Software CMAP TOOLS [TM] to build concept maps: an evaluation by nursing students.

Concept mapping (CM) is a teaching strategy that can be used to solve clinical cases, but the maps are difficult to write. The objective of this study was to describe the challenges and contributions of the Cmap Tools(R) software in building concept maps to solve clinical cases. To do this, a descri...

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Publicado en:Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP Vol. 46; no. 4; pp. 967 - 973
Autores principales: Ferreira, Paula Barreto, Cohrs, Cibelli Rizzo, De Domenico, Edvane Birelo Lopes
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Universidad de Sao Paulo 2012 Aug
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          Ferreira, Paula Barreto
          Cohrs, Cibelli Rizzo
          De Domenico, Edvane Birelo Lopes
        affil: Escola Paulista de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brasil. paulabarreto.enf@gmail.com
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          Concept Mapping Evaluation
          Software Evaluation
          Teaching Methods
          Descriptive Research
          Education, Nursing
          Focus Groups
          Human
          Qualitative Studies
      ab: Concept mapping (CM) is a teaching strategy that can be used to solve clinical cases, but the maps are difficult to write. The objective of this study was to describe the challenges and contributions of the Cmap Tools(R) software in building concept maps to solve clinical cases. To do this, a descriptive and qualitative method was used with junior nursing students from the Federal University of Sao Paulo. The teaching strategy was applied and the data were collected using the focal group technique. The results showed that the software facilitates and guarantees the organization, visualization, and correlation of the data, but there are difficulties related to the handling of its tools initially. In conclusion, the formatting and auto formatting resources of Cmap Tools(R) facilitated the construction of concept maps; however, orientation strategies should be implemented for the initial stage of the software utilization.
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