concept maps as one of the visualization techniques. EFL Master students Faculty of Education , Ain Shams University. Prof. Asmaa Geith

1. EFL Master course
Concept mapping
Prof. Asmaa Gheith

2. The concept mapping technique was originally
developed by Prof. Joseph D.
Novak at Cornell University in the 1960s.
This work was based on the theories of David
Ausubel, who stressed the importance of prior
knowledge in being able to learn about new
concepts.

3. Concept map is a diagram showing
the relationship between concepts
.it is a graphical tool for organizing
and representing knowledge .

5. Concept maps are usually
represented in boxes or circles with
labeled arrows in downward
branching hierarchical structure .

6. Concept mapping can be used for a number of
different purposes :
To generate ideas (e.g. brain storming)
To design a complex structure .
To communicate complex ideas .
To illustrate the relationships between different
components or processes .
To aid learning by explicitly integrating new and
old knowledge .
To assess understanding or diagnose
misunderstanding .

7. Steps in Constructing Concept Maps :
* Select or Focus on a theme and then identify
related key words or phrases.
* What is the central word, concept, question or
problem around which to build your diagram or
concept map?
*What are the concepts, ideas, descriptive words
or important questions that you can associate
with the main concept, topic, question or
problem?.

8. * Rank the concepts (key words) from the most
abstract and inclusive to the most concrete and
specific.
* Cluster concepts that function at similar level
of abstraction and those that interrelate closely.
* Arrange concepts in a diagrammatic
representation.
* Add linking lines and where appropriate label
lines with a qualifying word or phrase.
Groups of people can work together on a concept
map - this is a good way to "brainstorm" a
problem or idea