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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
 
Concept maps are graphical tools for organizing and representing knowledge. They include concepts and relationships between concepts indicated by a connecting line linking two concepts. Words on the line, referred to as linking words or linking phrases, specify the relationship between the two concepts.   
 
Concept maps are graphical tools for organizing and representing knowledge. They include concepts and relationships between concepts indicated by a connecting line linking two concepts. Words on the line, referred to as linking words or linking phrases, specify the relationship between the two concepts.   
Concept maps are hierarchical with the most general concepts at the top of the map.  
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Concept maps are hierarchical with the most general concepts at the top of the map. In addition to concepts and the hierarchical links between them, concepts maps may include cross-links which represents the relatioships between different domains of the map. [1]
 
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Another important characteristic of concept maps is the inclusion of cross-links. These are relationships or links between concepts in different segments or domains of the concept map. Cross-links help us see how a concept in one domain of knowledge represented on the map is related to a concept in another domain shown on the map. In the creation of new knowledge, cross-links often represent creative leaps on the part of the knowledge producer. There are two features of concept maps that are important in the facilitation of creative thinking: the hierarchical structure that is represented in a good map and the ability to search for and characterize new cross-links.
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== References ==
 
== References ==

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Definition

Concept map is A hierarchical map that depicts relationships between its elements which are concepts.

Summary

Description

Concept maps are graphical tools for organizing and representing knowledge. They include concepts and relationships between concepts indicated by a connecting line linking two concepts. Words on the line, referred to as linking words or linking phrases, specify the relationship between the two concepts. Concept maps are hierarchical with the most general concepts at the top of the map. In addition to concepts and the hierarchical links between them, concepts maps may include cross-links which represents the relatioships between different domains of the map. [1]

References

[1] Joseph D. Novak, Alberto J. Cañas, The Theory Underlying Concept Maps and How to Construct and Use Them, Technical Report IHMC CmapTools 2006-01 Rev 2008-01, http://cmap.ihmc.us/Publications/ResearchPapers/TheoryCmaps/TheoryUnderlyingConceptMaps.htm.


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