- "Evidence from cognitive sciences shows that visual displays do enhance learning"
- "Maps allow the separate encoding of information in memory in visual as well as propositional form …a phenomenon called 'conjoint retention' or 'dual coding'"
-Processing information verbally and pictorially helps learning 

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- Students are more likely to understand, remember, and analyze the relationships between concepts if they can represent or manipulate them 
- Creating these visualizations promotes deep rather than surface approaches to learning 
- Maps are easier to follow for most people than verbal or written descriptions 
- The process of creating maps requires more active engagement and leads to greater learning 

The Purpose and Justification for Mapping Tools 

Davies, M. (2011). Concept mapping, mind mapping and argument mapping: what are the differences and do they matter?. Higher education, 62(3), 279-301.

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