Journal 6 (chapter 5)

Concept maps are simple to introduce into a history course because they are an organization of related items. In history they could be use to relate hierarchical families or to draw similarities between countries. They can also be used almost as a timeline for something like the American Revolution; the causes can be listed as branches. It can also be used as a simple version of a day’s notes; if all the notes connect to one theme a concept map could be drawn.
It is not hard to see how they can be used although the question could be asked, “Are they affective?” They will often prove a useful tool but they may be too simplified to bring success to students. The bubbles in the map will be short terms without definitions and so may prove useful for some subjects while becoming problematic for others. New material would be difficult to discuss if introduced on a concept map but reviews for subjects may work more smoothly.