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MIND MAP [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-11-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Information Technology (Informatics)
- Education Theory and Methods
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mind map
1, record 1, English, mind%20map
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- cognitive map 2, record 1, English, cognitive%20map
correct
- idea map 1, record 1, English, idea%20map
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An idea map, also called a mind map, is a diagram used to represent words, ideas, tasks, or other items linked to and arranged around a central key word or idea. Idea maps are used to generate, visualize, structure, and classify ideas and aid in studying and organizing information, solving problems, making decisions, and writing. 1, record 1, English, - mind%20map
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Technologie de l'information (Informatique)
- Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- carte d'organisation d'idées
1, record 1, French, carte%20d%27organisation%20d%27id%C3%A9es
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- carte heuristique 2, record 1, French, carte%20heuristique
correct, feminine noun
- carte mentale 3, record 1, French, carte%20mentale
correct, feminine noun
- carte cognitive 3, record 1, French, carte%20cognitive
correct, feminine noun
- topogramme 4, record 1, French, topogramme
correct, masculine noun
- mind map 5, record 1, French, mind%20map
avoid, anglicism, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La carte d'organisation d'idées est un système révolutionnaire de représentation des idées [...] La méthode repose principalement sur l'utilisation d'une image centrale, de mots clés, de codes et de symboles. Une carte d'organisation d'idées permet de consigner une grande quantité d'information sur une seule page et de structurer efficacement sa pensée. 1, record 1, French, - carte%20d%27organisation%20d%27id%C3%A9es
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La carte heuristique est un outil pour penser : une représentation visuelle du fonctionnement du cerveau qui permet de refléter la réflexion, la connaissance, la mémoire et de stimuler la créativité. 2, record 1, French, - carte%20d%27organisation%20d%27id%C3%A9es
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-09-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- System Names
- Computer Hardware
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ConceptDraw MINDMAP
1, record 2, English, ConceptDraw%20MINDMAP
correct, international
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ConceptDraw MINDMAP is a powerful business and personal productivity software application that provides visual organization and access to information for individuals and organizations : Visual mind mapping makes use of visual diagrams to capture and organize information the way you think and work. Mind map and outline mode display your information in either nonlinear or linear editable formats. Brainstorming technique enables individuals and teams to generate multiple ideas and build them into an organized process. 1, record 2, English, - ConceptDraw%20MINDMAP
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Noms de systèmes
- Matériel informatique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- ConceptDraw MINDMAP
1, record 2, French, ConceptDraw%20MINDMAP
correct, international
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Produits de ConceptDraw. 1, record 2, French, - ConceptDraw%20MINDMAP
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2007-07-30
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Education (General)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- web chart
1, record 3, English, web%20chart
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Students should also have used a web chart or mind map to organize categories and examples from a major idea. 2, record 3, English, - web%20chart
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pédagogie (Généralités)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- schéma de groupage
1, record 3, French, sch%C3%A9ma%20de%20groupage
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- schéma conceptuel 2, record 3, French, sch%C3%A9ma%20conceptuel
correct, masculine noun
- tableau sémantique 3, record 3, French, tableau%20s%C3%A9mantique
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En classe, créer un schéma de groupage des carrières reliées à la musique. 4, record 3, French, - sch%C3%A9ma%20de%20groupage
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Une façon d'aider les élèves à mieux comprendre comment résumer est de leur enseigner le schéma conceptuel. 5, record 3, French, - sch%C3%A9ma%20de%20groupage
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2006-11-16
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Mid-Continent Divide
1, record 4, English, Mid%2DContinent%20Divide
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
To read this map, one must first put its parts together in the mind, seeing it as a chain tying together the Great Lakes and the Mississippi Valley. The proposed canal reaches across a Mid-Continent Divide to connect the "Chicago Creek" with the Illinois River. 2, record 4, English, - Mid%2DContinent%20Divide
