activities leading to one major theme. Learn more in: Using Logic Models for Program Planning in K20 Education

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A graphical two-dimensional display of knowledge. Concepts, usually presented within boxes or circles, are connected by directed arcs that encode, as linking phrases, the relationships between the pairs of concepts. Learn more in: Visualization as a Knowledge Transfer

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A graphical two-dimensional display of knowledge that is comprised of concepts (usually represented within boxes or circles) connected by directed arcs encoding brief relationships (linking phrases) between the pairs of concepts (Cañas, A. J., Carff, R., Hill, G., Carvalho, M., Arguedas, M., Eskridge, T. C., Lott, J., & Carvajal, R., (2005). Learn more in: Cognitive Learning with Electronic Media and Social Networking

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Concept maps are graphical knowledge representations that are composed to two components: (1) Nodes: represent the concepts, and (2) Links: connect concepts using a relationship. Learn more in: New Roles of Digital Libraries