%0 Journal Article %T C¨®mo la estrategia de mapas mentales y conceptuales estimulan el desarrollo de la inteligencia espacial en estudiantes universitarios %A Vel¨¢squez Burgos %A Bertha Marl¨¦n %A Le¨®n Guatame %A Aida Ximena %J Tabula Rasa %D 2011 %I Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca %X this paper makes explicit the results of the research project entitled how does mind and concept mapping strategy stimulate visual-spatial intelligence development among university students?, which was developed in the framework of both gardner's theory of multiple intelligences and the work by novak and buz¨¢n around concept and mind maps. results of research evidence that using this strategy makes up a tool leveraging visualspatial intelligence, since it stimulates: the creation of images arranged so as to explain an idea; the development of visual memory to execute and recreate earlier perceptions; the improvement of artistic and aesthetic sense; a practice to control fine motor movement; a practice of visual art, since there is object, figure, color, proportion and perspective retention, among other central abilities characterising this intelligence. %K visual-spatial intelligence %K si central abilities %K mind and concept mapping strategy. %U http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1794-24892011000200012&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en