Construct A Concept Map
Every concept map responds to a focus question and a good focus question can lead to a much richer concept map.
Construct a concept map. Concept maps are graphical tools for organizing and representing knowledge. Concept mapping is brainstorming with a purpose. Method 1 the hierarchy concept map. By constructing a concept map you reflect on what you know and what you don t know.
A word or brief phrase written by the arrow defines the relationship between the connected concepts. The most common concept maps are the hierarchy concept map the spider concept map and the flow chart concept map. You start with an overarching concept that you break down into its smaller parts using arrows and linking words to show how ideas are connected. The most general and inclusive concepts are positioned at the top of a concept map with the more specific and exclusive concepts arranged hierarchically below.
As such a concept map is designed to read from top to bottom. Common in education concept maps are helpful in any field by driving creative and visual thinking. A good way to define the context for a concept map is to construct a focus question that is a question that clearly specifies the problem or issue the concept map should help to resolve. Concept maps are typically made by placing a word in a box or oval and using arrows or lines to link it to other words showing the relationship between these subjects.