Aiding knowledge capture by searching for extensions of knowledge models

Electronic concept mapping tools empower experts to play an active role in the knowledge capture process, and provide a medium for building richly connected multimedia knowledge models—sets of linked concept maps and resources about a particular domain. Knowledge models are intended to be used as a means for sharing knowledge among humans, not as carefully-crafted knowledge bases upon which machines will be performing inference. However, users must still confront the questions of what to include in a concept map and which concept maps to include in a knowledge model. This paper describes ongoing research on methods to provide content-based support to users as they extend concept maps by adding concepts and propositions, and as they select topics for new maps. The goal is to provide scaffolding for experts as they build their own concept maps, link their maps to others’, and decide how to extend their knowledge models. The paper presents three approaches which start from a concept ...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2003
• Where: KCAP
• Authors: David B. Leake, Ana Gabriela Maguitman, Thomas Reichherzer, Alberto J. Cañas, Marco M. Carvalho, Marco Arguedas, Sofia Brenes, Thomas C. Eskridge
• Keywords: Concept Mapping, Concept Maps, KCAP 2003, Knowledge Models