Concept Mapping 概念構圖

Concepts and Propositions Concepts –as a perceived regularity in events or objects, or records of events or objects, e.g., book, table, etc –designated by a label (usually a a word, although sometimes we use symbols such as + or %. ) Propositions –statements about some object or event in the universe, either naturally occurring or constructed. –contain two or more concepts connected with other words to form a meaningful statement. Sometimes these are called semantic units,or units of meaning. –E.g., “ a dog is an animal ” connects 2 concepts “ dog ” and “ animal ”

What is Concept Mapping ? Concept mapping is a technique for representing knowledge in graphs. This technique was developed by Prof. Joseph D. Novak at Cornell University in the 1960s.Prof. Joseph D. Novak

What is Concept Mapping (continued)? Concept Mapping is the process of identifying important concepts, arranging those concepts spatially, identifying relationships among those concepts, and labeling the nature of the semantic relationships among those concepts.

The Components of a Concept Map Knowledge graphs consist of –nodes (points/vertices) –links (arcs/edges). Nodes represent concepts or ideas Links represent the relations between concepts (propositions)

A simple example on concept map of concept map Concepts: –Concert Map –Linking phrases –Relationships –Concepts Propositions –A concept map is composed of linking phrases –A concept map identifies relationships –Relationships are what between concepts –A concept map is composed of concepts

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Another Example for Concept Map

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Exercise One Draw a concept map representing the following statements: –Faculty of Education belongs The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) –CUHK is the biggest university in Hong Kong –CUHK locates at Shatin –Shatin is in the New Territories of HK. –CUHK faces Ma On Shan Use the following links –Belongs to –Is a –Locates at/in –Faces/opposite of

Links Symmetric –Is opposite of; is same as; has sibling; is independent of; has synonym; is equal to Asymmetric Links –Inclusion Relations, eg has part/is part of –Characteristic Relations Has attribute/is attribute of –Action Relations Uses/is used by –Process Relations Has object/ is object of

Why Concept Mapping? Knowledge is organized – Ideas (Schemata) are inter-connected as networks according to the meaning that defines them. Meaningful Leaning: anchoring new ideas or concepts with previous defined knowledge in a non-arbitrary way Concept Mapping helps meaningful learning

Semantic Networking Tool An Example - Inspirations –assists you and your students in: Brainstorming Planning Organizing Outlining Prewriting Diagramming Concept Mapping Webbing m/vlearning/index.cfm

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