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Assessment in chemistry universitary’s courses: What skills are promoted?

Por Cristina Wainmaier, Liliana Viera, Silvia Ramírez
This project consists in analyzing written assessments for university basic Chemistry courses, in order to establish the extent to which they promote the acquisition of competencies that are valued in University graduates from science and technology studies. Activities are classified into three different categories based on the skills required to complete them: 1) Memorizing information and calculation, 2) Management of theories and concepts, 3) Integrating conceptual, methodological and information management aspects. Results show that 77% of the activities fall under category 2, 23% under category 1 and there are no activities under category 3.
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Study of Social Relevance of the Educational Program for Chemist of the Autonomous University of Mexico State

Por Enrique Osorio, Maria Esther Contreras Lara, Sandra L. Martínez
The purpose of this study is to assess the external or social relevance of the educational program of Chemist of the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México and identify the elements that allowed the program to be assessed in order to improve its degree of social relevance. The relationship between the expectations of the socio-economic context — mainly from the perspective of employers — and working performance of the graduates was well identified. We also took into account the view of experts (key informants) whose career has been relevant in the chemistry area, and the training curriculum offered and professional development valued by graduates of the program. The research was done with descriptive-quality, gathering information through interviews and questionnaires. Keywords: social relevance, relevance, assessment, graduates, employers.
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Professional competences

Por Antonio Valiente Barderas, Carlos Galdeano Bienzobas
In the education based on competences (EBC), these direct the sense of the learning. The person who learns does it from the premeditation of taking place or carrying out something, being involved with the intentions of the society. The competences are part and end product of the educational process. The pattern of professional competences establishes three levels: The basic competences, the generic ones and the specific or technical whose range of generality goes from the wide thing to the particular thing. The present article analyzes those concepts.
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