NOT ON THE LIST IN 2021
Cmap lets you construct, navigate, share and criticize knowledge models represented as concept maps.
Website: cmap.ihmc.us/
Cost: Free for educational institutions, federal employees working for the US Government, and for individual use (non commercial)
Availability: Download
Overall rankings in the 14 surveys: 2007-2020
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| 2013: – | 2012: – | 2011: – | 2010: – | 2009: – | 2008: – | 2007: 72 |
Comments from those who selected Cmap as one of their top tools (pre-2016)
“Excellent for creating concept maps and visualizing my students process of gaining and retaining knowledge” Santiago González Chávez, 2015
“When I’ve got some complex ideas to sort out and simplify, I quite often turn to CmapTools. This is a concept mapping tool that allows any concept to link to any other concept, along with linking phrases. Very quickly, a map can become too complex. But then that forces a thought process to simplify it down to its essentials. I often go through that process when preparing presentations or learning materials. It makes sure you only include detail that is relevant” Mark Berthelemy
” I use concept mapping for planning, organizing topics, and to see how ideas connect to each other. When teaching, in order to evaluate learner’s understanding, I require her/him to produce a CMAP of how course components relate.” George Siemens
