tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070355695530434450.post604530940730411092..comments2024-03-14T04:16:20.472-07:00Comments on In Socrates' Wake: Diagramming AristotleMichael Cholbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02012523929044363216noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070355695530434450.post-88517500630194921772007-09-16T10:26:00.000-07:002007-09-16T10:26:00.000-07:00Mike,I've never used this kind of exercise as an e...Mike,<BR/><BR/>I've never used this kind of exercise as an evaluative tool, but I have used concept maps (which are very similar) as exercises to help students synthesize what they know about a theory or position. I did an assignment similar to yours with Kant's ethics, and I used it to diagnose which concepts (or relations among concepts) were causing the students the most trouble. As it turns out, a lot of confusion surrounded the distinction between <B>a</B> categorical imperative and <B>the</B> categorical imperative. That proved useful to me because it helped me know where we needed to backtrack. So these kinds of exercises are good diagnostics in addition to helping reinforce key ideas.Michael Cholbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02012523929044363216noreply@blogger.com