Different applications of concept maps in Higher Education

Purpose: The aim of this work is to show different applications of concept maps in higher education, concretely in qualifications of the Polytechnic University of Valencia. Design/methodology/approach: Different methodologies have been used depending on the application of concept maps: as evaluation tool, as knowledge organizing tool, and as meaningful learning tool. Findings: Students consider the concept maps useful principally to select key ideas, to achieve a comprehensive view of the lesson, and to bring up the subject. Moreover, concept maps promote the meaningful and active learning, help students to understand, follow-up, and learn subjects with a high load of contents. Research limitations/implications: The most important limitation is the use of the concept maps in subjects with a high number of students. Practical implications: The realization of concept maps allows the student to develop generic competences. Originality/value: The originality of this work is to show how a same tool can be used in different subjects of different qualifications. © Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management, 2011.Bes Piá, A.; Blasco-Tamarit, E.; Muñoz Portero, MJ. (2011). Different applications of concept maps in Higher Education. Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management. 4(1):81-102. doi:10.3926/jiem.2011.v4n1.p81-102Senia811024

Tyrosine hydroxylase immunoreactivity in the substantia nigra (SN) of normal (a) and MPTP-treated common marmosets.

<p>TH-immunoreactive neurones in normal, drug naive (a) and MPTP-treated (b) substantia nigra were significantly reduced at the level of 3^rd cranial nerve following MPTP treatment. Each data point represents mean ± sem (n = 7) ***P<0.001(c). The scale bar represents 200 μm.</p

Frequency dependent increase in contractile response of isolated detrusor strips in response to trains of 20 pulses at frequencies ranging from 0.25 to 40 Hz in the absence or in the presence of 1 μM atropine in normal and equivalent tissues from MPTP animals respectively.

<p>In detrusor strips from drug naïve animals, atropine significantly inhibited peak contractile responses at frequencies above 20 Hz (a). In strips from MPTP-treated animals (b), atropine did not significantly decrease peak contractions. Time course of EFS-evoked contractile responses of detrusor strips from normal detrusor strips at 4 Hz (c) and 40 Hz (d) shows a biphasic contractile profile. In this tissue both phases of contraction were reduced by atropine while in MPTP tissues, atropine inhibited the second phase to a greater extent at the 4 Hz (e) and 40 Hz (f). Each data point represents mean ± sem (n = 5) * P<0.05.</p