CMC 2008

Third International Conference on Concept Mapping

Tallinn, Estonia and Helsinki, Finland Sept. 22-25, 2008

   

The 3 volumes of the Proceedings are available online for download as PDF files:

CMC2008 Proceedings Volume 1, Full Papers
CMC2008 Proceedings Volume 2, Full Papers
CMC2008 Proceedings Volume 3, Posters

Program

Monday September 22, 2008
Tallinn, Estonia

9:00 - 10:00
Participants Registration & Coffee
9:30 - 10:00

Opening Ceremony

10:30 -11:30
Inaugural Talk:
Next Step: Consolidating the Cmappers Community (Presentation)
Joseph D. Novak, Alberto J. Cañas, Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, USA
11:30 - 1:00
Lunch
 
Session on Concept Mapping and Reading Comprehension
Chair: Rodrigo Carvajal, Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC), USA

Session on Learning to Concept Map
Chair: Kathleen Barrett, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland
Session on Concept Mapping in Mathematics
Chair: Paulo Cunha, Universidade de Évora, Portugal
1:00 - 1:30
A1: Practical Text Concept Mapping: New Pedagogy, New Technology, Tom Conlon, University of Edinburgh, Scotland

B1: Cmap Construction: Challenges for the First Time Users and Perceptions of Cmap's Value, A Qualitative Study, Natalia Derbentseva, Defence Research and Development, Frank Safayeni, University of Waterloo, Canada

C1: Concept Mapping & Vee Diagramming a Primary Mathematics Sub-Topic: “Time”, Karoline Afamasaga-Fuata’I, University of New England, Australia
1:30 - 2:00
A2: Concept Mapping and Early Literacy: A Promising Crossroads, Amy E. Cassata-Widera, University of Rochester, Rochester, USA

 

B2: Use of the CmapTools Recorder to Explore Acquisition of Skill in Concept Mapping, Norma L. Miller, Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá & Proyecto Conéctate al Conocimiento, Panamá, Alberto J. Cañas, Joseph D. Novak, Institute for Human & Machine Cognition, USA
C2: Concept Mapping in Mathematics: Tools for the Development of Cognitive and Non-cognitive Elements, Rafael Pérez Flores, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, México
2:00 - 2:30
A3: Concept Maps: a Tool to Improve Reading Comprehension Skills of Children with Hearing Impairments, Elsy Peña Castillo, Damaris Bernal Mosquera, Dagmar López Palacios, Proyecto Conéctate al Conocimiento, Panamá
B3: From Theory to Practice: The Foundations for Training Students to Make Collaborative Concept Maps, Paulo R. M. Correia, Maria E. Infante Malachias, Carlos E. C. Godoy, Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil
C3: Concept Maps as a Teaching/Learning Tool in Secondary School Mathematics. Analysis of an Experience, Edurne Pozueta Mendia, Fermín M. González García, Universidad Pública de Navarra, Spain
2:30 - 3:30
Posters Sessions P1 & Coffee
  Session on Assessment with Concept Maps
Chair:
Larry Bunch, Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC), USA
Session Web-based Learning with Concept Mapping
Chair: José del Carmen Barrios, Proyecto Conéctate al Conocimiento, Panamá
Session on Concept Mapping in Physics
Chair: António Pedro Freitas da Fonseca,Faculty of Medicine of Porto and IPATIMUP, Portugal
3:30 - 4:00
B4: Concept Maps as Meaningful Learning Tools in a Web-Based Chemistry Material, Johannes Pernaa, Maija Aksela, University of Helsinki, Finland
C4: A Comparative Analysis on the use of Concept Maps as an Instructional Resource for the Grasping of Meanings of Key Concepts of Quantum Mechanics based on the Double Slit Experiment, Iramaia Cabral de Paulo, Universidad Federal de Mato Grosso, Marco Antonio Moreira, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, Concesa Caballero, Universidad de Burgos, Spain
4:00 - 4:30
A5: Concept Maps and Short-Answer Tests: Probing Pupils' Learning and Cognitive Structure, Mauri Åhlberg, Vuokko Ahoranta, University of Helsinki, Finland
B5: Modeling a Knowledge Domain for a Maritime Course, Kalyan Chatterjea, Singapore Maritime Academy, Singapore, Takeshi Nakazawa, World Maritime University, Sweden
C5: Undergraduate Students' Attitudes Towards Physics after a Concept Mapping Experience, Joanne Broggy, George McClelland, University of Limerick, Ireland
4:30 - 5:00 A6: Exploiting COMPASS as a Tool for Teaching and Learning, Evangelia Gouli, Agoritsa Gogoulou, Aggelos Alexopoulos, Maria Grigoriadou, University of Athens, Greece

B6: Using Concept Maps to Assist the Development of Instructional Material for Educational Hypermedia Systems, Sueli Pissarra Castellari, National Institute of Space Research, Daniela Leal Musa, Federal University of São Paulo, Clovis Torres Fernandes, Aeronautical Institute of Technology, Brazil

