Supporting reflection to improve learning from self-generated concept maps

Automatically-generated Concept Maps as a Learning Tool

Concept maps can be generated manually or automatically. It is important to recognize differences of the two types of concept maps. The automatically generated concept maps are dynamic, interactive, and full of associations between the terms on the maps and the underlying documents. Through a specific concept mapping system, Visual Concept Explorer (VCE), this paper discusses how automatically ...

Supporting self-reflection in personal learning environments through user feedback

Self-regulated learning (SRL) is a crucial skill in the era when people need to learn during their whole lives. However, the traditional educational system, which is teacher-centered, does not cultivate this competence very well. In this paper we propose an approach to stimulate reflection of learners about their own learning processes, which is an important part of SRL. The approach is based o...

Supporting Concept Mapping for Learning from Text

This study examines concept mapping as a follow-up study strategy for learning from text. Based on a task analysis of the sub-tasks learners must accomplish during mapping, we developed the following support measures: Participants (N = 102) either generated a map (1) from scratch (map-generation), (2) from a list of concepts (concepts-provided), (3) from spatially arranged concepts (concepts-ar...

Supporting Reflection in Informal Learning

This paper analyzes how different visualisations of interaction information can be used to indicate user activity and support informal learning. The question for research is how to support learners in unstructured and emerging environments to become aware of their often unconscious learning processes. Based on this question, two design studies and three experiments were conducted, to analyze th...

Concept maps and meaningful learning in medical education