Actively drawing concept structures exposes ambiguities that reading alone hides.
Evidence
Often the best way to learn is by doing. These exercises provide instructors, students, and readers with an occasion to test their (and my) comprehension of the issues involved in constructing concepts. For example, the exercise of drawing ο¬gures corresponding to three-level concepts or two-level theories often reveals important ambiguities in the concept or theory. β Gary Goertz, Social Science Concepts, 2106
Categorization
- APHORISMS: A compact piece of durable life-advice about method: understanding arrives through doing, not passive intake.
- SEED: Angle: a short essay on why diagramming a concept β literally sketching its levels β is a better diagnostic than defining it in prose.