Description
Springer Knowledge Cartography Software Tools And Mapping Techniques 2008 Edition by Alexandra Okada Simon J. Buckingham-Shum Tony Sherborne
Knowledge maps are ideal tools for capturing organizing and extracting meaning from many different sources. They provide powerful graphic tools for classifying representing and communicating information. This book discusses significant new research and explains its underlying principles in terms of Knowledge Cartography. With contributions from leading researchers and practitioners it offers a rich variety of conceptual frameworks mapping techniques and case studies. Table of contents : From the contents Empirical Studies of the Value of Conceptually Explicit Notations in Collaborative Learning.- Concept Mapping using CMapTools to Enhance Meaningful Learning.- Enhancing Collaborative and Meaningful Language Learning through Concept Mapping.- Thinking Maps: A Visual Language for Learning.- The Constructivist Mapping of Internet Information at Work with Nestor.- Cognitive and Pedagogical Benefits of Argument Mapping.- Scaffolding School Pupils Scientific Argumentation with Evidence-based Dialogue Maps.- Argument Diagramming: The Araucaria Project.- Mapping the Curriculum: How Concept Maps can Improve the Effectiveness of Course Development.- Using Compendium as a Tool to Support the Design of Learning Activities.- Performing Knowledge Art: Understanding Collaborative Cartography.- Knowledge Cartography for Controversies: The Iraq Debate.- Computer Supported Agreement Visualisation.- Human-Agent Knowledge Cartography for e-science: NASA Field Trials at the Mars Desert Research Station.