C6: Using Concept Maps to Enhance Knowledge about Sound, Maria Teresa Soares, Escola Secundária Miguel Torga, Paulo Cunha, Universidade de Évora, Portugal
7:00
Reception of City of Tallinn in the Old Town

Tuesday September 23, 2008
Tallinn, Estonia
9:00 - 10:00

Invited Talk:
A Map Towards Innovation in Education (Presentation Slides)
Otto Silesky, Instituto de Educación Integral, with Eleonora Badilla, University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica

  Session on Session on Assessing Concept Maps
Chair: Felipe Tirado, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México
Session on Concept Mapping in Biology
Chair: Nagarjuna G., Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India
Session Session on Business Applications of Concept Mapping
Chair:
Wilson Florez, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia
10:00 - 10:30
A7: A Developmental Framework for Assessing Concept Maps, Greg McPhan, University of New England, Australia

 

B7: A Unique Use of Concept Maps as the Primary Organizing Structure in Two Upper-Level Undergraduate Biology Courses: Results from the First Implementation, Alison M. Mostrom, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, USA

C7: The Value and Use of Concept Maps in the Alignment of Strategic Intent, Louis C. H. Fourie, University of the Western Cape, Trunel van der Westhuizen, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
10:30 - 11:00
A8: A Semantic Scoring Rubric for Concept Maps: Design and Reliability, Norma L. Miller, Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá & Proyecto Conéctate al Conocimiento, Panamá, Alberto J. Cañas, Institute for Human & Machine Cognition, USA

B8: Concept Maps as Tools for Scientific Research in Microbiology: a Case Study, António Pedro Fonseca, University of Porto and IPATIMUP, Clara Isabel Extremina, V. N. Gaia, Portugal

C8: A Concept-Map Modeling Approach to Business Planning in a Computer Environment, Paula Kyrö, Helsinki School of Economics, Finland

 

11:00 - 11:30
A9: Faults in Concept Mapping: A Matter of Technique or Subject?, C. Conradty, F. X. Bogner, University of Bayreuth, Germany

 

B9: Concept Maps as a Useful Instrument in the Teaching Practices: An Applied Research in the Biological Sciences, Felipa P. R. de Assis Silveira, UNIFIG Centro Universitario Metropolitano de Sao Paulo, Celia Maria Soares Gomes de Sousa, Universidade de Brasilia, Rogerio Fonseca Santovito, Escola Politecnica da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil
C9: Concept Maps for Combining Hard and Soft System Thinking in the Management of Socio-Ecosystem, Franco Salerno, IRSA-CNR & Ev-K2-CNR Committee, Italy, Emanuele Cuccillato, IUCN, Nepal, Robert Muetzelfeldt, Simulistics Ltd., United Kingdom, Francesco Giannino, Università Federico II, Italy, Birendra Bajracharya, ICIMOD, Nepal, Paolo Caroli, CESVI, Gaetano Viviano, IRSA-CNR & Ev-K2-CNR Committee, Anna Staiano, Fabrizio Cartenì, Stefano Mazzoleni, Università Federico II, Gianni Tartari, IRSA-CNR & Ev-K2-CNR Committee, Italy
11:30 - 1:00
11:30 – 1:00 Lunch
  Session on Concept Map Assessment and Tools
Chair: Clovis Torres Fernandes, Aeronautical Institute of Technology, Brazil
Session on Concept Mapping in Biology
Chair: Jacqueline Vanhear, University of Malta
, Malta

Session on Business Applications of Concept Mapping
Chair: Natalia Derbentseva, Defence Research and Development
, Canada

1:00 - 1:30 A10: Investigating Application Validity of Concept Maps, Christina M. Steiner, Dietrich Albert, University of Graz, Austria
B10: Using CmapTools as an Assessment Tool in School Biology, Imbi Henno, Priit Reiska, Tallinn University, Estonia
C10: How the Dialogue Between Cognitive, Conative and Affective Constructs in Entrepreneurial and Enterprising Learning Process is Explicated through Concept Mapping?, Paula Kyrö, Helsinki School of Economics, Jaana Seikkula-Leino, The University of Turku, Jarkko Mylläri, The University of Helsinki, Finland
1:30 - 2:00

A11: An Approach to Comparison of Concept Maps Represented by Graphs, F. S. L. De Souza, M. C. S. Boeres, D. Cury, C. S. De Menezes, G. Carlesso, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Brazil

B11: Learning with Concept Maps: An Analysis of a Teaching Experience on the Topic of Reptiles with 15-year Old Students at a Secondary School, Evelyse Dos Santos Lemos, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Marco Antonio Moreira, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Conceição Aparecida Soares Mendonça, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Brazil

C11: The Concept Map as a Tool for Designing a Competitiveness and Innovation System for Cauca - Colombia, Deycy Janeth Sánchez Preciado, University of Cauca – Productive and Innovation Regional Centre, Luz Stella Pemberthy Gallo, Productive and Innovation Regional Centre, Adolfo León Plazas Tenorio, University of Cauca – Productive and Innovation Regional Centre, Colombia
2:00- 3:00

