Generic competencies and their effect on the professional training of university students
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https://doi.org/10.5377/rtu.v14i39.20050Keywords:
Generic competencies, elective component, educational technology, students, professional developmentAbstract
The purpose of this article is to determine the level of generic competence (technological and creative) and the effect it has on the professional training of university students. This is a descriptive study with a quantitative approach. A questionnaire was used as a technique and a survey of open and closed questions as an instrument. For the application, the Microsoft Forms 365 tool was used and the link was shared with the informants via WhatsApp. The sample consisted of 37 students enrolled in the Elective component Tools for the Creation of Digital Educational Materials (HCMED) at UNAN, Managua. As part of the main findings, it is highlighted that students achieved significant competence in the use of web tools, the creation of digital materials, the ability to be creative in the design of digital resources, the search for digital information in reliable sites and respect for copyright, seen from the professional ethics. However, it is evident that one of the competencies that needs to be strengthened is the contextualization of information reflected in academic and didactic documents. In addition, it is concluded that the generic competencies (technological and creative) are essential in the student’s professional training to obtain learning results in accordance with the professional profile and, therefore, with the needs of society.
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