A constant challenge in education, whether in a school setting or self-driven, is assessment. How do you know what you know? And how do you know how well you know?
Concept mapping is a visual approach to learning that defines relationships between concepts within a particular topic. While the use of concept maps has grown in popularity in recent years, there has never before existed an easy-access primer to guide nascent concept mappers in their quest to develop cohesive mental maps to appraise and improve comprehension.
Enter Concept Map Husbandry. This lighthearted book lays out the basics of concept map formation: purpose, structure, common errors, and more. It serves as a thorough instruction manual intended to enable the proper rearing of a well-behaved, healthy map that demonstrates clear thinking-or the lack thereof. Experienced concept mapper and biology professor David McKinney leads the reader through the fascinating world of concept map varieties and their diverse needs, providing explanations, tips, cautions, and exercises to practice this helpful learning diagnostic tool.
With the aid of this book you will be able to create high quality concept maps that clarify your thinking, develop your creative ideas, and provide a platform for communicating your thinking. Welcome to the wild adventure, the elusive hunt, that is concept map making.
Here, in no particular order, you will find:
A brief explanation of concept map theory (if you like that sort of thing)!
Detailed "how-to" for the stepwise creation of concept maps!
A visual guide to interpreting what monstrosities (concept maps) emerge!
A dose of sarcasm, hopefully healthy in quantity!
Myriads of eccentric applications you never wanted to think of!
Practice exercises for honing your craft, plus probably-not-wrong answers!
