Mapping Biology Knowledge addresses two key topics in the  context of biology, promoting meaningful learning and knowledge  mapping as a strategy for achieving this goal. Meaning-making and  meaning-building are examined from multiple perspectives throughout  the book. In many biology courses, students become so mired in detail  that they fail to grasp the big picture. Various strategies are  proposed for helping instructors focus on the big picture, using the  `need to know' principle to decide the level of detail students must  have in a given situation. The metacognitive tools described here  serve as support systems for the mind, creating an arena in which  learners can operate on ideas. They include concept maps, cluster  maps, webs, semantic networks, and conceptual graphs. These tools,  compared and contrasted in this book, are also useful for building and  assessing students' content and cognitive skills. The expanding role  of computers in mapping biology knowledge is also explored.

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