capturing conceptual change
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Capturing Conceptual Changewith Concept Mapping Freeware
Bradley Bergey, M.S.Ed
pastimperfect.wordpress.com [email protected]
Capturing Change
Where we’re heading
Relevant Research Defining Concept Maps Free Software Research Questions Student Examples Ideas for Application Evaluating Concept Maps
Relevant Research Findings
National Research Council (2000)
National Research Council (2000)
Expert/Novice Studies
How do experts think about topics and/or solve problems differently than novices?
Not a list of facts, formulas, names, dates, etc.
(National Research Council, 2000)
(though experts know more of these than novices)
Experts organize their thinking differently than novices .
(National Research Council, 2000)
Experts organize their thinking
around big ideasand
In chunks
(National Research Council, 2000)
organization matters
Existing schema is used to build new knowledge
Constructivism:
fish is fish
Anais Nin:
“We see things not as they arebut as we are”
Initial conceptualization matters
organization mattersinitial conceptualization matters
ConceptualizeTo have a mental model that includes the
components and relationships that make up an
idea.
Often held tacitly
Making students’ thinking transparent
concept mapa visual organization of concepts in which components and relationships are demonstrated spatially
SoftwareCmap Tools cmap.ihmc.us/
Downloads (Free)FreeMindVUE
On-lineBubb.us Gliffy OnlineMind42
My questions?
How do students conceptualize the topic at the beginning of the unit?
How does that change by the end of the unit?
Middle Ages [grade 7]Iraq [grade 10]
Steps of the Process
Step 1: Individual students starting point
Free write ID concepts Map concepts
7th Grader: Starting Conceptualization of the Middle Ages
Steps of the Process
Step 1: Individual students starting point Free write ID concepts Map concepts
Step 2: Combine Individual concept maps with group members
7th Graders: Group Conceptualization
7th Graders: Group Conceptualization
Steps of the Process
Step 1: Individual students starting point Free write ID concepts Map concepts
Step 2: Combine Individual concept maps with group members
Step 3: Group research on pre-selected web sites
Steps of the Process
Step 1: Individual students starting point Free write ID concepts Map concepts
Step 2: Combine Individual concept maps with group members
Step 3: Group research on pre-selected web sites
Step 4: Record changes
let’s take a look
Go to: www.pastimperfect.wordpress.comChoose one set of maps, either:
A-Iraq-StartA-Iraq-End
orB-Iraq-StartB-Iraq-End
With a person near you, consider:1. What is the student’s starting conceptualization?
What’s unclear? What misunderstood? What’s missing?
2. What has changed in the conceptualization?3. What further questions do you have for the student
about their final conceptualization? What areas would you encourage him/her to pursue further?
Convergent & Divergent thinking
applying it
CollaborateReflectDocument
qualitative feedback
Elaboration How much does the student know?
Organization How does the student organize his/her thinking?
Change How does the conceptual organization change over
time?
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