Gradual development of cross-curricular competencies in the pharmacy degree. Methodologies and tools of evaluation for the "professional trainee"
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Cross-curricular Competencies, Evaluation Tools, MethodologiesAbstract
Aim: To set different levels of acquisition of some cross-curricular competencies in the Pharmacy Degree and to design and implement methodologies and tools to allow their development and evaluation along the whole curriculum.
Matherial and Method: Different active methodologies have been used, and tasks and evaluation rubrics have been prepared to be applied in the different levels defined for the cross-curricular competencies selected: written communication skills, information seeking, and teamwork. Similarly, a student satisfaction survey has been designed in order to evaluate the implementation of the experience.
Results: The results obtained in the core subjects of the 1st and 2nd year of the Pharmacy Degree (Physical Chemistry, Immunology and General Microbiology and Parasitology) for the competences of written communication skills, teamwork and information seeking, in levels 1 and 2, have been very successful in terms of the acquisition of competences and in the suitability of the different tasks and evaluation tools proposed.
Conclusions: The tools designed to evaluate these cross-curricular competencies can be adapted to any subject and knowledge field, in addition, they allow the student to be aware of the criteria used for his evaluation. The present work has strengthened the formation and development of teaching groups and has eased the coordination among the different subjects of the Pharmacy Degree.
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