Apresentação oral de trabalho desenvolvido pelo Grupo de Pesquisa Mapas Conceituais durante a 7th International Conference on Concept Mapping (cmc2016) em Tallinn/Estônia no dia 06/09/2016

1. A two-step training oriented to
certification of excellent Cmappers:
From representing to modeling knowledge
Paulo Correia & Joana Aguiar
prmc@usp.br
06.09.16

2. Training Cmappers
Critical issue to disseminate Cmapping
Benefits described in the literature are not achieved
due to poor Cmaps
Cmapper community has working on reliable &
massive training programs
Promising outcomes started to appear…

4. Good vs Excellent Cmappers
Cañas, A. J., Novak, J. D., & Reiska, P. (2015). How good is my concept map? Am I a good
Cmapper? Knowledge Management & E-Learning, 7(1), 6–19.
1st step
2nd step

5. Rewards start from Good Cmaps
Cañas, A. J., Novak, J. D., & Reiska, P. (2015). How good is my concept map? Am I a good
Cmapper? Knowledge Management & E-Learning, 7(1), 6–19.
Threshold
condition
1st step

6. Aims
Think about training from a theoretical
perspective
Bloom’s revised taxonomy
Cognitive Load Theory
Prototype a training procedure to address USP
demands
2-step training to knowledge representation and
modeling
USP: 90,000 students & 6,000 academics
Moodle as learning management system

7. Differentiating Good & Excellent
mappers
Cmapping key concepts (KC)
Hierarchy
Focus question
Continuous revision
Concepts & Proposition
Good mappers
Understand all KCs
Use one per time
Excellent mappers
Understand all KCs
Use combined KCs

8. Cmapping competency & KCs
Content
Structure
C&P H FQ CR
C&P
H
FQ
CR

9. Good Cmapper diagonal
Piece by piece

10. Excellent Cmapper matrix
Whole view & more combinations
C: FQ & S: C&P
C: FQ & S: H
C: H & S: C&P

11. Training tasks
Cognitive processes with increasing complexity
1st step
2nd step

12. Knowledge representation
Low-order thinking skills
C: C&P
S: C&P
Remembering
… concepts have few words (Portuguese speakers)
Understanding
… the structure of propositions
Applying
… use verb to express conceptual relationships

13. Knowledge modeling
High-order thinking skills
Analyzing
… relevance & validity of propositions to address FQ
Evaluating
… if FQ is better addressed after changes
Creating
… concise & coherent propositional network
C: FQ
S: C&P

14. Avoid cognitive overload
Cañas, A. J., Novak, J. D., & Reiska, P. (2015). How good is my concept map? Am I a good
Cmapper? Knowledge Management & E-Learning, 7(1), 6–19.
1st step
2nd step
Low-order
TS
High-order
TS

15. Cognitive load theory
Working memory has limited resources
Extraneous load: related
to the task/instruction
Intrinsic load: related to
content complexity

16. Teoria da Carga Cognitiva
Aprendizagem depende de recursos generativos
Construção de
esquemas
Manipulação de
esquemas
Automação de
esquemas

17. Cognitive Load Theory
Learning depends on generative resources
Schemas
construction
Schemas
manipulation
Schemas
automatization
Slide in Portuguese
Slide in English

18. Load management during training

19. Load management during training

20. Load management during training

21. Load management during training

22. Load management during training

23. Load management during training

24. Load management during training

25. Prototyping a training program
cmc2018?

26. Conclusion
Theoretical accounts must be taken into account
to plan massive & reliable traning programs
Online training for novices to Good Cmappers is
viable
Online platforms are suitable for massive use (fits
USP needs)
Training for Good to Excellent Cmappers asks for
face-to-face interaction with experts