Concept maps are used in a wide variety of disciplines because of their ability to make complex information structures explicit. Concept maps can be used informally or formally -where the graphical "syntax" of the maps is tightly controlled. Both forms are needed. Constraint Graphs is a program in which users can constrain arbitrary graphs to conform to any of a wide variety of graphical formal...

‎In this paper‎, ‎we introduce the concept of Su-type contractive mapping and establish fixed point theorems for such mappings in the setting of ordered‎ ‎extended partial $b$-metric space‎. ‎We also develop an‎ ‎application for Fredholm type integral equations to‎ ‎validate our main result and a non-trivial example is given to‎ ‎elucidate our work.

In the present study, participants working in dyads were asked to build a concept map collaboratively. While interacting, they were able to access visualizations (individual concept maps) of both their own and their partner’s prior knowledge (own and peer maps). Eye movements of both learning partners were recorded during the course of collaboration. Our goal was twofold. First, we focused on t...

In recent years concept mapping has become a powerful tool that is widely used in different contexts in education. This paper describes the using of concept mapping in professional education. Concept mapping is a graphic technique that represents ideas, helps to think, solve a problem, plan a strategy or develop a process. Concept mapping is used in professional education, although not so widel...

BACKGROUND Although concept mapping was created in the early 1980s, research in nursing education first appeared in 1992. This literature review analyzes the impact of concept mapping in nursing education. METHOD A total of 221 articles, books, and book chapters were reviewed on the topic of concept mapping in nursing education. RESULTS Results indicate that concept-mapping research progres...

Inside the computer based education community there is a need to open Student Model to the users (e.g. teachers and students) in order to promote reflection, in students, and allow inspection to the teachers. In this paper we present DynMap+, a visual medium that allows the inspection of Individual and Group Student Models coming from different sources. Several visual mechanisms are used to ope...

In this paper, using the neural space mapping (NSM) concept, we present a SPICE-compatible modeling technique to modify the conventional MOSFET equations, to be suitable for ballistic carbon nanotube transistors (CNTTs). We used the NSM concept in order to correct conventional MOSFET equations so that they could be used for carbon nanotube transistors. To demonstrate the accuracy of our mod...

The present study deals with the implementation of concept mapping in grade 5 of German high school. Concept mapping was used as a means of knowledge consolidation. In order to check, if concept mapping positively affects a student’s knowledge gain we compared two instructional treatments: a hands-on instruction with an additional concept mapping phase for knowledge consolidation and a hands-on...