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Name: Mamdouh Moustafa Amin El-askalany Supervisor: Abuelella Date: 16-11-2011

Mind Map
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. In other words a mind map is a graphical way to represent ideas and concepts. It is a visual thinking tool that helps structuring information, helping you to better analyze, comprehend, synthesize, recall and generate new ideas. The elements of a given mind map are arranged intuitively according to the importance of the concepts, and are classified hierarchically into groupings, branches, or areas, with the goal of representing semantic or other connections between portions of information. British popular psychology author Tony Buzan claims to have invented modern mind mapping. He argues that while "traditional" outlines force readers to scan left to right and top to bottom, readers actually tend to scan the entire page in a nonlinear fashion. Buzan also uses popular assumptions about the cerebral hemispheres in order to promote the exclusive use of mind mapping over other forms of note making. He claims that the mind map is a vastly superior note taking method because it does not lead to a "semi-hypnotic trance" state induced by other note forms. Buzan also argues that the mind map uses the full range of left and right human cortical skills, balances the brain, taps into the alleged "99% of your unused mental potential", as well as intuition (which he calls "superlogic"). However, scholarly research suggests that such claims may actually be marketing hype based on the 10% of brain myth and exaggeration of the importance of lateralization of brain function. Critics argue that hemispheric specialization theory has been identified as pseudoscientific when applied to mind mapping. Mind maps power lies in its simplicity. As opposed to traditional note taking or a linear text, information is structured in a way that resembles much more closely how your brain actually works. Since it is an activity that is both analytical and artistic, it engages your brain in a much, much richer way, helping in all its cognitive functions. Mind maps are used to generate, visualize, structure, and classify ideas, and as an aid to studying and organizing information, solving problems, making decisions, outlines, frameworks and writing. It is also used for researching and consolidating
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information from multiple sources, condensing material into a concise and memorable format that all us to Gain insights on complex subjects. Mind maps have many applications in personal, family, educational, and business situations, including note taking, brainstorming, summarizing, as a mnemonic technique, or to sort out a complicated idea. Simply, they can help clarify your thinking in pretty much anything, in many different contexts: personal, family, educational or business. Planning your day or planning your life, summarizing a book, launching a project, planning and creating presentations. In the educational context it can make teaching easier and better. Its a huge responsibility being a teacher. Just to think that an individuals lifelong aptitude for a subject can be down to how good their teacher is!. Mind Mapping for Education takes the essential elements of Buzans world renowned techniques and helps you to apply them in the classroom, making it easier for you to ensure your teaching is an effective and memorable experience. Not to mention that it saves time and develop organisation skills as it presents information in an organised and easy to follow format, on one page, which is simple for others to read and add their own ideas. Moreover, it improves memory because the structure of a Mind Map makes it easier for you to remember more. This device demonstrated numerous benefits in the field of education. In the field of education mind mapping can be applied for lesson planning and preparation, curriculum planning, providing students with an overview of a subject, teaching tool in the classroom, student assessment. Finally it can be a tool for students to use themselves.