Thinking Maps

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rdf:langString Thinking Maps are a set of techniques used in primary and secondary education ("K-12"), which are intended to provide a common visual language to information structure, or often as an aid when students are taking notes. There are eight diagram types that are intended to correspond with eight different fundamental thinking processes. The eight map types are: Circle Mapused for defining in contextBubble Mapused for describing with adjectivesFlow Mapused for sequencing and ordering eventsBrace Mapused for identifying part/whole relationshipsTree Mapused for classifying or groupingDouble Bubble Mapused for comparing and contrastingused for analysing causes and effectsused for illustrating analogies Thinking maps are used because they convey abstract ideas simply while having a common visual language for cooperative learning between other students or between a teacher, which helps to provide clarity.