Assessment Questions: Concept Maps

Apr 15, 2013 • Stefan van der Walt

Based on http://teaching.software-carpentry.org/2013/04/01/concept-map-concept-map-2/

Novice vs competent practitioner:

  1. What is a concept map and what do you use it for?
  2. What do arrows and arrow labels indicate?
  3. What is the difference between a mind map and a concept map?
  4. Consider the question: “How does e-mail get from my laptop in the coffee shop to its final destination?”.  Draw a concept map to outline the answer you would give a teenager.

Competent practitioner vs expert:

  1. What advantages does a concept map provide to a) the teacher and b) the learner.
  2. Discuss how prior knowledge and cognitive bins / structures relate to the use of concept maps.
  3. Bonus question: why would anyone ask assessment questions of a concept map of a concept map? :)