Panel: Concept Mapping and Innovation
Moderator: Joseph D. Novak, Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC), USA
Members: Karoline Afamasaga-Fuata’I, University of New England, Australia, Marco Antonio Moreira, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, Louis Fourie, University of the Western Cape, South Africa, Steve Cook, Department of Defense, USA

3:00 - 3:30
Coffee
4:00
Trip on Ferry to Helsinki

Wednesday September 24, 2008
Helsinki, Finland
9:00 - 9:30

Welcome Words, University of Helsinki

9:30 - 10:30
Invited Talk:
The Qualitative Analysis of Concept Maps: Some Unforeseen Consequences and Emerging Opportunities (Presentation Slides)
Ian Kinchin, King’s College London
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee
10:30 - 11:00

Session on Concept Mapping, Teachers and Science
Chair: Mauri Åhlberg, University of Helsinki, Finland

Session on Ontologies
Chair: Tom Eskridge, Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC), USA
Concept Mapping: Middle School to Preschool and Back
Chair: Jacqueline Vanhear, University of Malta, Malta
Session on Research on and with Concept Mapping
Chair: Natalia Derbentseva, Defence Research and Development, Canada
11:00 - 11:30 A12: Concept Mapping as a Strategy to Explore Teachers' Mental Representations about the Universe, Concesa Caballero, University of Burgos, Spain, Marco Antonio Moreira, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, Berenice Larios de Rodriguez, Barranquilla's Planetary, Colombia

B12: A Support to Formalize A Conceptualization from a Concept Map Repository, Alfredo Simón-Cuevas, Instituto Superior Politécnico “José Antonio Echeverría”, Cuba, Luigi Ceccaroni, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain, Alejandro Rosete-Suárez, Amhed Suárez-Rodríguez, Instituto Superior Politécnico “José Antonio Echeverría”, Rodolfo Victoria-Oquendo, Oficina Central División Sol Meliá Cuba, Cuba

C12: Professional Development of Middle School and Preschool Teachers Using Concept Mapping, Linda Goudy, Cheryl Fountain, & Heather Monroe-Ossi, Florida Institute of Education at the University of North Florida, USA

C13: Healthy Habits through Literacy: A Concept Mapping and Health Curriculum for Preschool and Prekindergarten Children, Heather Monroe-Ossi, Stephanie Wehry, Florida Institute of Education at the University of North Florida, James Algina, University of Florida, Janice Hunter, Florida Institute of Education at the University of North Florida, USA

C14: Young Florida Naturalists: Concept Mapping and Science Learning of Preschool Children, Janice Hunter, Heather Monroe-Ossi, Cheryl Fountain, Florida Institute of Education at the University of North Florida, USA

C15: Using Concept Maps Transcribed from Interviews to Quantify the Structure of Preschool Children's Knowledge about Plants, Stephanie Wehry, Florida Institute of Education at the University of North Florida, James Algina, University of Florida, Janice Hunter, Heather Monroe-Ossi, Florida Institute of Education at the University of North Florida, USA

D12: Longitudinal Studies of Cognitive Change among Students and Their Supervisors in the Course of Research Supervision Leading to a PhD, Camille B. Kandiko, Ian M. Kinchin, David B. Hay, King’s College London
11:30 - 12:00
A13: Science Teachers’ Interpretations about Interdisciplinary Teaching, Rain Mikser, Priit Reiska, Kai Rohtla, Tallinn University, Estonia
B13: Concept Map Generation from OWL Ontologies, Vita Graudina, Janis Grundspenkis, Riga Technical University, Latvia
D13: Designing Degrees: Generating Concept Maps for the Description of Relationships Between Subjects, Miguel Riesco, Marián D. Fondón, Darío Álvarez, University of Oviedo, Spain
12:00 - 12:30

A14: Impact Concept Mapping Has On Pre-service Teachers Understanding of Science Content Knowledge And Development of Their Science Pedagogy, Sumitra Himangshu, Richard Iuli, Martha Venn, Macon State College, USA

 

 
12:30 - 1:30
Lunch
 

Session on Concept Mapping in Science Education
Chair: Nina Aremo, University if Helsinki, Finland

Session on The Structure of Concept Maps
Chair: Natalia Derbentseva, Defence Research and Development, Canada

