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MANUSCRIPT: Advancing Teaching and Learning In Medical Education Through The Use of Concept Maps

Abstract. The purpose of this study was to investigate the ways in which the use of concept maps influenced the learning processes of third year internal medicine students in the context of medical education. Sixty-three students were taught to use concept mapping as a learning strategy at the beginning of their internal

Posted on 11 Mar 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Learning Models & Theory, Manuscript, Resources

MANUSCRIPT: The Theory Underlying Concept Maps and How To Construct Them

Concept maps are tools for organizing and representing knowledge. They include concepts, usually enclosed in circles or boxes of some type, and relationships between concepts or propositions, indicated by a connecting line between two concepts. Words on the line specify the relationship between the two concepts. We define concept as a perceived

Posted on 11 Mar 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Informatics & Analysis, Learning Models & Theory, Medical Education, Resources

MANUSCRIPT: Concept mapping enhances learning of biochemistry.

Abstract Background: Teaching basic science courses is challenging in undergraduate medical education because of the ubiquitous use of didactic lectures and reward for recall of factual information during examinations. The purpose of this study is to introduce concept maps with clinical cases (the innovative program) to improve learning of biochemistry course