This paper presents an exploratory study that investigated prospective teachers’ knowledge of concept mapping. Current research emphasizes concept mapping as an important tool in the classroom for teaching, learning and assessment of student learning. Despite the large number of studies on K-12 students’ use of concept mapping, there are very few studies on prospective teachers’ knowledge of co...

The use of computer-based concept mapping as a prewriting strategy for eighthgrade language art students was compared to paper-and-pencil concept mapping. Computer-based concept mapping was shown to enhance idea generation and the total quality of the students’ prewriting concept maps in preparation for a persuasive writing task. Contrary to expectation, the students who generated paper-and-pen...

In this paper, we report on the application of simple retrieval strategies to biomedical concept mapping. We aim at evaluating the performance of a learning-free system tailored to map large collections of concepts, as they can be found in health sciences. Our system is seen as a solution in those cases where machine learning approaches cannot be applied for scalability or data unavailability r...

Interoperability and integration of digital concept mapping tools has not been widely prioritized and supported by software developers. Digital alternatives to paper-based concept mapping (from simple digital whiteboard to dedicated concept mapping software) are increasingly popular among educators, but computer-based concept maps are still difficult to analyze, assess, expand or export to othe...

In this paper we critically review and analyze previous research on collaborative concept mapping in both face-to-face and networked environments. Although research has shown the positive effects of collaborative concept mapping on learning in face-to-face learning environments, there is a dearth of research which specifically focuses on the potential value of adopting collaborative concept map...

Concepts refer to properties or characteristics of objects, e.g., weigh, height, attitude, intelligence, and leadership. Concepts are abstract or general ideas, which are important to how we think about particular subjects or issues (Blaxter et al. 2002: 205). They are constructs, i.e., they represent inference deduced from observable events. They symbolize inference at a higher level of abstra...

This paper presents an approach to the problem of mapping ontologies. The motivation for the research stems from the Diogene Project which is developing a web training environment for ICT professionals. The system includes high quality training material from registered content providers, and free web material will also be made available through the project’s “Web Discovery” component. This invo...