Conceptual map - didactic method of constructivist type during the physics lessons

The purpose of this article is to show / to present that the method of conceptual map in studying, systematization and evaluation of Physics knowledge is a method which is based on constructivist learning / studying. We begin with a short introduction, necessary to the presentation of the studying theory of Ausubel and Novak, then we will make some references to the notion of conceptual map, which shows how we have used this method in teaching, studying and evaluation of Physics and we will end with the presentation of some examples that show both the usage modality and the importance of the conceptual maps. This method improves the quality of teaching and learning Physics in the pre-university education. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.