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A theoretical note on concepts and the need for Cyclic Concept Maps
Author(s) -
Safayeni Frank,
Derbentseva Natalia,
Cañas Alberto J.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of research in science teaching
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.067
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1098-2736
pISSN - 0022-4308
DOI - 10.1002/tea.20074
Subject(s) - concept map , complement (music) , perspective (graphical) , representation (politics) , extension (predicate logic) , concept learning , domain (mathematical analysis) , computer science , epistemology , knowledge management , mathematics , artificial intelligence , machine learning , programming language , chemistry , philosophy , mathematical analysis , biochemistry , complementation , politics , political science , law , gene , phenotype
This article examines concepts and propositions from a theoretical perspective, and establishes the need for and develops an extension to Concept Maps (CMaps), called Cyclic Concept Maps (Cyclic CMaps). Cyclic CMaps are considered to be an appropriate tool for representing knowledge of functional or dynamical relationships between concepts. CMaps, on the other hand, are viewed as an appropriate tool for representing hierarchic or static knowledge. The two maps complement each other and collectively capture a larger domain of knowledge, thus forming a more effective knowledge representation tool. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Res Sci Teach 42: 741–766, 2005