The Competences from the Perception and Practice of University Students

Bibliographic Data

ID5936657
AuthorsJosé-Manuel Sáez-López (0000-0001-5938-1547, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia), María-Concepción Domínguez-Garrido (Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia), María-Del-Castañar Medina-Domínguez (Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia), Fuensanta Monroy (0000-0002-9813-3068, Universidad de Murcia), Raúl González-Fernández (0000-0001-5683-685X, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume10
Issue2
Pages34
Publication date2021-01-23
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2076-0760 • E-ISSN: 2076-0760
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/socsci10020034
OpenAlexW3121855362
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited29

There is a growing importance of competences as an essential curricular element in higher education since they allow for the transfer of knowledge to diverse academic and professional contexts. For the foundation, taxonomy and classification of this study, we obtained ratings from 543 students at two prestigious Spanish universities. The different competences were grouped by management and planning, higher cognitive skills, quality management and innovation, expression and communication and knowledge acquisition. We evaluated the attitudes of university students regarding competences in a pedagogical design; it was expected that students valued the importance of competencies in pedagogical contexts and the skill in these competences. Students highlighted the importance of management and planning, higher cognitive skills, quality management and innovation, expression and communication, knowledge society and teamwork. A correlation analysis between the importance of and skill in the studied competences was also included. Obtained data detail the importance that students give to competences. The participants also detailed the deficiencies in their skill on most competences. The lack of correlation between importance and skill is detailed, as well as the importance of management and planning competences in curricular design in higher education

Cognition · Competence (human resources · Higher education · Knowledge management · Mathematics education · Medical education · Pedagogy · Perception · Political science · Quality (philosophy · Soft skills · Teamwork · Competency Development and Evaluation · Computer Science · Higher Education and Employability · Higher Education Teaching and Evaluation · Psychology · Social Psychology

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