ENTENDEU OU QUER QUE EU DESENHE?: MAPAS MENTAIS, MEDIAÇÃO COGNITIVA E ABORDAGENS PARADIGMÁTICAS METODOLÓGICAS NO MESTRADO

Gabriela Souza Rocha; Márcia Mineiro de Oliveira

doi:10.1590/SciELOPreprints.12663

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Gabriela Souza Rocha Southwest Bahia State University https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1085-4623
Márcia Mineiro de Oliveira Southwest Bahia State University https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4760-5544

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/SciELOPreprints.12663

Keywords:

mind maps, learning, master's degree

Abstract

Mind maps across various educational levels have shown significant potential in organising ideas and fostering cognitive development. Postgraduate (stricto sensu) programmes naturally require reading and discussion of texts with greater theoretical depth; thus, the didactic mediation sought to make use of mind mapping to promote cognitive mediation, which led to the investigation reported in this article. The general objective was to examine the influence of different methods of constructing and types of mind maps on learning (cognitive mediation) of methodological paradigmatic approaches among Master's degree students in Education. The specific objectives were: to identify how mind maps, in both digital and manual formats, do (or do not) support the organisation and understanding of paradigmatic approaches; to assess the impact of the types of mind maps on the learning process; and to set out students' perceptions regarding the methods and types of mind maps used in the activity. The research adopted a qualitative and descriptive approach, carried out through a mixed-format electronic questionnaire (survey) involving 13 Master's students. The data were analysed and triangulated using content analysis across three thematic categories. It was concluded that mind maps, both digital and manual, enhanced cognitive mediation by linking new concepts with the students’ pre-existing cognitive
structure.

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Author Biographies

Gabriela Souza Rocha, Southwest Bahia State University

Master's student in Education at the Southwest Bahia State University (UESB). Graduated in Accounting from the same institution (2023), with specializations in Public Management, Auditing, and Higher Education from Intervale (2023). She is a collaborator in the Fiscal Education Research Group (GPEF) and a researcher in the Interdisciplinary and Critical Research and Studies Group (GEPIC). She has experience in Administration, with an emphasis on Accounting, and is currently studying Education.

Márcia Mineiro de Oliveira, Southwest Bahia State University

She holds a PhD in Education from the Federal University of Bahia and a Master's degree in Accounting (Public Management) from the Visconde de Cairu Foundation. She holds a bachelor's degree in Accounting and Pedagogy from the State University of Southwest Bahia, a specialization in Controllership from the Visconde de Cairu Foundation, a specialization in Judicial and Extrajudicial Accounting Expertise from the Federal University of Bahia, a specialization in English as a Foreign Language from the State University of Southwest Bahia, and a Diploma in Spanish as a Foreign Language from the University of Salamanca in Spain. She is an adjunct professor in the Accounting program at the State University of Southwest Bahia. He has experience in teaching, accounting, and research, with an emphasis on forensic accounting, higher education teaching, didactic mediation, research methodology, and foreign languages. His main areas of expertise include education (playfulness, higher education, didactic mediation, learning, and emancipatory education), scientific research methodology (qualitative approaches, survey research, and content analysis), and accounting (forensic accounting, arbitration, critical accounting, and emancipatory accounting education). He is currently working on a research project on playfulness and didactic mediation in higher education. He also studies accounting teacher training, scientific research methods and techniques, and critical accounting. He is an ad hoc reviewer for scientific journals and leads the Interdisciplinary and Critical Research and Study Group (GEPIC).