Session on Teacher Training & Professional Development
Chair: Päivi Immonen-Orpana, Laurea University of Applied Sciences, Finland
Session on Collaborative and Distance Learning
Chair: José del Carmen Barrios, Proyecto Conéctate al Conocimiento, Panamá
1:30 - 2:00
A16: Integrating Knowledge, Feelings and Action: Using Vee Heuristics and Concept Mapping in Education for Sustainable Development, Jacqueline Vanhear, Paul J. Pace, University of Malta, Malta
B16: Effect of the Nature of the Focus Question on the Presence of Dynamic Propositions in a Concept Map, Norma L. Miller, Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá & Proyecto Conéctate al Conocimiento, Panamá, Alberto J. Cañas, Institute for Human & Machine Cognition, USA
C16: Applying Novak's New Model of Education to Facilitate Organizational Effectiveness, Professional Development and Capacity-Building for the New Teacher Alliance, Barbara Bowen, Sound Knowledge Strategies, LLC, Mindy Meyer, New Teacher Alliance/Center for Strengthening the Teaching Profession, USA
D16: A Framework to Help Constructing Distance Learning Activities on Concept Mapping for Education, Ítalo Modesto Dutra, Carlos Augusto Piccinini, Lucas André Schuster de Souza, Mônica Baptista Pereira Estrázulas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
2:00 - 2:30 A17: The Teaching Value of Concept Maps, Jorge Valadares, Universidade Aberta, Maria Teresa Soares, Escola Secundária Miguel Torga, Portugal B17: Physics Concepts and Laws as Network-Structures: Comparisons of Structural Features in Experts' and Novices' Concept Maps, Ismo T. Koponen, Maija Pehkonen, University of Helsinki, Finland C17: Concept Mapping and Moving Forward as a Community of Learners, Karoline Afamasaga Fuata'i, Greg McPhan, University of New England, Australia D17: Collaborative Concept Mapping Models, Alfredo Tifi, ITIS ""E. Divini"" San Severino Marche, Antonietta Lombardi, Direzione Didattica Primo Circolo Novi Ligure, Italy
2:30 - 3:00
A18: Using CmapTools for Integration of Concepts and a Holistic Geographic Understanding, Kalyani Chatterjea, National Institution of Education, Singapore

 

B18: A Proposal to Refine SACMap Technique (Structural Analysis of Concept Maps) Amid a STS-WebQuest Context, Pablo González Yoval, Saulo Hermosillo Marina, Eduardo Chinchilla Sandoval, Laura Guadalupe García del Valle, Liliana Elizabeth Martínez Flores, Escuela Nacional Preparatoria, UNAM, México
C18: What Concept Maps Tell Us About Changes in Pedagogical Content Knowledge of Prospective Chemistry Teachers Participating in Inquiry-Based Workshop?, Eylem Budak, Fitnat Köseo_lu, Gazi University, Turkey D18: Individual Construction of Knowledge in an Online Community through Concept Maps, Simone C. O. Conceição, Carrie Ann Desnoyers, Maria Julia Baldor, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, USA
3:00 - 4:00
Posters P2 & Coffee
 
Session on Concept Mapping on Elementary Science Education
Chair:
Clara Isabel Teixeira Extremina, University of Porto, Portugal

Session on Structure of Concept Mapping
Chair: Natalia Derbentseva, Defence Research and Development, Canada

Session on Session on Concept Mapping Tools for Assessment
Chair:
Camille Kandiko, King's College London

Session on Collaborative and Distance Learning
Chair: María de Lourdes Acedo de Bueno, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Venezuela
4:00 - 4:30
A19: Efficiency of Concept Mapping for the Conceptual Understanding of Burning and Underlying Processes of Combustion for Elementary School Students, Nina Dunker, University of Oldenburg, Germany, Ola Magntorn, Gustav Helldèn, University of Kristianstad, Sweden
B19: Does the Form of Concept Map Nodes Matters?, Ely Kozminsky, Ben-Gurion University, Nurit Nathan, Kaye College of Education, Israel
C19: Testing Achievement with Concept Mapping In School Physics, Helmut Dahncke, University of Kiel, Germany, Priit Reiska, Tallinn University, Estonia
D19: Learning, Pedagogical Thinking and Collaborative Knowledge Building by CmapTools, Päivi Immonen-Orpana, Laurea University of Applied Sciences, Mauri Åhlberg, University of Helsinki, Finland
4:30 - 5:00 A20: A Design Experiment in Elementary Science Lesson Using Concept Mapping Software for Reconstructing Learning Processes: Conceptual Understanding of "Three States of Matter", Akiko Deguchi, Utsunomiya University, Shigenori Inagaki, Kobe University, Etsuji Yamaguchi, University of Miyazaki, H. Funaoi, Hiroshima University, Japan B20: Interaction Between Topology and Semantics in Concept Maps: A Neurolinguistic Interpretation, Leda Beirute, Instituto Educativo Moderno, Costa Rica, Norma L. Miller, Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá & Proyecto Conéctate al Conocimiento, Panamá C20: Automatic Classification of Concept Maps Based on a Topological Taxonomy and Its Application to Studying Features of Human-Built Maps, Alejandro Valerio, David B. Leake, Indiana University, Alberto J. Cañas, Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC), USA D20: Collaborative Construction of a Concept Map about Flexible Education, Jesús Salinas, Bárbara de Benito, Mónica García, University of Balearic Islands, Spain
5:00 - 5:30
A21: Building Meaningful Learning through a Web Search and Concept Maps, Gabriella Guaglione, Università degli Studi di Urbino, Italy
C21: An Approach to Computer-Aided Learning Assessment, Francisco Edson Lopes da Rocha, Júlio Valente da Costa Júnior, Eloi Luiz Favero, Federal University of Pará, Brazil
 
