Title: Concept Mapping Guide and Tutorial | Lucidchart
Headings: What is a Concept Map
What is a Concept Map
What do you want to do with concept maps?
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What is a concept map?
Key features of concept maps
Concepts
Linking words/phrases
Propositional structure
Hierarchical structure
Focus question
Parking lot
Cross-links
Why use a concept map?
When to make a concept map
Concept maps vs. mind maps
Concept maps
Mind maps
Concept mapping for education
Concept mapping for business
Concept mapping for healthcare
History of concept mapping
Theoretical foundation
Physiological foundation
Epistemological foundation
How to build a concept map

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Concept mapping for education
Concept mapping can be a powerful tool in the world of education, helping students to perform at higher cognitive levels and helping teachers to explain complicated subjects and assess student understanding. Students can use concept mapping to: Organize and structure new material
Increase learning by relating new and old knowledge
Map out relationships between things such as vocab words, characters in a story, events in history, etc. Plan/outline writing projects
Design their own representations of knowledge
Brainstorm new ideas
Take notes
Create study guides
Design complex structures
Teachers can use concept mapping to: Plan curriculum
Assess understanding or diagnose misunderstanding of students
Explain complex ideas
Assist struggling readers
As educators incorporate concept maps into their teaching methodology, they can provide aids to help facilitate the process for students: Give a focus question to get the wheels turning. Create a parking lot (list of key concepts) to help students determine what to include in their map. Provide expert skeleton maps so students have a structure to follow.