04. Introduction to Novakian mapping (Cmaps)

Novakian mapping

Lawrie HunterKochi University of Technology

http://www.core.kochi-tech.ac.jp/hunter/

[email protected]

JALTCALLJune 6, 2009

In September 2008 the 3rd International Conference on Concept Mapping was held in Tallinn and Helsinki <http://cmc.ihmc.us/>

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Joseph Novak: Concept mapping

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This slide courtesy of Ian Kinchin

When is a map Novakian?“The basic Novakian concept map... usually starts with a general concept at the top of the map, and then works its way down ... to more specific concepts.

Abrams, R. An Overview of Concept Mapping. In Meaningful Learning: A Collaborative Literature Review of Concept Mapping. Retrieved March 18, 2008 at http://www2.ucsc.edu/mlrg/clr-conceptmapping.html

When is a map Novakian?

Abrams, R. An Overview of Concept Mapping. In Meaningful Learning: A Collaborative Literature Review of Concept Mapping. Retrieved March 18, 2008 at http://www2.ucsc.edu/mlrg/clr-conceptmapping.html

Concepts are placed in [boxes]...

“The basic Novakian concept map... usually starts with a general concept at the top of the map, and then works its way down ... to more specific concepts.

When is a map Novakian?

Abrams, R. An Overview of Concept Mapping. In Meaningful Learning: A Collaborative Literature Review of Concept Mapping. Retrieved March 18, 2008 at http://www2.ucsc.edu/mlrg/clr-conceptmapping.html

Concepts are placed in [boxes]... Lines are drawn from a concept to a linking word to a concept.

“The basic Novakian concept map... usually starts with a general concept at the top of the map, and then works its way down ... to more specific concepts.

When is a map Novakian?

Abrams, R. An Overview of Concept Mapping. In Meaningful Learning: A Collaborative Literature Review of Concept Mapping. Retrieved March 18, 2008 at http://www2.ucsc.edu/mlrg/clr-conceptmapping.html

Concepts are placed in [boxes]... Lines are drawn from a concept to a linking word to a concept. Sequences of concepts and linking words do not always form grammatically correct sentences.”

“The basic Novakian concept map... usually starts with a general concept at the top of the map, and then works its way down ... to more specific concepts.

When is a map Novakian?http://cmap.ihmc.us/

Novakian maps (Novak & Cañas, 2006) are type 3 maps, having textured link dyadic elements.

1. Associational2. Directed link3. Textured directed link

Novakian maps (Novak & Cañas, 2006) can be used at any level of abstraction.

Argument mapping

Information structure mapping

Syntactic mapping

Grammatical mapping (pseudo)

Association mapping

Figure: quantum levels of abstraction.From Hunter (2007)

Novakian maps (Novak & Cañas, 2006) are type 3 maps, having textured link dyadic elements.

The rules of operation for Novakian maps may be defined as:

Rectangles (nodes) contain concepts.Rectangles are joined by labeled lines (propositions). Propositions are usually uni-directional.The label in the middle of a proposition

is called a linking phrase.

from FLEXIBLE CONCEPT MAPPING (CMC proceedings 2008) by Alfredo Tifi, ITIS "E. Divini" San Severino Marche (MC, Italy) – WWMAPS

Antonietta Lombardi, Direzione Didattica Primo Circolo Novi Ligure (AL, Italy) WWMAPSJose Domingo Villarroel Villamor, University of the Basque Country, Spain

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Later,toserendipity.