Aprendizaje significativo y educación ambiental : análisis de los resultados de una práctica fundamentada teóricamente

Abstract

This article describes the application of the Ausubel, Novak and Gowin theory in an environmental education setting, with desertifi ca­tion as the focal theme. The aim is to demonstrate how this theoretical approach and the concept map and V diagram, which are the tools derived from it, were used to promote meaningful learning among third grade secondary pupils in a state-assisted school in the Pamplona area. The study shows how pupils in a test group, when presented with a teaching module on desertification, designed and implemented according to this theoretical approach, obtained results that were indicative of a more meaningful learning and a positive change of attitude towards this particular environmental problem, in marked contrast to the outcome observed in the control group.