Editing Concept map (section)

== Differences from other visualizations ==

* ''[[Topic map]]s'': Both concept maps and topic maps are kinds of [[knowledge graph]], but topic maps were developed by [[information management]] professionals for [[semantic interoperability]] of data (originally for [[Index (publishing)|book indices]]), whereas concept maps were developed by education professionals to support people's learning.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Garrido |first1=Piedad |last2=Tramullas |first2=Jesús |date=September 2004 |chapter=Topic maps: an alternative or a complement to concept maps? |editor1-last=Cañas |editor1-first=Alberto J. |editor2-last=Novak |editor2-first=Joseph D. |editor3-last=González García |editor3-first=Fermín María |title=Concept maps: theory, methodology, technology: proceedings of the first International Conference on Concept Mapping, CMC 2004, Pamplona, Spain, Sept 14–17, 2004 |location=Pamplona |publisher=Dirección de Publicaciones de la Universidad Pública de Navarra |isbn=9788497690669 |oclc=433188714 |chapter-url=https://cmc.ihmc.us/Papers/cmc2004-226.pdf |citeseerx=10.1.1.469.1803}}</ref> In the words of concept-map researchers [[Joseph D. Novak]] and Bob Gowin, their approach to concept mapping is based on a "learning theory that focuses on concept and propositional learning as the basis on which individuals construct their own idiosyncratic meanings".{{sfn|Novak|Gowin|1984|p=7}}
* ''[[Mind maps]]'': Both concept maps and topic maps can be contrasted with mind mapping, which is restricted to a [[tree structure]].<ref name=Lanzing>{{cite journal |last=Lanzing |first=Jan |date=January 1998 |title=Concept mapping: tools for echoing the minds eye |journal=Journal of Visual Literacy |volume=18 |issue=1 |pages=1–14 (4) |doi=10.1080/23796529.1998.11674524 |quote=Although Novak originally started with the idea of hierarchical tree-shaped concept maps. This idea is not continued by the followers of Novak's technique or has either been dropped altogether.&nbsp;... The difference between concept maps and mind maps is that a mind map has only one main concept, while a concept map may have several. This means that a mind map can be represented in a hierarchical tree structure.}}</ref> Concept maps can be more free-form,<ref name=RomanceVitale1999>{{cite journal |last1=Romance |first1=Nancy R. |last2=Vitale |first2=Michael R. |date=Spring 1999 |title=Concept mapping as a tool for learning: broadening the framework for student-centered instruction |journal=[[College Teaching]] |volume=47 |issue=2 |pages=74–79 (78) |jstor=27558942 |doi=10.1080/87567559909595789 |quote=Shavelson et al. (1994) identified a number of variations of the general technique presented here for developing concept maps. These include whether (1) the map is hierarchical or free-form in nature, (2) the concepts are provided with or determined by the learner, (3) the students are provided with or develop their own structure for the map, (4) there is a limit on the number of lines connecting concepts, and (5) the connecting links must result in the formation of a complete sentence between two nodes.}}</ref> as multiple hubs and clusters can be created, unlike mind maps, which emerge from a single center.<ref name=Lanzing/>