In this essay, we will go into depth concerning the transformation experienced by the Pedagogy degree. We will focus our attention on the perception of the students in relation to the application of cognitive capacities and whether these capacities have a significant influence or not in the acquisition of deep or superficial knowledge. To reach this goal, we will use a non-experimental methodology, gathering information from 205 students using a questionnaire. Among the most outstanding results we have to highlight that in both study plans, there is continuity in the development of certain capacities and this fact favors a concrete learning focus.