6:00
Reception, University of Helsinki


Thursday September 25, 2008
Helsinki, Finland
09:00 - 10:00

Panel on PISA
Moderator: Germán Escorcia, Mexico
Members: Patrik Scheinin, University of Helsinki, Finland, Imbi Henno, Estonian Ministry of Education and Research, Estonia, Hannele Niemi, University of Helsinki, Finland

10:00 - 10:30
Coffee
 
Session on Learning with Concept Mapping
Chair: Elsy Peña Castillo, Proyecto Conéctate al Conocimiento, Panama
Session on Flexibility of Linking Phrases
Chair: Arja Kaasinen, University of Helsinki, Finland
Session on Presenting and Searching for Information
Chair: Davidson Cury, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
, Brasil
10:30 - 11:00
A22: Concept Mapping, Vee Heuristics and the Learning Process: Towards a Meta-learning Experience, Jacqueline Vanhear, University of Malta, Malta
B22: Exploring Roots of Rigor: A Proposal of a Methodology for Analyzing the Conceptual Changes from a Novice to an Expert, Meena Kharatmal, Nagarjuna G, Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (TIFR), India
C22: Rapid and Accurate Idea Transfer: Evaluating Concept Maps Against other Formats for the Transfer of Complex Information, Brian M. Moon, Perigean Technologies LLC, Robert R. Hoffman, Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, Lawrence G. Shattuck, Naval Postgraduate School, John W. Coffey, University of West Florida, Pam Goodman, Robert Linn, Jeanine Lang, Matt Sullivan, Naval Postgraduate School, USA
11:00 - 11:30

A23: Concept Maps and CmapTools: A Cognitive Writing System for the General Development of Thought in Scholar Age, Liviana Giombini, University of Urbino, Italy

B23: Flexible Concept Maps, Alfredo Tifi, ITIS "E. Divini" San Severino Marche, Antonietta Lombardi, Direzione Didattica Primo Circolo Novi Ligure, Italy, José Domingo Villarroel Villamor, University of the Basque Country, Spain
C23: Digital Concept Maps as Powerful Interfaces for Enhancing Information Search. An Experimental Study on the Effects of Semantic Cueing, Sigmar-Olaf Tergan, Tanja Engelmann, Friedrich W. Hesse, Institut für Wissensmedien – Knowledge Media Research Center, Germany
11:30 - 12:00

A24: The Road to Transfer: Concept and Context Approach to the Subject of Economics in Secondary School, Lenie Kneppers, Carla van Boxtel, Bernadette van Hout-Wolters, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

B24: Cmap Linking Phrase Constraint for the Structural Narrowing of Constructivist Second Language Tasks, Lawrie Hunter, Kochi University of Technology, Japan
C24: Concept Maps: A Strategy for the Development of Technical Reports on Industrial Engineering Problems, Catalina Ramírez, Wilson Flórez, Ricardo Barros, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
12:00 - 1:00
Lunch
Session on Chemistry Education
Chair: Helmut Dahncke, University of Kiel, Germany
Session on on the Conéctate al Conocimiento project in Panamá
Chair: Rodrigo Carvajal, Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC), USA
Session on Research with and on Concept Mapping
Chair: Camille Kandiko, King's College London
1:00 - 1:30
A25: Reasoning about Electrochemical Cells in a Concept Mapping Activity and in the School Laboratory, Karim M. Hamza, Per-Olof Wickman, Stockholm University, Sweden

B25: Who Am I? Building a Sense of Pride and Belonging in a Collaborative Network, Elsa Sánchez, Celina Bennett, Clemente Vergara, Ricaurte Garrido, Proyecto Conéctate al Conocimiento, Panamá, Alberto J. Cañas, Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC), USA

