Formación de modelos mentales en la resolución de problemas de genética

Abstract

From the perspective of the so-called «Psychology of Information Processing» we analyse the building of mental models through the resolution of problems in the field of classical genetics. This analysis is focused on the representation of the knowledge and the problems, as well as on the inference process, used by students while trying to find a solution. The methodology used in the research, of a causal-explanatory type, has finally rendered hypotheses on the general principles controlling the formation of mental representations and their redescription to develop more consistent and flexible models.