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Note that beaches themselves were new to the lakefront--before the Sanitary and Ship Canal breached the Mid-Continent Divide, it was just too unsafe to bathe or swim in the lake. 3, record 4, English, - Mid%2DContinent%20Divide
Record 4, Key term(s)
- Mid Continent Divide
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- ligne de partage des eaux
1, record 4, French, ligne%20de%20partage%20des%20eaux
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2006-11-03
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Cartography
- Tourism (General)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- hiking trail map
1, record 5, English, hiking%20trail%20map
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- hiking guide map 2, record 5, English, hiking%20guide%20map
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If you use a hiking trail map, keep in mind that it was designed with summer trail usage... 3, record 5, English, - hiking%20trail%20map
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Cartographie
- Tourisme (Généralités)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- carte topo guide de randonnée
1, record 5, French, carte%20topo%20guide%20de%20randonn%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- topo-guide 2, record 5, French, topo%2Dguide
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Carte très détaillée de la topographie du terrain, utilisée pour le tourisme pédestre. 2, record 5, French, - carte%20topo%20guide%20de%20randonn%C3%A9e
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1999-02-25
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Architectural Design
- Urban Sites
- City of the Future (Urban Studies)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- legibility
1, record 6, English, legibility
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[In his] book The Image of The City... Kevin Lynch... defines the legibility of a city as "... the ease with which its parts may be recognized and can be organized into a coherent pattern. "This is a reference to the formation in a persons mind of a cognitive map. 1, record 6, English, - legibility
Record 6, Key term(s)
- legible city
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Conception architecturale
- Sites (Urbanisme)
- Urbanisme futuriste
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- lisibilité
1, record 6, French, lisibilit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'observation d'après une cassette vidéo des comportements des usagers de la route dans deux types d'aménagement différents permet de saisir l'incidence à la fois de caractéristiques génériques des aménagements routiers, comme la lisibilité et la continuité, et des caractéristiques particulières, comme la forme des aménagements cyclables à l'intersection. 2, record 6, French, - lisibilit%C3%A9
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
K. Lynch montre à quel point l'image de la ville est fondée sur sa morphologie, les concepts d'identité, de lisibilité, et des éléments tels que les repères spatiaux locaux, les quartiers, points de rencontre ou itinéraires, dans The Image of the City, 1960, [...] 3, record 6, French, - lisibilit%C3%A9
Record 6, Key term(s)
- illisibilité
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1999-02-25
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Architectural Design
- Urban Sites
- City of the Future (Urban Studies)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- unlegibility
1, record 7, English, unlegibility
proposal
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[In his] book The Image of The City... Kevin Lynch... defines the legibility of a city as "... the ease with which its parts may be recognized and can be organized into a coherent pattern. "This is a reference to the formation in a persons mind of a cognitive map. 2, record 7, English, - unlegibility
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Conception architecturale
- Sites (Urbanisme)
- Urbanisme futuriste
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- illisibilité
1, record 7, French, illisibilit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La critique de la ville nébuleuse. En général on attribue quatre grands types de reproches à cette forme de décentralisation périphérique : 1. manque de structure : l'illisibilité et la fragmentation. La ville a toujours été construite par interventions successives. La confrontation obligée de ces fragments disparates à l'intérieur d'un cadre morphologique contraignant y engendre néanmoins, une complexité et une intensité qui confèrent à l'ensemble une indéniable plus-value. En mettant en contact ces éléments hétérogènes et en les intégrant dans un ensemble ordonnateur, la ville crée une nouvelle unité au sein de laquelle ils tissent entre eux des relations originales et inattendues. 1, record 7, French, - illisibilit%C3%A9
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
K. Lynch montre à quel point l'image de la ville est fondée sur sa morphologie, les concepts d'identité, de lisibilité, et des éléments tels que les repères spatiaux locaux, les quartiers, points de rencontre ou itinéraires, dans The Image of the City, 1960; [...] 2, record 7, French, - illisibilit%C3%A9
