The origins of the concept mapping tool and the continuing evolution of the tool

Information Visualization

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 175-184

  Novak, Joseph D ^a   Cañas, Alberto J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN AND MACHINE COGNITION   (United States)

Author keywords

CmapTools; Concept map; Development; History; Knowledge representation; Meaningful learning; New model of education

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; EDUCATION; HISTORY; KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING; KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION; LEARNING SYSTEMS; RESEARCH;

CMAPTOOLS; CONCEPT MAP; DEVELOPMENT; MEANINGFUL LEARNING; NEW MODEL OF EDUCATION;

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 33748486965     PISSN: 14738716     EISSN: 14738724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.ivs.9500126     Document Type: Article

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