Concept mapping is a way
of displaying concepts and
interrelationships among concepts in a
graphic form.
If the material lends itself to
mapping, it is better to have students
map.
An example of a concept map in
Multimedia Best Practices is entitled
Teaching and Learning with
Interactive Multimedia. The opening
graphic depicts the sections of the web
site as well as the type of media
integrated within the site.
Types of Concept Maps
Spider Map: All
relationships in map are equal
Chain Map: Map sequenced in
a definite order
Hierarchy Map: Map organized
according to importance