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1991-04-29
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Psychometry and Psychotechnology
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- mind map
1, record 8, English, mind%20map
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The small group task for Tuesday morning was to develop a list of key components and characteristics of effective collaboration through addressing a specific scenario based on a real issue. Participants started this task with a creative brainstorming technique called "mind mapping" in which you write down as many facets of a subject as you can, linking the ideas together through theme lines. The following mind map was created for a scenario on preventing chronic disease. 1, record 8, English, - mind%20map
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Psychométrie et psychotechnique
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- arbre conceptuel
1, record 8, French, arbre%20conceptuel
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Classement des idées de solution. Entre toutes les idées éparses qui ont été émises, il faut donc trouver un lien, ou mieux établir un ordre. Pour cela, on cherchera à regrouper les idées qui relèvent du même concept : et ainsi on arrivera à des paquets de deux ou trois idées comparables. Puis, dans un deuxième temps, on cherchera à découvrir les ressemblances qui existent entre ces concepts; et, en procédant de la même façon que pour les idées, on fera des paquets de concepts. On créera ainsi autant de niveaux qu'il sera nécessaire pour qu'on arrive au concept dominant qui regroupera tous les autres et coïncidera avec l'objet de la recherche. [...] Pratiquement, un tel classement peut revêtir la forme d'un tableau à double entrée; souvent, on adoptera la forme plus souple de l'arbre conceptuel. 1, record 8, French, - arbre%20conceptuel
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les circonstances dans lesquelles ces techniques sont utilisées peuvent varier à l'infini. Aussi, le cas échéant, d'autres solutions terminologiques plus spécifiques pourront aussi être retenues. Par exemple "trame conceptuelle" qui reprend l'idée du tissage d'un lien entre les solutions (webbing en anglais) ou "schéma conceptuel" qui s'apparente la représentation graphique de l'urbaniste. 2, record 8, French, - arbre%20conceptuel
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1991-04-29
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Psychometry and Psychotechnology
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- mind mapping
1, record 9, English, mind%20mapping
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- webbing 1, record 9, English, webbing
correct
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Way of organizing ideas and providing an overall view of subject or issue. 1, record 9, English, - mind%20mapping
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The small group task for Tuesday morning was to develop a list of key components and characteristics of effective collaboration through addressing a specific scenario based on a real issue. Participants started this task with a creative brainstorming technique called "mind mapping" in which you write down as many facets of a subject as you can, linking the ideas together through theme lines. The following mind map was created for a scenario on preventing chronic disease. 1, record 9, English, - mind%20mapping
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Psychométrie et psychotechnique
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- construction d'arbres conceptuels
1, record 9, French, construction%20d%27arbres%20conceptuels
proposal, feminine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Classement des idées de solution. Entre toutes les idées éparses qui ont été émises, il faut donc trouver un lien, ou mieux établir un ordre. Pour cela, on cherchera à regrouper les idées qui relèvent du même concept : et ainsi on arrivera à des paquets de deux ou trois idées comparables. Puis, dans un deuxième temps, on cherchera à découvrir les ressemblances qui existent entre ces concepts; et, en procédant de la même façon que pour les idées, on fera des paquets de concepts. On créera ainsi autant de niveaux qu'il sera nécessaire pour qu'on arrive au concept dominant qui regroupera tous les autres et coïncidera avec l'objet de la recherche. [...] Pratiquement, un tel classement peut revêtir la forme d'un tableau à double entrée; souvent, on adoptera la forme plus souple de l'arbre conceptuel. 2, record 9, French, - construction%20d%27arbres%20conceptuels
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Les circonstances dans lesquelles ces techniques sont utilisées peuvent varier à l'infini. On peut donc parfois trouver des solutions terminologiques plus spécifiques à certains contextes. Ainsi on peut parler de "topologie conceptuelle" (l'idée de "mapping" en anglais); de "schématisation conceptuelle" (idée d'organisation des idées); de mariage d'idées comme on parle de mariage de couleurs ou de goûts. 1, record 9, French, - construction%20d%27arbres%20conceptuels
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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