Abstract

Nowadays all countries aim to reach efficient education system. In the current scenario, problems of education system can only be controlled by qualified people. So, for the fruitful learning, teaching approaches, procedures, practices and tools should transfer knowledge in a way that can be inspected from different dimensions enlightening a lot of points of view, situations, and depiction of idea creation. In this way, it can be stated that one of the most important teaching and learning tool that promote meaningful learning is concept maps. The Concept mapping as a tool has gained a lot of recognition and acknowledgement in science education, both in the practice and in the literature as well. But how concept mapping is seen in the teaching profession is the aim of this research and how much beneficial and effective concept maps are in teaching learning process. Interviews were conducted from teachers. Results of the study involving 10 teachers of international Islamic university revealed that nowadays concept map is an efficient teaching tool in the classrooms used by teacher and its effectiveness can be measured through prevailing learning environment, increased student participation and understanding level of students. It also shows the advantages and some perceived difficulties associated with concept maps. The research was descriptive and focused on the understanding and specifics of experiences. Results of study led to the conclusion that at higher level the university teachers need to be aware of new and interesting teaching tools as concept map which can leave positive effects on students learning and may be used frequently in the classrooms for providing better understanding.