An Analysis of Students’ Errors in Visual Knowledge Structuring

Abstract

This paper presents the most common students’ faux pas in visual knowledge structuring and explores some theoretical issues of concept mapping and mind mapping. These errors are caused both by lack of system thinking skills and methodological mistakes of educators. The total sample was taken from the learning exercises of 5-th year students that studied the courses of “Intelligent systems” and “Knowledge engineering” in SaintPetersburg Polytechnic University. The paper concludes with an exploration of the topics necessary and sufficient for the realization of improved practices in educational design for future curricula of teaching programs.