It provides wonderful context for how to use concept maps to understand chunks of learning, and accompanies this with brilliant 'Vee' diagrammes that let teachers understand the relationship between 'doing' and 'understanding' in their unit or even discipline.
There are huge overlaps with TOK which I will be blogging about. A brilliant book. Nov 20, Rahul Chowdhury rated it really liked it Shelves: learning. This book is all about concept mapping and Vee diagram, the graphical tools used to assimilate and present knowledge in terms of concepts and events.
The author presents detailed discussion on how to create them and the importance of them in enhancing learning. The first 3 chapters are where they introduce concept mapping and Vee heuristics. Rest of the chapter is devoted to implementation in various settings. If you have often confused about the difference between concept-map and probably more This book is all about concept mapping and Vee diagram, the graphical tools used to assimilate and present knowledge in terms of concepts and events.
If you have often confused about the difference between concept-map and probably more popular mind-map read this book. Yes, they are not same as often believe to be so. To give you a hint, it's all about propositions, so go figure out yourself by reading this book. Apr 25, Thejashwini Dev rated it it was amazing. For anyone in education who is deeply concerned of learning methodologies. This book will give a head way to create curriculum, assessments and interviews, that results in meaningful learning.
Exquisite viewpoints about learning almost everything. Recommended for every learner. Sep 06, Hasan Mahmud rated it really liked it. Sep 20, Ruben rated it really liked it. The material is good, but chapters seem to drag on way more than needed. Maybe it's the academic format. Worth at least a quick scan, I got quite a lot of good information from it. Jun 04, Tony rated it really liked it Shelves: child-development.
Good stuff about fee diagrams and concept maps. Convincing but a tad technical for the layman. Jul 28, Nathan rated it it was ok. I don't think I'm going to finish this book. I kept getting recommendations about it from other books, but it was a bit to difficult to read for me.
Cathy rated it it was amazing May 29, Alfonso da Silva rated it really liked it Feb 21, Fred rated it it was ok May 20, Gregor rated it liked it Feb 22, Bryce rated it really liked it Jun 14, Ghada rated it it was amazing Dec 04, Bob rated it it was amazing Dec 14, Cheery Greetings, Learning How to Learners! In this third week of "Learning How to Learn" we're going to do a fun deep dive into procrastination and memory.
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