THINKING MAPS

Hello everyone. This post is still based on my assignments. Since this is the last please bear for it.. Okay! Let’s talk about thinking map.

What Are Thinking Maps?

  Thinking Maps are a set of graphic organizer techniques used in primary and secondary education ("K-12"). There are eight diagram types that are intended to correspond with eight different fundamental thinking processes.     They are supposed to provide a common visual language to information structure, often employed when students take notes.

Thinking Maps are visual tools for learning, and include eight visual patterns each linked to a specific cognitive process. Teachers may apply Thinking Maps in all content areas and all grade levels. The eight map types are:

Circle Map;

·        used for defining in context

Bubble Map;

·        used for describing with adjectives

Flow Map;

·        used for sequencing and ordering events

Brace Map;

·        used for identifying part/whole relationships

Tree Map;

·        used for classifying or grouping

Double Bubble Map;

·        used for comparing and contrasting

Multi-flow map;

·        used for analyzing causes and effects

Bridge map;

·        used for illustrating analogies

   By linking each thinking skill to a unique and dynamic visual representation, the language of Thinking Maps becomes a tool set for supporting effective instructional practice and improving student performance. Teachers and students, therefore, independently apply thinking skills for their own learning while also having a common visual language for cooperative learning. By having a rich language of visual maps based on thinking processes, learners are no longer confused by poorly organized brainstorming webs or an endless array of static graphic organizers. They are enabled to move from concrete to abstract concepts, think with depth, and directly apply their thinking to complex tasks.

  I did three types of thinking based on my lectures notes.. I found it is easy to do create the thinking maps using power points. Let’s have a look……..

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