C25: Advancing Concept Map Research: A Review of 2004 and 2006 CMC Research, Barbara J. Daley, Simone Conceição, Liliana Mina, Brian A. Altman, Maria Baldor, James Brown, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, USA
1:30 - 2:00
A26: Collaborative Concept Mapping in Context-oriented Chemistry Learning, Sabine Fechner, Elke Sumfleth, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany B26: Concept Maps in Panamanian Classrooms: Searching for Photographs of Knowledge, Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Rojas, Ernesto Sánchez, José Del Carmen Barrios, Proyecto Conéctate al Conocimiento, Julio Vergara, Omaida Torres, Eirené Bravo, José María Torrijos Elementary School, Panamá C26: Using Concept Mapping to Construct New Knowledge while Analyzing Research Data: The Case of the Grounded Theory Method, Lea Kozminsky, Nurit Nathan, Kaye Academic College of Education, Ely Kozminsky, Ben Gurion University, Israel
2:00 -2:30
A27: Supporting Comprehension in Chemistry Education – The Effect of Computer Generated and Progressive Concept Mapping, Sascha Schanze, Thomas Grüß-Niehaus, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany B27: The Conceptual Card Deck, Rita Marissa Giovani, María Carballeda, Norma Miller, Gerardo Lezcano, Carmen Ramos, Adrián Chang, Proyecto Conéctate al Conocimiento, Panamá C27: Mapping Knowledge to Develop Academic Research in Collaborative Learning Environments, Alexandra Okada, The Open University, United Kingdom
2:30 - 3:00
Coffee
  Session on Software Tools Support for Concept Mapping
Chair: Marco Arguedas, Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC), USA
Session on Concept Mapping in Mathematics
Chair: Maija Pehkonen, University of Helsinki, Finland
Session on Research on Concept Mapping
Chair: Taina Kaivola, University of Helsinki, Finland
3:00 - 3:30
A28: A Concept Sense Disambiguation Algorithm for Concept Maps, Alfredo Simón-Cuevas, Instituto Superior Politécnico “José Antonio Echeverría”, Cuba, Luigi Ceccaroni, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain, Alejandro Rosete-Suárez, Amhed Suárez-Rodríguez, Manuel de la Iglesia-Campos, Instituto Superior Politécnico “José Antonio Echeverría”, Cuba B28: Mapping Cantor's Dust: Mathematical Understanding of Nursing Students, James J. Vagliardo, Jean Schmittau, State University of New York at Binghamton, USA C28: Using Concept Mapping in Vocational Education, Priit Reiska, Tallinn University, Estonia, Pekka Ruohotie, University of Tampere, Finland
3:30 - 4:00
A29: Associating Documents To Concept Maps In Context, Alejandro Valerio, David B. Leake, Indiana University, Alberto J. Cañas, Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC), USA
B29: Concept Maps as Research Tool in Mathematics Education, Barbro Grevholm, University of Agder, Norway
C29: Concept Mapping as an Innovation: Documents, Memories and Notes from Finland, Sweden, Estonia and Russia 1984 – 2008, Mauri Åhlberg, University of Helsinki, Finland
4:00 - 5:00
Panel: Concept Mapping and Standardized Testing
Moderator: Barbara J. Daley, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, USA
Members: Priit Reiska, Tallinn University, Estonia, Otto Silesky, Instituto de Educación Integral, Costa Rica, Eleonora Badilla, University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica, Imbi Henno, Estonian Ministry of Education and Research, Estonia
5:00 - 6:00

Closing Session: Creation of a Concept Mapping Organization

6:00
Reception, City of Helsinki

 

Posters Program

 

All Posters will be presented at both sessions, P1 & P2

 

A Coaching Algorithm for Bug Modification on the Learner’s Concept Map
Makoto Takeya, Satoshi Tomita, Takushoku University

A Comparison Between Concept Maps and a Methodology Commonly Used in Panamanian Elementary Schools Based on Questionnaires
Indira Guardia, Lisnelly Caballero, Amílcar Rojas, Escuela República de Guatemala, Panamá

A Multi-Dimensional Framework for Analysing Concept Maps
Christina Preston, University of London, England

A Proposal for the Use of Heuristic Techniques and Concept Maps in IC-IPN
Beatriz Dolores Guardian Soto, IPN, Mexico, Fermín González García, UPNA, Spain, Abel Camacho Galván, UNAM, Mexico

A School Curriculum for Visualising Thinking
Paula Christophersen, Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority, Australia

A Study on 3D Concept Maps Model
Ana E. Domínguez-Pérez, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Laura R. Ortiz-Esquivel, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, México

A Study on Students’ Learning Achievement with Concept Map in Senior High School Ecology Course in Taiwan
Jen Jang Sheu, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan

Adaptive Concept Maps: Issues on Design and Navigation
Fernando J. Sanchez-Zamora, Martín Llamas-Nistal, Universidade de Vigo, Spain

Advanced Concept Mapping: Developing Adaptive Expertise
David Delany, Trinity College, Ireland

An Application of The Historical Model in Cmap
Felipe Tirado, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, Alfonso Bustos, Universidad de Barcelona, Spain

Building Concepts and Concept Maps
Nicusanti Sonia, Pozzi Giuliana, Primary School “F. Tombari”, University of Urbino, Italy

Cmaps: An Useful Tool for Improving a National Environment Monitoring System Design
Roberto Perez de los Reyes, Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment, Cuba, Barbara Bowen, Sound Knowledge Strategies, LLC, USA

Collaborative Learning and Concept Maps, Implications for Developmental Dyslexic Learners
María de Lourdes Acedo de Bueno, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Venezuela

Combined Use of Concept Maps and Database as Mind Tools to Help Interdisciplinary Teams to Solve Real Cases Based on the Theory of Cognitive Flexibility. Experimental Study
José Angel Arriba de la Fuente, Jesús Vera Giménez, Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca, Spain

