Mind maps: Enhancing midwifery education

Abstract

Educationalists need to think outside the box to facilitate students to learn key information essential for professional practice. The use of mind maps incorporated into an assessment strategy and programme is an innovative way of facilitating students to understand key information. Mind maps have the potential to provide students with a strategy for retaining information, integrating critical thinking and problem solving skills. This article reviews the current discussion on mind maps and discusses the integration of mind maps into a component of an assessment strategy.

Keywords: Assessment; Critical thinking; Mind maps; Problem solving.