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Concept mapping is a method of graphical learning that can be beneficial as a study method
for concept linking and organization. Concept maps, which provide an elegant, easily understood
representation of an expert‘s domain knowledge, are tools for organizing and representing
knowledge. These tools have been used in educational environments to better connect the
relationships among theory and practice as well as among other concepts covered in a course.
They also help the learners build relationships between previous knowledge and newly introduced
concepts, encouraging meaningful learning rather than rote learning.
The overall interactions among hardware, computer basics, computer functions and etc.,
used to be simple and transparent enough for understanding computer systems. Nevertheless the
modern computer technologies have become increasingly more complex which makes it very
difficult to understand the whole system of the computers. This study is an analysis of the
contribution made by concept maps to a Computer Architecture and Organization course (CAO).
For a period of one semester, students were asked to prepare concept maps that they were later
allowed to use when revising for their final exam. The students‘ success in the exam was then
evaluated and their attitudes towards the course, the concept maps and the questions on them were
surveyed and analyzed. The results lead to the conclusion that not only did concept maps make a
positive contribution to the students‘ overall success during the course, they also helped with their
exam preparation.
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