Comparison of Learning with Concept Maps and Classical Methods Among Medical Students
Cenk Demirdover, Mustafa Yilmaz, Haluk Vayvada, Atay Atabey, Dokuz Eylul, University School of Medicine, Turkey

Concept Map Applied to the Development of Nursing Students’ Clinical Judgment
Edvane De Domenico, Rosali Ohl, Maria Clara Matheus, Rita Simone Moreira, Paula Ferreira, Maria Gaby Gutiérrez, Stela C. B. Piconez, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brasil

Concept Map as a Learning Strategy of History in Secondary School in Mexico
Rocío Quesada, Beatriz Reynaud, Martha Citlali Torres, Cecilia Estrada, UNAM, Mexico

Concept Mapping and Expert Systems: Exploring Synergies
Zoltán Baracskai, Doctus Bt., Hungary, Viktor Dörfler, University of Strathclyde, Scotland, Jolán Velencei, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary

Concept Mapping as an Assessment Tool in Higher Education Activities
Julia Alonso Delgado, Carlos Araya Rivera, Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica

Concept Mapping in Knowledge Intensive Process
Izuzi Marlia, MIMOS Berhad, Malaysia

Concept Mapping in Knowledge Organization Through a Semiotic Lens
Alon Friedman, Long Island University, USA

Concept Mapping of Scientific Propositions with Adverbial Phrases or Clauses
Hyoung-Yong Park, Young-Soo Kim, Seoul National University, Republic of Korea

Concept Mapping the Expert Knowledge of a University Lecturer. A Case-Study
Sagrario Albisu García, Fermín González García, Inés San Martín Echeverría, Mª Reyes Fiz Poveda, Aranzazu Guruceaga Zubillaga, Edurne Pozueta Mendia, Mª Jesús Tabar Oneca, Miguel Angel Gómez Laso, Universidad Pública de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

Concept Mapping: a Tool for Creating a Literature Review
Maizam Alias & Zurinah Suradi, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn, Johor Darul Takzim, Malaysia

Concept Maps and Knowledge Building Discourse: A User Interface Prototypes for the Next Generation Learning Tools
Teemu Leinonen, University of Art and Design Helsinki, Finland, Nathan Dwyer, SRI International, USA, Jukka Purma, University of Art and Design Helsinki, Finland

Concept Maps and the IHMC CmapTools Program as Tools to Facilitate Critical Reflection

Erika Chrobak, Ricardo Chrobak, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Argentina

Concept Maps as Tools to Aid in the Understanding and Structuring of Research Projects and as a Support to Teach Research Methodology in Social Sciences
José Arellano Sánchez & Margarita Santoyo Rodríguez, UNAM, Mexico, María Muradás López, Universidad Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Concept Maps for Qualitative Analysis - The ¨Traces¨ of High School in Graduates from Patagonia
Erika Chrobak, Mónica Sobrino, María Elena Ponzoni, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Argentina

Concept Maps in a Cooperative Learning Context
Catia Aquilino, Patrizia Venditti, Università degli studi di Urbino, Italy

Concept Maps in Teaching and Learning Process of Rate of Change Concept
Pedro Vicente Esteban Duarte, Paula Andrea Rendón Mesa, Universidad EAFIT, Colombia

Concept Maps in the Region Learning
Emmanuel Isaac Ramos Velázquez, José Arellano Sánchez, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico

Concept Maps: Tools For Understanding Complex Problems
Clara Barroso, Rafael Crespillo, Universidad de La Laguna, Spain

Conceptual Characterización in Calculus with Technological Mediation Using Concept Maps as Follow-Up Strategy
John Trujillo, Pedro Esteban, Ruby Giraldo, Universidad Eafit, Colombia

Confusion and Unknown about Concept Maps in ESIME-Culhuacan IPN Mexico
Jorge Veloz, Iovanna Rodríguez, Efren Veloz, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico

Constructing Knowledge Models. Cooperative Autonomous Learning Using Concept Maps and V Diagrams
Inés San Martín Echeverría, Sagrario Albisu García, Fermín González García, Universidad Pública de Navarra, Spain

Designing Databases with Concept Maps
Ron McFadyen, University of Winnipeg, Canada

Development of a Knowledge Model About Plasticulture Using Concept Maps
Isabel Maria Flores-Parra, Jose Ramon Diaz-Alvarez, Jose Fernando Bienvenido, University of Almeria, Spain

Dyslexia and Concept Maps: An Indispensable Tool for Learning
Giovanna Lami, Associazione Italiana Dislessia - Sezione di Modena, Marina Locatelli, Associazione Italiana Dislessia - Sezione Perugia, Italy

E-learning Uses of Concept Maps
Marcela Paz González Brignardello, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Spain

Efficacy of Computational Mapping Tools for Implementing New Standards and Innovations in Teaching Chemistry at School
Dieter Schmidt, Ilka Parchmann, Carl-von-Ossietzky University, Germany

