Structured Concept Mapping (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Group concept mapping is a mixed social research method developed by William K. Trochim at Cornell University. The method integrates familiar qualitative group processes citation needed] with multivariate statistical analyses to help a group describe and visually represent its ideas on any topic of interest through a series of related maps (Kane & Trochim, 2007; Trochim, 1989a).Group concept mapping employs a structured process that can be used to help a group describe its ideas on any topic of interest and represent these ideas visually in the form of a map. The process typically requires the participants to brainstorm a large set of statements relevant to the topic of interest, individually sort these statements into piles based on perceived similarity and rate each statement on one or more scales, and interpret the maps that result from the data analyses.