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International Workshop on Active Conceputal Modeling of Learning

ACM-L 2006: Active Conceptual Modeling of Learning pp 168–193Cite as

Approaches to the Active Conceptual Modelling of Learning

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Abstract

Information modelling is a collection of dynamic processes, in which its content develops from physical processes to abstract knowledge structures. We study that collection on several levels of abstraction of human cognition and knowledge. These processes can be performed through various approaches, on several levels, and by using several perspectives. We concentrate on active conceptual modelling, which has become important in the science and technology, including educational sciences and learning. It is a process of recognition, finding or creating relevant concepts and conceptual models which describe the UoD, representing the conceptual content of information to be contained in the IS. This characterisation contains the construction of new concepts, too. We study methods for collecting information from various sources in the UoD and accumulating it as possibly actual instances of various types of pre-defined concepts. Some of these instances may be cases of sudden events or processes. They should be recognised as concepts and included in to the conceptual schema. To some extent, some concepts may be constructed which fit to this collected information. During the adaptation process we are applying active conceptual modelling for learning, which organises our conceptual schema in a new way. Learning is a process in which a learner re-organises, removes or refills his knowledge structures by applying his newly organised conceptual schema.

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Kangassalo, H. (2007). Approaches to the Active Conceptual Modelling of Learning. In: Chen, P.P., Wong, L.Y. (eds) Active Conceptual Modeling of Learning. ACM-L 2006. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4512. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-77503-4_14

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