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Mind Map | Clustering
What is a Mind Map?
A mind map is a diagram that creates a visual representation of a cluster of ideas, with emphasis to a main concept.
It is used to help understand a particular set of topics that may be convoluted if not categorized through an easy process.
Clustering?
Clustering, or mapping, lends great help in being able to understand a particular set of topics and how they relate to each other by providing a visual connection among the topics. A main idea, something that these topics may have in common, may be placed in the middle to show relevance and commonality.
Clustering is ideal for planning ideas that need presentation, understanding topics that may be too complex to learn without guidance, or even providing visual elaboration for people who find learning with visual aid easier than other methods.
Drafting Your Own Mind Map
To draft your own mind map, you only need the most basic things: a pencil and a piece of paper.
The rest is up to your imagination.
Still, technology is able to offer a substitute to pencil and paper.
The Thing with Verbal and Print References
Verbal and print references are the most commonly used methods of learning.
Our brain is wired for communication and understanding images.
Long ago, our ancestors relied on speeches and communication to pass important messages for survival.
What's wrong with Verbal and Print?
We have been using speech and writings many years ago as a form of communication and documentation of experience to pass it on to the next generations, but the comprehension of gaining or even retaining this knowledge is quite slow. What we do not know is that images have more comprehension than words: It is easier to read a thousand words in a picture rather than a thousand words in a book.
Verbal communication and print references are just recently learned methods to store massive information and to deliver it in a constructed manner.
Now, the education system is trying to form our brain in a manner that an individual has formulated a mnemonic method to his own experience and understanding.
What's wrong with Prints?
Reading requires focus in order to absorb information.
Prints may impede that function if they contain unnecessary content, usually in achieving the publisher's required word count to publish your article and earn from it.
What's wrong with verbal?
Cultural barriers
Different cultures have different idioms and etiquette. This may cause misunderstanding.
Example: If two persons come from different countries and try to communicate with one language (like English), one may misunderstand what the other is trying to express.
Message Confusion
Confusion occurs when the message is not properly passed on from speaker to listener.
Advantages of a Mind Map | Clustering
Main idea is clearly defined
Depending on how it is structured or designed, the core of the mind map is emphasized by its placement
Being surrounded by topics immediately below the main idea further adds to the visual emphasis
Levels of importance are visible due to the radial flow of connections between topics and subtopics
Links will be recognizable = faster recall
Structure is flexible
Can adjust to possible changes in the main idea's content
Easy to add content
Design will be different each time
Helps in improving recall
A variety of designs can lessen boredom or disinterest
Sparks creativity
New ideas can be made
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