Mapas conceituais para promoção da aprendizagem significativa: uma experiência no âmbito do ensino superior

Abstract

The study presents an analysis of the academic performance and conception of undergraduate students after applying Concept Maps in the discipline of Cytology and Histology applied to Speech Therapy. This is an action research with a qualitative approach. The students elaborated Concept Maps of the entire syllabus of the discipline with the guidance of monitors and teachers. Regarding the academic performance ofthe students, in general, concepts E and F showed a reduction over the semesters in the period analyzed, as well as the rate of withdrawals from the discipline. Concepts C and D showed a distribution with a tendency to stability. Of the 38 students who agreed to participate in the study to evaluate the methodology applied, 42.11% considered Concept Maps as a tool that contributed to the teaching/learning process and would recommend it to other colleagues. In the self-assessment of student performance, 81.58% evaluated their performance as satisfactory, while 18.42% evaluated it as unsatisfactory. The team considers that the methodology has potential for reproduction at various levels and areas of education, especially for challenging subjects.