Acquire knowledge with maps

Six knowledge mapping techniques are instrumental for acquiring knowledge and developing mapping skills. These techniques enable students, teachers, and researchers to acquire new concepts, grasp key points of conversations, understand arguments, follow research steps, and make decisions based on established criteria.
Problematising to acquire knowledge:

• Dialogue Map: Represents a conversation graphically. It includes a set of questions or problems, answers or solutions, pros and cons, notes, references, and conclusions, with the conversation’s flow guided by the map’s visualization.
• Inquiry Map: Outlines critical lines of inquiry about a particular topic. It helps learners navigate their research, connecting questions, concepts, data, interpretations, and findings to develop a deeper understanding.

Researching to acquire knowledge:

• Concept Map: Consists of terms and their interrelationships represented through hierarchical links. These links are described by words that form valid sentences or propositions, establishing meaning within a specific domain of knowledge.
• Argument Map: Illustrates a reasoning structure with sets of assumptions, reasons, and objections that clarify a given subject.

Solving and deciding to acquire knowledge:

• Ranking Map: Aids in decision-making by determining the relative importance or acceptability of different items, organizing them in a preferred order, structure, or matrix. The specific origin and developers of this technique are not clearly documented.
• Decision Tree Map: Evaluates situations involving multiple choices with uncertain outcomes and is applied across various fields.