Concept mapping is a valuable technique for education evaluation. This paper describes a system which supports teachers in creating concept mapping tasks which are intended to capture the student’s understanding of the ontology of a small domain. A novel feature of our work is that the system verifies that the student intended the map elements that will be used to infer student understanding an...

This study was an attempt to investigate the comparative impact of concept map and mind map instruc- tion on EFL learners’ descriptive and narrative writing. To fulfill this purpose, 60 intermediate EFL learners were selected from among a total number of 100 through their performance on a pretest, i.e., a piloted sample Cambridge Preliminary English Test (PET). T...

portfolios as a means of constructivist learning appear to show great promise in enhancing diverse dimensions of learning and promoting learner motivation. this study is an investigation into the effectiveness of portfolio development on the reading comprehension and academic motivation of undergraduate students majoring in english literature in iran. in order to answer the research questions, ...

In this paper, we introduce the notion of sesquilinear map on Β(H) . Based on this notion, we define the quadratic map, which is the generalization of positive linear map. With the help of this concept, we prove several well-known equality and inequality...  

"Best tools and practices for concept mapping" by Chris Clark (University of Notre Dame, Kaneb Center). Introduction to terms and uses for concept maps/mind maps, a teaching-learning strategy that entails building a visual representation or visual organizer to assist learning or show what has been learned. Site includes links to further resources and articles. https://ltlatnd.wordpress.com/2011...