title: Helping students learn veterinary physiology through the use of concept maps.
abstract: Concept maps have become a ubiquitous tool in education in the last 20 years and are used extensively to teach scientific concepts. A concept map is a tool learners can use to organize information about a topic in terms of key concepts and the relationships among them. As a graphical representation, the map provides an overall picture of a particular concept or topic. This article describes how we have used concept maps to teach physiology to veterinary medical and veterinary technician students enrolled in our on-campus and distance-learning programs.
authors.affiliation: School of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA. diwakar@purdue.edu
authors.forename: Vikas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Diwakar
authors.forename: Peggy A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Ertmer
authors.forename: Abdelfattah Y M
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Nour
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000502:physiology*; D001296:Audiovisual Aids; D003210:Concept Formation; D020375:Education, Distance; D004520:Education, Veterinary; D006801:Humans; D010865:Pilot Projects; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*; D013850:Thinking