Academic Guide Maps For
Learning Psychology
Michael A. Motes, G. Susanne Bahr, Cindy Atha-Weldon, & Donald F. Dansereau
Texas Christian University (in press) Teaching of Psychology Vol. 30, No.3, pp. 240-242
Abstract
We describe the use of academic guide maps to learn psychology. The academic guide maps are the combination of derived structural schemas (recurrent knowledge structures in psychology) and node-link knowledge maps (diagrammatic presentations that illustrate the relational organization of information). We identified theories, research, procedures/techniques/classification systems, concepts/principles, processes, and systems as recurrent structures in psychology and created guide maps for each. Based on studies of derived structural schemas and node-link maps, the guide maps should help students when taking notes during lectures and studying for exams. Additionally, the guide maps may aid professors in preparing and organizing their lectures and in assessing their students’ understanding of the material.
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