CONCEPT MAPS

Concept Maps are graphical frameworks that link elements of information with a variety of possible relationships. For example, the concept of "premises" (units of information of a reasoned argument) could be illustrated using a map:

Concept maps can be useful when information can be clarified using a minimally-structured spatial organization, and does not easily fit into more structured frameworks such as hierarchicies. Concept maps can be enlarged and modified to be graphical organizers and help with many aspects of teaching and learning.