Cognitive Maps: teaching-learning strategy in Social Studies

Abstract

It is studied the use of Cognitive Maps as a teaching-learning strategy in the area of Social Sciences, taking as reference transdisciplinary trends in
this area, such as “Geohistoric Approach” and “Social Geography”, educational pillars of UNESCO and reflections of critical pedagogy. Cognitive maps allow review mental representations of space of an individual, taking into account not only material elements, but also symbolic and emotional, capturing the significance of space, being, therefore, a resource for teaching local Geohistory while serving as a source and reference of the mental representation of local space and its significance and meaning for people in the communities.