Evaluating the Use of Concept Maps in Nurse Education in N. Ireland to Promote the Development of Critical Thinking
Kathleen Barrett, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland

Expert/ Novice Pairs Working Together on Concept Maps
Maria Reyes Fiz Poveda, Universidad Pública de Navarra, María José Iriarte Zabalo, UNED, Spain

Fostering Learning Through Music in Dynamic Concept Maps
Fernando J. Sanchez-Zamora, Martín Llamas-Nistal, Universidade de Vigo, Spain

How to Form and Transform Polymers
Yolanda Caballero, Martha Albores, Yolanda González, Rocío Pozas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico

Learners’ Perceptions and Use of Differently Designed Schematic Concept Maps on the Formation of Mental Representations for Different Learning Tasks
Jeng-Yi Tzeng, National Tsing-Hua University, Taiwan

Mathematical Modelling of Physical Phenomena With the Use of Gowins’s Vee and Concept Maps
Aspée M. Ramírez de M. M., Tellez N. Sanabria I., Universidad Nacional del Táchira, Venezuela

Meaningful Learning in the Practice
Antoni Ballester Vallori, IES Baltasar Porcel, Spain

Motivation and Learning - Kindergarten Children Experiences with C-Maps in an Italian School
Mancinelli Cesarina, Università degli Studi di Urbino “Carlo Bo”, Italy

NatureGate Online Service, as a Resource Source for CmapTools. Poster and Demonstration
Eija Lehmuskallio, Jouko Lehmuskallio, Arja Kaasinen, Mauri Åhlberg University of Helsinki, Finland

Nicho: Facilitating a Collaborative Network of Schools
James Lott, Mario Arroyo, Rodrigo Carvajal, Carlos Pérez, Alberto J. Cañas, Greg Hill, Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC), USA, Fernando Lasso de la Vega, Proyecto Conéctate al Conocimiento, Panama

Novak and Vygotsky and the Representation of the Scientific Concept
Manuel F. Aguilar-Tamayo, Manuel F. Aguilar-Garcia, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Mexico

Online Mathematics with Interactive Concept Maps
Miika Nurminen, Jonne Itkonen, University of Jyväskylä, Finland

Ontologies: A Solution for the Learning
Giuseppina Rita Mangione, Anna Pierri, Saverio Salerno, Universita di Salerno, Italy

Participation and Learning: Planning Student Services in a University Campus
Elisabetta Di Benedetto, University of Siena, Italy

Patagonia Argentina: An Educational Experience Applying CmapTools, Developing a Didactic Resource and its Use as a Tool for Meaningful and Collaborative Learning
María Eugenia Alonso, Liceo N°1 “José Figueroa Alcorta”, Argentina

Propositional Analysis Model to the Comparison of Expert Teachers’ Concept Maps
Maria Muradás López, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Spontaneous Concept Mapping and its Influence on Knowledge Consolidation in Grade 5
Sabine Gerstner, Franz X. Bogner, University of Bayreuth, Germany

Study of Concept Maps Usage Effect on Meaningful Learning Frontier in Bloom's Taxonomy for Atomic Structure Mental Concepts
Rasol Abdullah Mirzaie, Javad Abbas, Faculty of Science, Shahid Rajaee University, Tehran, Iran, Javad Hatami, Faculty of Education, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

The Concept Map as an Aid to Cooperative Learning in Primary Education. A Practical Experiment
Natividad Iraizoz Sanzol, Colegio Público San Juan de la Cadena, Fermín González García, Universidad Pública de Navarra, Spain

The Construction of Concept Maps by 10- and 13-Year-Olds in Grammar Lessons
Anita Habók, University of Szeged, Hungary

The Effect of Different Concept-Mapping Techniques on Promoting Students’ Learning Processes in the Field of Business
Jeannine Ryssel, Sabine Sommer, Bärbel Fürstenau, Janet Kunath, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany

The Running of the Bulls. A Practical Use of Concept Mapping to Capture Expert Knowledge
Fermín M. González García, Universidad Pública de Navarra, Jokin Zuasti Urbano, Spain

The Value Proposition - The InG.Bs1.val Model Based on the Blue Ocean Strategy
Freddy Trujillo, C.E-Soft, Colombia

Using Concept Map to Facilitate Writing Assignment
Wan Azlinda Wan_Mohamed, Badrul Omar, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia

Using Concept Maps to Enhance System View Navigation
Thomas Hubbard, MITRE Corporation, Judith A. Stafford, Tufts University, USA

Using Concept Maps to Explore Pre-Service Chemistry Teachers’ Conceptual Understandings about Scientific Inquiry as a Subject Matter
S. Nihal Yeşiloğlu, Yüksel Altun, Fitnat Köseoğlu Gazi University, Turkey

Using Concept Maps to Help 3 Year Old Children to Adapt to the Environment
M. Begonia Lecea, C.P.E.I.P. José Mª de Huarte, Pamplona, Spain

Visualizing Grammar
Vanessa D. Austin, Universidad Adventista de las Antillas