David Hyerle is an author and creator of a thought-organization methodology called "

Thinking Maps David Hyerle is an author and creator of a thought-organization methodology called " Thinking Maps" that is popular in public schools in the United States. Thinking Maps In 1988, David Hyerle wrote ''Expand Your Thinking'' and introduced Think ...

" that is popular in public schools in the United States.

Thinking Maps

In 1988, David Hyerle wrote ''Expand Your Thinking'' and introduced Thinking Maps. These are a set of techniques used in primary and

secondary education Secondary education or post-primary education covers two phases on the International Standard Classification of Education scale. Level 2 or lower secondary education (less commonly junior secondary education) is considered the second and final pha ...

with the intention of providing a common visual language to information structure. There are eight types of maps: *

Circle Map In mathematics, particularly in dynamical systems, Arnold tongues (named after Vladimir Arnold) Section 12 in page 78 has a figure showing Arnold tongues. are a pictorial phenomenon that occur when visualizing how the rotation number of a dynamic ...

: used for defining in context * Bubble Map: used for describing with adjectives *

Flow Map A flow map is a type of thematic map that uses linear symbols to represent movement. It may thus be considered a hybrid of a map and a flow diagram. The movement being mapped may be that of anything, including people, highway traffic, trade goods ...

: used for sequencing and ordering events *

Brace Map A Warnier/Orr diagram (also known as a logical construction of a program/system) is a kind of hierarchical flowchart that allows the description of the organization of data and procedures. They were initially developed 1976, in France by Jean-Domin ...

: used for identifying part/whole relationships *

Tree Map In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants with secondary growth, plants that are u ...

: used for classifying or grouping * Double Bubble Map: used for comparing and contrasting * Multi-flow map: used for analysing causes and effects *

Bridge map A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually somethi ...

: used for illustrating analogies He believed that all K-12 educators teach the same thought processes regardless of grade level and regardless of what terms were used to refer to them. Thinking Maps were intended to standardize the language and visual organization used in education, which the company believed would close the

achievement gap Achievement may refer to: *Achievement (heraldry) *Achievement (horse), a racehorse *Achievement (video gaming), a meta-goal defined outside of a game's parameters See also * Achievement test for student assessment * Achiever The Enneagram o ...

by establishing common ground. The idea was that if all children have the same background knowledge, less time would be spent teaching and re-teaching thought processes. Hyerle also thought these techniques would promote metacognition and continuous

cognitive development Cognitive development is a field of study in neuroscience and psychology focusing on a child's development in terms of information processing, conceptual resources, perceptual skill, language learning, and other aspects of the developed adult bra ...

over the course of a student's academic career.Hyerle, D. (2011). ''Student successes with Thinking Maps, Second edition''. Thousand Oaks: Corwin Press.

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