Visualization EPSS -- Objective/Topic

The first step is to determine the objective or topic you wish to visualize. Begin by entering your objective in the box below. Then classify the objective (fact, concept, etc) by choosing the appropriate radio button. Once you're satisfied, select NEXT. To see additional information about each classification, place your mouse over each classification.

Identifying objects, people, places, and dates.

Examples: This is a Ford; This is Gerald Ford; This is Russia; That was 1812.

Facts

Concepts may be concrete, physical objects such as cars or people, or they may be abstract concepts such as constructivism or verticality. Concepts are defined by their relationships with other concepts. Defining a concept means helping people understand things such as a concept's subparts, what catagory it belongs to, it's characteristics, or what it is like.

Concepts

Processes describe the operation of natural or contrived systems. People are interested in what initiates or facilitates a process such as the carbon cycle, the stages or phases of a process such as how a bill becomes a law, or the consequences or results of processes such as tropical storms.

Examples: How the carbon cycle works; How a bill becomes a law; The life cycle of a hurricane.

Processes

Principles are rules or heuristics that predict outcomes or recommend actions based on specific circumstances and contexts. There are principles for predicting weather and for guiding the design of books, buildings, and computer programs.

Examples: Predict the amount of rainfall to expect in the coming year; Specify an appropriate page layout for a children's picture storybook.

Principles

Procedures show or teach people how to make or do something. Procedures may result in concrete physical or mental products or states, such as "a lesson plan" or "starting a car."

Examples: How to assemble an R386 engine; How to manage a classroom; How to anesthetize a patient.

Procedures