Identifying Meaningful Concept Map Elements from a Cultural Perspective

Abstract

This paper presents a questionnaire based intercultural study carried out to identify the differences observed in people when individually interact with the CM-ED Concept Map Editor. Each participant interpreted and localised to his/her own culture a Concept Map (CM) about a sensitive topic. The aim of the study was to identify what visible elements of a CM are meaningful from a cultural perspective and should be treated in a CM editor.