Abstract: Concept mapping is a new method to help learners organize their knowledge with a visual semantic network. In the process of Pharmacology teaching concept mapping are used as a teaching tool and a learning tool, respectively. Then a survey was conducted on 8-year program medical students to obtain information regarding students attitude towards concept mapping in Pharmacology teaching and learning as well as their learning readiness. The authors hope the information will play a direction role for the teaching activity in the future and make Pharmacology teaching contents and methods meet the knowledge requirement and learning readiness of medical students.

Key words: Concept mapping, Pharmacology, Teaching methods, Learning methods