Concept mapping, mind mapping and argument mapping: What are the differences and do they matter?

Higher Education

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 279-301

  Davies, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Argument; Computer aided argument mapping; Concept mapping; Critical thinking; Inference making; Knowledge mapping; Mind mapping

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051666251     PISSN: 00181560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10734-010-9387-6     Document Type: Article

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