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Chapter 1 Concept Map

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About This MicroSim

This interactive concept map visualizes the relationships between all 17 concepts covered in Chapter 1: Foundations of Learning Objective Analysis. The map shows how instructional design, Bloom's Taxonomy, learning objectives, and decomposition concepts interconnect.

How to Use

  1. Click any node to see its definition and highlight its connections
  2. Hover over nodes to preview relationships
  3. Toggle edge labels to show/hide relationship types
  4. Click "Reset" to restore the default view

Concept Categories

  • Core Concepts (blue): Instructional Design, Educational Technology, Learning Objective
  • Bloom's Taxonomy (purple): The taxonomy framework and Cognitive Complexity
  • Six Levels (rainbow): Remember through Create
  • Objective Components (green): Action Verbs, Measurable Outcomes, Learning Outcome
  • Decomposition (orange): Objective Decomposition, Atomic Concepts, Compound Objectives

Embedding This MicroSim

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Lesson Plan

Learning Objectives

By the end of this activity, students will be able to:

  1. Trace relationships between Chapter 1 concepts
  2. Explain how instructional design concepts interconnect
  3. Identify the central role of learning objectives
  4. Describe how Bloom's Taxonomy relates to other concepts

Suggested Activities

  1. Exploration (5 min): Click each concept and read its definition
  2. Relationship Mapping (10 min): Identify three key relationships and explain them
  3. Self-Assessment (5 min): Rate your understanding of each concept (1-5)
  4. Extension (10 min): Add one new concept and its relationships to a paper copy

References

  • Anderson, L.W., & Krathwohl, D.R. (2001). A Taxonomy for Learning, Teaching, and Assessing
  • Novak, J.D., & CaƱas, A.J. (2008). The Theory Underlying Concept Maps