History
Group concept mapping was developed as a methodology in the late 1980s by William M.K. Trochim at Cornell University. Trochim is considered to be a leading evaluation expert, and he has taught evaluation and research methods at Cornell since 1980. The methodology has evolved since its inception with the maturation of the field and the continued advancement of the software.
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