El enfoque de competencias en la formación universitaria y su impacto en la evaluación. la perspectiva de un grupo de profesionales expertos en pedagogía

Abstract

The present paper examines the reflections and opinions provided by a pedagogy expert team from six Spanish Universities on competency-based training and its impact on assessment procedures and on improvements in University teaching and learning processes. This is a narrative inquiry which focuses on the analysis of answers provided by participants through a survey, employing open-ended questions. The results provide evidence to suggest that the adoption of a competency-based approach may be a good opportunity to highlight the value of practical training components. However, experts are concerned that implementing such an approach may represent a return to more technical forms of training, which are somewhat questionable and show subordination to market demands. To avoid this, the experts propose improving the conditions in which the education is developed, focusing the attention on the teacher-training, and a widening the debate around competency-based training and on the assessment systems.