Assessment systems and teaching methodologies and their incidence in generic competences (EMICOG-TEACHERS)

• Main Authors: Judit García-Martín, Jesús N. García, Alicia J. Inciarte, Freddy V. Marín, Edgardo R. Sánchez, Marcial E. Conde
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Asociación Nacional de Psicología Evolutiva y Educativa de la Infancia Adolescencia Mayores y Discapacidad 2019-08-01
• Series: INFAD
• Subjects: sociedad de la información; universidad; instrumento; metodologías docentes
• Online Access: http://www.infad.eu/RevistaINFAD/OJS/index.php/IJODAEP/article/view/1498

The proliferation of synchronous web tools and applications, learning management systems, massive open online courses and constant changes characteristic of the so-called information society (IS), have meant that the main challenge for university teaching staff be its capacity for adaptation and innovation. In this sense, the present communication describes the design of an online ad hoc instrument, EMICOG - teacher version, designed through the SurveyMonkey tool. With it, we intend to study the teaching methodologies applied in the various subjects taught by the teachers of the Universidad de la Costa (Colombia), the forms of assessment or evaluation of the transversal activities carried out as well as their teaching practices through the analysis of six sections: i) general data, ii) instructional strategies and techniques, iii) resources used in the evaluation and teaching of the subject, iv) psychoeducational variables, v) training needs, and vi) teaching processes. It has been applied to 182 university teachers, with the purpose of studying to what extent these teaching actions can affect better results of generic competences in the national tests Saber Pro and in the role of psychoeducational variables of the students, thus becoming an instrument of empowerment and improvement of the teaching quality and academic results, through the clarification and the delimitation of training needs, which will be the basis of future instructional programs / courses of efficient strategies for the improvement of teaching that will impact on obtaining higher academic achievements. It is a Competitive Research Project CONV-ÍNDEX Num. 13-2018, INV Project Code. 150-01-007-13 Universidad de la Costa (Colombia) - University of León (Spain). Evaluated by the ACAC (MEN Colombia).