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The Theory Underlying Concept Maps and How to Construct and Use

The Theory Underlying Concept Maps and How to Construct and Use
Concept maps are graphical tools for organizing and representing knowledge. They include concepts, usually enclosed in circles or boxes of some type, and relationships between concepts indicated by a connecting line linking two concepts. Words on the line, referred to as linking words or linking phrases, specify the relationship between the two concepts. We define concept as a perceived regularity in events or objects, or records of events or objects, designated by a label. The label for most concepts is a word, although sometimes we use symbols such as + or %, and sometimes more than one word is used. Propositions are statements about some object or event in the universe, either naturally occurring or constructed. Figure 1. (click on an image for a larger view) Another important characteristic of concept maps is the inclusion of cross-links. A final feature that may be added to concept maps is specific examples of events or objects that help to clarify the meaning of a given concept.

Handbook on Knowledge Management ... Understanding Semantic Web Technologies As the amount of information in enterprise databases and online data stores expands exponentially each year, enterprises face the very real problem of sifting through it all and sharing it among disparate systems and end users. Enter semantic web search technology. The problem is that as the amount of information and number of systems increases, the more ineffective traditional index search methods become. “Semantic technologies are early in their maturity and market adoption,” Gartner analysts wrote in a report. Though some executives are scratching their heads over what semantic technology is exactly, Gartner believes it has the potential to help mainstream enterprises with the growing information management problem. The Need for Something Different As Ted Friedman, analyst with Gartner explains, IT organizations are increasingly being tasked to help users share information—on the Web and within the enterprise.

Concept Mapping Homepage This www page has been consolidated in respect to Jan Lanzing. The page is kept just like Jan left it behind right before he passed away on March 3, 1997. Many links have become obsolete since then. What is Concept Mapping ? Concept mapping is a technique for representing knowledge in graphs. Knowledge graphs are networks of concepts. Concepts and sometimes links are labeled. Concept mapping can be done for for several purposes: to generate ideas (brain storming, etc.); to design a complex structure (long texts, hypermedia, large web sites, etc.); to communicate complex ideas; to aid learning by explicitly integrating new and old knowledge; to assess understanding or diagnose misunderstanding. The concept mapping technique was developed by Prof. Mind Mapping® is a popular related technique, invented (and copyrighted) by Tony Buzan in the UK. The difference between concept maps and mind maps is that a mind map has only one main concept, while a concept map may have several. Lawson, M.

Mental mapping In psychology, the term names the information maintained in the mind of an organism by means of which it may plan activities, select routes over previously traveled territories, etc. The rapid traversal of a familiar maze depends on this kind of mental map if scents or other markers laid down by the subject are eliminated before the maze is re-run. Background[edit] Mental maps are an outcome of the field of behavioral geography. Research Applications[edit] Mental Maps have been used in a collection of spatial research. Mental maps have also been used to describe the urban experience of children. Peter Gould and Rodney White have performed prominent analyses in the book “Mental Maps.” In an experiment done by Edward C. References[edit] Jump up ^ Mental Maps Resource SiteJump up ^ Mental Maps on About.comJump up ^ Gregory, Derek; Johnston, Rom Pratt, Geraldine (2009).

What's Next After Web 2.0 - ReadWriteWeb As the world financial crisis has gotten gradually worse over the past few weeks, I've been pondering what this means for the web. ReadWriteWeb as a publication focuses on technology - web products and trends - rather than business and VC happenings. So with the exception of one of our feature writers Bernard Lunn, who has written a number of great posts on how entrepreneurs can survive this period, we've generally kept out of the Credit Crisis discussion thus far. But we're clearly now at a point where the financial problems of the world will have a big impact on where web technology is headed. Indeed, it looks like we've arrived at one of those giant inflexion points - where one web era is usurped by another. Editor's note: Looking back over 2008, there were some posts on ReadWriteWeb that did not get the attention we felt they deserved - whether because of timing, competing news stories, etc. Of course this last happened when Web 2.0 was coined by O'Reilly Media in about 2004.

50 Awesome Semantic Apps for Educators The semantic web has been touted as the next great frontier on the Internet. Teaching computers to understand how the human brain categorizes and thinks is at the heart of this concept and promises to open the doors to easier and more efficient access to information on the Internet. For educators, this means that information available to students is of a higher caliber than what is sometimes available with traditional web applications. While this field is just starting to grow, there are several applications available right now of which educators can take advantage. From web browsing to research to blogging to collaboration, these apps will provide a taste of what may be on the horizon with the semantic web in education. Web Browsing Browsing the web can be difficult at times when you get bogged down in junk websites or dead links. BlueOrganizer. General Web Searching and Research Hakia. Specialized Research Citeline. Blogging Yahoo! Collaborating and Connecting with Others Text2Mindmap.

Mentale kaart Het concept van een mentale kaart (Engels: mental map), geeft aan hoe de persoonlijke perceptie van een persoon is van zijn geografische omgeving, de manier waarop hij zijn ruimtelijke omgeving structureert. Het is geen geografische kaart, maar een representatie van het cognitieve beeld dat een individu in zijn gedachten heeft. Hoewel dit onderwerp meer op zijn plaats lijkt bij de sociale wetenschappen, wordt dit onderwerp meestal bestudeerd door geografen om te bepalen hoe het publiek subjectief plaatsen waarneemt. Het proces van mental mapping is afhankelijk van perceptie en cognitie. De geografische werkelijkheid komt hierbij niet overeen met de mentale kaart. De mentale kaart bevindt zich in principe inwendig, maar deze kan tot uitdrukking komen in mondelinge verslagen, tekeningen en oordelen. Massamedia hebben ook een effect op de mentale kaart van een persoon. Zie ook[bewerken] Stanley Milgram Externe link[bewerken] cognitive models of geographical space

Semantic Web, Can it Happen? Not if but when What is the Semantic Web? It’s the Internet in it’s current information pipeline form but with the addition of machine understandable language describing web based objects (pictures, text, audio/video). The term semantic describes the essential meaning of words and in the case of text on the Internet, is usually represented by tags or keywords. The process of representing information with tags is currently being implemented with products made by Zemanta and Open Calais. There are still many who believe a semantic web is beyond our technical ability to craft. I have a great interest in this area for a couple of reasons. Why I make videos I’m wrapping up with a quick description of why I make these bobbly head videos while out walking. I walk a lot. Introducing Snap Shots from Snap.com Sometimes Snap Shots bring you the information you need, without your having to leave the site, while other times it lets you “look ahead,” before deciding if you want to follow a link or not.

Compendium (software) Compendium is a computer program and social science tool that facilitates the mapping and management of ideas and arguments. The software provides a visual environment that allows people to structure and record collaboration as they work through "wicked problems". The software is currently released by the not-for-profit Compendium Institute. The current version operationalises the Issue-Based Information System (IBIS), an argumentation mapping structure first developed by Horst Rittel in the 1970s. Compendium source code was fully released under LGPL licence on 13 January 2009.[1] Compendium visually represents thoughts and illustrates the various interconnections between different ideas and arguments. The creation of "issue maps" graphically represents the relations between issues and questions and facilitates the understanding of interconnected topics through pictoral representation. Many associations have thence contributed ideas to the development of Compendium.

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