This document provides information about concept mapping including: - The key elements of a concept map are concepts, labeled links between concepts, and propositions that explain relationships. - A concept map visually organizes information in a hierarchical structure moving from general to specific concepts and can demonstrate relationships and systems. - Concept maps were developed in the 1970s by Joseph Novak as an assessment tool to evaluate student understanding in science. - Effective concept maps answer questions, use labeled links, and organize information to demonstrate relationships between concepts from a learner's perspective.