Concept maps with Cmap Tools in college teaching of environmental education. Case study in the UNED
Abstract
An innovative teaching experience is presented, which confirms the usefulness of the Cmap Tools software in order to achieve the goals of environmental education at the university educational level. The results support the motivational potential of this instrument and its effectiveness in facilitating the concept mapping technique that enhances simultaneously the analytical thinking of students and their understanding of the relationship between the basic concepts of the subject. The role for the quality of the learning processes at the level of university education is confirmed, both for new technologies and educational software and also for activities that bring into play mechanisms of active and participatory learning in students.