A mind map involves writing down a central theme and thinking of new and related ideas which radiate out from the centre. By focusing on key ideas written down in your own words and looking for connections between them, you can map knowledge in a way that will help you to better understand and retain information.
For mind maps, these essentials are the central idea, associations, and branches. The central idea is the key piece of information that outlines where your map is headed. This can be a problem, a topic, or a set of information you’re trying to memorize.
How to make a mind map?
– Choose the topic of the mind map and place it in the middle of the drawing.
– Come up with three to five main ideas, then evenly space them in a circular formation around the mind map topic.
– Draw a line from the mind map topic to each main idea
What are the 8 cognitive skills in thinking maps?
The eight cognitive skills are defining in context, describing attributes, comparing and contrasting, classification, part-whole spatial reasoning, sequencing, cause and effect reasoning, and reasoning by analogy.
