Concept Mapping

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{|style="border-spacing:8px;margin:0px -8px" {|width="100%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="5" style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#f5fffa" !Introduction  Meaningful learning is one of the objectives of teaching. There have been several efforts to improve students learning. One of such efforts is to try several instructional strategies. Concept mapping is one such strategy. It helps in developing conceptual understanding among the students with inter relations between the concepts. It is a process that results in a concept map.  
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Feature of a concept map
Concept maps are diagrammatic representations that show meaningful relationship between concepts in the form of prepositions. These prepositions describe the connections between concepts. Usually concepts are written inside a __ or a box and connected by lines with connecting words. Concepts are arranged in a hierarchical order from top to bottom.

There can also be thinks laterally evaluating the concepts together. It is also possible to show integration of concepts across subjects. Fig. 1 shows the structure of a concept map. !Steps in concept mapping 
 * In the construction of a concept map, following steps are followed. It is advisable to involve students at every stage of concept mapping.
 * In the construction of a concept map, following steps are followed. It is advisable to involve students at every stage of concept mapping.

Step 1 : 	Identify the concepts from a selected unit/chapter. List them on the black board

Step 2 :	Arrange the concepts in a hierarchical order top to bottom

Step 3 :	Select the concepts that fall laterally

Step 4 :	Draw circles / boxes around the concepts and draw lines linking the concepts

Step 5 :	Write the linking words. Concept map is ready.

Step 6 :	Read the whole concept map. See whether all possible links are marked.

In case the concept maps look too crowded, it may be reconstructed. After drawing the concept map on the black board involving the students, they may be encouraged to draw on their own. To begin with they can complete any incomplete concept map. Later, they can be asked to construct a concept map on their own Fig. 2 shows a concept map on types of industries. ! 


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