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Capturing Conceptual Change with Concept Mapping Freeware Bradley Bergey, M.S.Ed pastimperfect.wordpress.com [email protected] www.bfischool.org

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Capturing Conceptual Changewith Concept Mapping Freeware

Bradley Bergey, M.S.Ed

pastimperfect.wordpress.com [email protected]

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Capturing Change

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Where we’re heading

Relevant Research Defining Concept Maps Free Software Research Questions Student Examples Ideas for Application Evaluating Concept Maps

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Relevant Research Findings

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National Research Council (2000)

National Research Council (2000)

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Expert/Novice Studies

How do experts think about topics and/or solve problems differently than novices?

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Not a list of facts, formulas, names, dates, etc.

(National Research Council, 2000)

(though experts know more of these than novices)

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Experts organize their thinking differently than novices .

(National Research Council, 2000)

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Experts organize their thinking

around big ideasand

In chunks

(National Research Council, 2000)

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organization matters

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Existing schema is used to build new knowledge

Constructivism:

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fish is fish

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Anais Nin:

“We see things not as they arebut as we are”

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Initial conceptualization matters

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organization mattersinitial conceptualization matters

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ConceptualizeTo have a mental model that includes the

components and relationships that make up an

idea.

Often held tacitly

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Making students’ thinking transparent

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concept mapa visual organization of concepts in which components and relationships are demonstrated spatially

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SoftwareCmap Tools cmap.ihmc.us/

Downloads (Free)FreeMindVUE

On-lineBubb.us Gliffy OnlineMind42

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My questions?

How do students conceptualize the topic at the beginning of the unit?

How does that change by the end of the unit?

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Middle Ages [grade 7]Iraq [grade 10]

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Steps of the Process

Step 1: Individual students starting point

Free write ID concepts Map concepts

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7th Grader: Starting Conceptualization of the Middle Ages

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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

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7th Graders: Group Conceptualization

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7th Graders: Group Conceptualization

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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

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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

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let’s take a look

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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?

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Convergent & Divergent thinking

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applying it

CollaborateReflectDocument

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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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