What I know about concept maps:
Concept maps are a graphical representation of different ideas and how they link to each other. I know that concept maps are like knowledge packets, which we had to put in our lesson plans in Classroom Interactions, but I do not know what the exact similarities and differences are between the two.
What I want to know about concept maps:
I guess first I would like to know what the differences are between concept maps and knowledge packets are. I would like to know different ways to incorporate them into lesson plans. I would like to know how students respond to concept maps. How big should a concept map get? How many links should there be between students' ideas and words?
What I learned about concept maps:
I learned that concept maps, although having the same words and ideas, could look completely different from person to person. They are used to connect similar ideas but people can have different ways they connect things to one another. Knowledge packets and concept maps are different because concept maps have words and "reasons" between linked ideas explaining why they are linked. Other people should be able to follow your concept map... even if they dont agree with you. It could be helpful for students to use concept maps so they must think about why things connect. They are also important for teachers to see how students connect their knowledge, it could help determine where miscoceptions are (if there are any). There are different types of concept maps, in figure 6 it shows the string map a student made after visiting a paper plant.
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