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Helping students learn veterinary physiology through the use of concept maps
Vikas Diwakar1, Peggy A Ertmer, Abdelfattah Y M Nour
1School of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA. diwakar@purdue.edu
Abstract:
Concept maps have become a ubiquitous tool in education in the last 20 years and are used extensively to teach scientific concepts. A concept map is a tool learners can use to organize information about a topic in terms of key concepts and the relationships among them. As a graphical representation, the map provides an overall picture of a particular concept or topic. This article describes how we have used concept maps to teach physiology to veterinary medical and veterinary technician students enrolled in our on-campus and distance-learning programs.
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