Los mapas conceptuales como estrategia didáctica para el aprendizaje de conceptos de biología celular en estudiantes de ciencias de la salud.

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Title:	Los mapas conceptuales como estrategia didáctica para el aprendizaje de conceptos de biología celular en estudiantes de ciencias de la salud.
Alternate Title:	Concept maps as a didactic strategy for learning of concepts of cell biology in students of health sciences.
Authors:	Rúa, Danilo Lusbin Ariza¹ dariza@unitecnologica.edu.co, Goenagaq, Iván Antonio Yaber¹ iyaber@unitecnologica.edu.co, Olite, Jorge Luis Muñiz¹ jmuniz@unitecnologica.edu.co, Márquez, Julio Seferino Hurtado¹ jhurtado@unitecnologica.edu.co, Molina, Roberto Enrique Figueroa² roberfigue@hotmail.com
Source:	Salud Uninorte. dec2009, Vol. 25 Issue 2, p220-231. 12p. 4 Charts, 2 Graphs.
Subjects:	CYTOLOGY education, MEDICAL sciences, CONCEPT mapping, TEACHING methods, STUDENTS, LEARNING strategies, BIOLOGICAL classification, TAXONOMY, MOTIVATION (Psychology)
Abstract (English):	For students of health sciences, knowledge of biology is a cornerstone to successfully face the challenges presented to them related to this field of knowledge and to interpret specific phenomena of medical science and health. This paper shows the results of the use of the concept maps for meaningful learning of cellular biology concepts. Objective: to determine the effectiveness of the concept maps as a didactic strategy in the learning of concepts of cellular Biology in students of Health Sciences. Material and methods: It was worked with a cuasi-experimental design of pre-test and post-test with two intact groups: an experimental group (it used the concept maps as learning strategy) and a control group (it did not use the concept maps as learning strategy). The students were evaluated using a pre-test and post-test, built with multiple-choice questions with one answer in the levels of knowledge, comprehension and analysis of the cognitive domain of Bloom's Taxonomy. Results: In the post-test found no significant differences in the total number of questions. However significant differences were found between groups in the application level, observing better results in the experimental group. Conclusions: The concept maps gave students a tool to learn concepts of cell biology significantly. However, its effective use depends on factors such as motivation for learning, continuous training in mapping, significant contents of learning and implementation time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Abstract (Spanish):	Para los estudiantes de ciencias de la salud, el conocimiento de la biología constituye un pilar fundamental para afrontar con éxito los problemas que se les presenten relacionados con este campo del conocimiento y para interpretar los fenómenos concretos de las ciencias médicas y de la salud. Este artículo muestra los resultados del uso de los mapas conceptuales para el aprendizaje significativo de conceptos de biología celular. Objetivo: Determinar la efectividad de los mapas conceptuales como estrategia didáctica en el aprendizaje de conceptos de biología celular en estudiantes de ciencias de la salud. Materiales y métodos. Se trabajó un diseño cuasiexperimental pretest postest con dos grupos intactos: un grupo experimental (usó los mapas conceptuales como estrategia de aprendizaje) y un grupo control (no usó los mapas conceptuales como estrategia de aprendizaje). Los estudiantes fueron evaluados con preguntas de selección múltiple con única respuesta, en los niveles de conocimiento, comprensión y aplicación del dominio cognitivo de la Taxonomía de Bloom. Resultados: En el postest no se hallaron diferencias significativas en el total de preguntas. Sin embargo, se encontraron diferencias significativas entre los grupos en el nivel de aplicación, y se observó mejor resultado en el grupo experimental. Conclusiones: Los mapas conceptuales proporcionaron a los estudiantes una herramienta para aprender significativamente conceptos de biología celular. Sin embargo, su uso efectivo depende de factores como: motivación por aprender, entrenamiento continuo en la elaboración de mapas, contenidos significativos de aprendizaje y tiempo de implementación. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:	For students of health sciences, knowledge of biology is a cornerstone to successfully face the challenges presented to them related to this field of knowledge and to interpret specific phenomena of medical science and health. This paper shows the results of the use of the concept maps for meaningful learning of cellular biology concepts. Objective: to determine the effectiveness of the concept maps as a didactic strategy in the learning of concepts of cellular Biology in students of Health Sciences. Material and methods: It was worked with a cuasi-experimental design of pre-test and post-test with two intact groups: an experimental group (it used the concept maps as learning strategy) and a control group (it did not use the concept maps as learning strategy). The students were evaluated using a pre-test and post-test, built with multiple-choice questions with one answer in the levels of knowledge, comprehension and analysis of the cognitive domain of Bloom's Taxonomy. Results: In the post-test found no significant differences in the total number of questions. However significant differences were found between groups in the application level, observing better results in the experimental group. Conclusions: The concept maps gave students a tool to learn concepts of cell biology significantly. However, its effective use depends on factors such as motivation for learning, continuous training in mapping, significant contents of learning and implementation time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:	01205552