Concept Mapping Software Questions

1. How can the use of concept mapping activities engage your students in their learning? Give 2 or 3 specific examples


It can engage my students in learning by putting students into groups or having them complete the assignment by themselves. In a health setting they could make a concept map on different drugs and alcohol as well as types of birth control. Another way they could use concept mapping is present a project on the circulatory system and then make up a concept map as a review worksheet to give to the rest of the class. One other way that I could use concept mapping is to make the students present homework assignments in a concept map and branch out on a certain subject to show that they have gained knowledge in the specific field that was required of them.

2. Discuss how concept mapping changes the way your students can demonstrate that they understand a concept of topic you would be teaching.


Concept mapping changes the way my students can demonstrate that they have gained an understanding of a topic by working on a computer which will allow them to gain a tighter grasp on technology as well as by letting the students show an understanding of the topic by making projects over the information. They could make a concept map as a homework assignment over a lesson I taught that day. They could go home and make a map on the rules of soccer and make the requirements be 15-20 bubbles or facts. Overall I see the concept mapping being very effective but it requires the students to spend money to get the program or give the student’s time during class periods to work on it.