Title

Key Features of Concept Map

Description

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. Propositions contain two or more concepts connected using linking words or phrases to form a meaningful statement. Sometimes these are called semantic units, or units of meaning.

Designer

Novak, Joseph & Cañas, Alberto

Date

2006

Source

"The theory underlying concept maps and how to construct them."

Bibliographic Citation

Novak, J. D., & Cañas, A. J. (2006). The theory underlying concept maps and how to construct them. Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, 1(1), 1-31.

is composed of

English Square

has attribute

English Arrow

English Solid Line

use feature

English Brace

depict things of type

English Structural or Hierarchical

English Sequence or Process