ICMAP An interactive tool for concept map generation to facilitate learning process.pdf.pdf

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ICMAP: An interactive tool for concept map generation to facilitate
learning process
Hendijanifard Fatemeh a, Kardan Ahmad a *, Dibay Moghadam Mohammad a
aDepartment puter and Information Technology, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
puter interaction could play an essential role in learning. In distance learning, interactive tools can facilitate the
learning process for teachers and students. In this article, the design and implementation of software will be introduced which
helps users to learn more with the help of interactive instructions and concept map (Cmap) generation. Cmaps are graphical
visualisations of knowledge about a topic, in which the concepts of a subject are meaningfully related to each other. Cmaps are
widely used in E-learning and proved to be helpful to learners and informative to teachers. The step-by-step process of making a
Cmap by means of specific tools with specific interfaces will result in a better learning process. Therefore, with this tool, a
learner can make Cmaps stage by stage with necessary textual or graphical instructions. Other interactive features such as colours
and message boxes are utilised to instruct, assure or warn the user when making a Cmap. Some other