Transversal Competences Acquisition by Assigning Collaborative Work Group Roles

Eugenia Babiloni (), Ester Guijarro (), Lourdes Canós-Darós () and Cristina Santandreu-Mascarell ()
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Eugenia Babiloni: Universitat Politècnica de València
Ester Guijarro: Universitat Politècnica de València
Lourdes Canós-Darós: Universitat Politècnica de València
Cristina Santandreu-Mascarell: Universitat Politècnica de València

Chapter Chapter 12 in Entrepreneurial Universities, 2017, pp 179-196 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Valencia Polytechnic University (UPV) is innovative as far as its training and evaluation considerations are concerned. It has introduced the project “Incorporating transversal competences into UPV graduates’ curriculum” as a strategic challenge, which promotes the training and assessment of transversal competences in several UPV degrees. This work presents an innovative group work experience by assigning roles in preparing a portfolio. Students participate in team work by playing a role whose tasks and competences are previously determined by the teacher, who also describes the role and its competency profile. Students participate in the portfolio by playing the role that they are committed to and co-assess it by a performance assessment system designed in the group. The main work conclusions drawn are that this innovative classroom-based strategy motivates students, helps organise group work and encourages collaborative learning.

Keywords: Assessment; Attitudes; Collaborative learning; Competence profile; Competency level; Degree; Graduates; Group work; Higher education; Human Resources; Innovation; Knowledge; Learning commitment; Motivation; Performance; Portfolio; Roles; Skills; Tasks; Transversal competencies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-47949-1_12

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