Concept Maps Go to School

There was an interesting article this week about concept maps which can be used to assess student knowledge, encourage thinking and problem solving instead of rote learning, organize information for writing projects and help teachers write new curricula.

There is now software that allows schools to share concept maps on the web, and a project called Get Connected is trying to connect 1000 schools over the next five years.

Software can be downloaded that enables rapid and easy construction of concepts maps.

"Having a tool that allows the scientist to express that (knowledge) is no different than trying to figure out what little Johnny knows about volcanoes in the fifth grade."

Related Links:
Concept Maps article
CMaps Home Page