title: [Mind mapping: a new tool for enhancing student learning strategy].
abstract: With the rapid pace of development and reform in education learners face many challenges. Learning how to acquire skills and how to think are very important issues. The application of mind mapping can help students to enhance the creative thinking and problem-solving abilities of the whole brain. In other words, mind-mapping is a visual or pictorial thinking method. This paper introduces the basic concept of mind-mapping, radiant thinking, the methods of mind-mapping, its rules of application, and examples of such application, to improve understanding and knowledge about mind-mapping.
authors.affiliation: Graduate Institute of Health Allied Education, National Taipei College of Nursing, No. 365 Ming-Te Road, Peitou, Taipei, R.O.C. hsu.liling@msa.hinet.net
authors.forename: Li-Ling
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Mei-Ying
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Suh-Ing
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Hsieh
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning / Q000502:physiology*; D011340:Problem Solving / Q000502:physiology; D013338:Students, Nursing; D013850:Thinking / Q000502:physiology*