Concept maps can represent individual knowledge by the set of concepts and relations between them. The representation is fast, telling and natural, and besides the structural, relational knowledge that can be expressed by means of set of propositions (explicit knowledge), it is usually possible to find additional, hidden knowledge in the concept map structure (implicit knowledge). This hidden k...

The paper explores the value and use of Concept Maps in the alignment process of the strategic intent of a business. The success of strategy is often determined by a leader’s ability to translate sophisticated strategic intent into simple, actionable language and to cascade this to every level in the organization to ensure alignment. To determine the success of the communication and level of al...

Two strategies for encouraging formation of dynamic relationships in Concept Maps (CMaps) are discussed and tested, namely concept quantification and a dynamic focus question of the map. Two experiments were conducted to examine the effects of these two approaches on dynamic thinking during the CMap construction task. The first experiment examined the impact of the quantification of the root co...

The effectiveness of concept maps in mathematics education was examined through review of relevant empirical research studies. Concept maps are identified by Novak as useful tools in learning and assessment, comprising concepts connected by linking phrases that form propositions relevant to a particular knowledge domain, organized in a hierarchical structure. To examine claims of the effectiven...

In this paper, we describe ways of enhancing concept mapping tools to facilitate representation and use of superimposed information. Superimposed information refers to new interpretation of existing information and involves working with information at various document granularities (sub-document, complete document, and multi-document). We illustrate our approach by showing how enhanced concept ...

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This paper presents a project that aims to develop a collaborative Concept Map Editor that will provide the necessary functionality to be used by multicultural teams.

Inside the computer based education community there is a need to open Student Model to the users (e.g. teachers and students) in order to promote reflection, in students, and allow inspection to the teachers. In this paper we present DynMap+, a visual medium that allows the inspection of Individual and Group Student Models coming from different sources. Several visual mechanisms are used to ope...

Research in self-regulated learning environments has focused on student motivation, development of metacognitive skills, learning strategies, and individual differences. Equally important is the modeling of domain-specific concepts and the ability for students to learn them under their preferred environment. In this paper, we present a general framework for modeling domain-specific concepts tha...