Title :
Digital concept mapping in cultural education
Author :
Koufou, Andreanna ; Tsilichristou, Evanthia
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Culture in Educ. of Primary Educ., Perfecture of Achaia, Patras, Greece
Abstract :
The paper presents an educational methodology of recording the conceptual representations of children using digital concept mapping, in order to design and implement a curriculum on cultural education in primary school. Digital concept mapping combines the advantages of the concept mapping strategy with the accessibility and flexibility of a computer based environment in order to record and study the conceptual representations of children about a theme in order to set the proper goals and to choose the educational process.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; humanities; children conceptual representation; computer based environment; cultural education; digital concept mapping; educational methodology; educational process; primary school; Analytical models; conceptual representation; cultural education; digital concept mapping;
Conference_Titel :
Information, Intelligence, Systems and Applications, IISA 2014, The 5th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chania
DOI :
10.1109/IISA.2014.6878803
