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Concept mapping is a graphical representation of information, ideas, and concepts, represented in a nonlinear format. It encourages creative and critical thinking. Mapping aids in the generation and exploration of ideas and organization of material. Concept mapping can be used to take notes,” brain dump” when reviewing material, and to self-quiz when creating it from memory.

Feather, J. (2016). How I make concept maps: Nursing school [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/ReXuXy4M7oY

Concept maps:

• May have more than one main concept
• Encapsulate larger and more complex concepts
• Demonstrate the relationship between concepts and their inter-connectedness
• Make cross-connections between concepts utilize action verbs; causes, requires, leads to, →, etc.
• Are good for knowledge representation

See an example: