INTERDISCIPLINARY SUMMER SCHOOL Concept Map Kojuri J M.D. Cardiologist.Interventionist Associate professor of SUMS

Meaning Concept map is a diagram used to organize your knowledge for meaningful learning Learning is a complex cognitive process that occur in all ages How to improve it?

Type of learning Rote learning: verbatim memorizing, concept not addressed, can not be linked to previous knowledge, little transferred to long term memory. Fail to help in future learning and lead to misconception Meaningful learning: concepts well appreciated, link to prior knowledge, potentiate self directed learning, more efficient and more lasting, go to long term memory

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Medical student learning Traditional curriculum for basic science (lecture based): rote learning PBL for basic science learning: meaningful learning Clinical curriculum: in both school large degree of meaningful learning

Concept map Identifying important concepts Interconnecting concepts by using verbs that describes the hierarchical relations of concepts Make a picture of important concepts by important links

Concept map Improve learning of traditional, PBL, and clinical sciences and help long term memorizing these concepts. Improve future problem solving by these concepts Interaction of visual and spatial concepts Thinking in multiple direction Vs. linear direction Promote critical thinking

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Instruction Identify the concepts: concept is a word that form some pictures or events in your mind. Establish the order of concept: rank the concepts from general to specific, build a hierarchical framework of your concepts Determine the relations between the concepts: linking the concepts by line and defining the relations Look for cross links between the concepts: same as prior stage but think of horizontal links. Examine the map: make sure that map is hierarchical with meaningful relations

Concept map how?

Mind map Vs Concept map The mind map can be contrasted with the similar idea of concept mapping. The former is based on radial hierarchies and tree structures, whereas concept maps are based on connections between concepts. Concept maps also encourage one to label the connections one makes between nodes, as this has been found to enhance meaningful learning while enabling the potential as a true cognitive, intuitive, spatial and metaphorical mapping. There has been extensive empirical research conducted on concept mapping. In contrast, mind maps are based on separated focused topics and there has been no research stream on mind mapping concept mappingtree structures

Concept map conclusion Concept map is potentially breakthrough in all kinds of learning i.e. traditional basic science and PBL basic science and clinical curricula, residency, lifelong self learning. Link the available knowledge with prior one, give meaning to concepts, lead to retention of information and provide sticky points for future understandings

Concept maps as a teaching aid Organize a lecture by making a concept map Caution of memorizing the map Having students concept map a lecture you give As a feedback and as a exercise May be a tool to integrate new knowledge with memorized knowledge