2013, Number 1
Pedagogical preparation for the Nursing-Specialty Professors in the design of evaluation instruments
Cordero MY, Llamazares MAM, Cueto MA, Pando CD
Language: Spanish
References: 10
Page: 82-91
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ABSTRACT
Introduction: the assessment of pedagogical training together with the development of teaching competences that should characterize the professors is a social demand of first order, which should be in agreement with the model of health professionals the current society requires.Objective: to characterize the pedagogical training of the Nursing-Specialty Professors in the design of evaluation instruments in the Republic of Venezuela during 2010.
Methods: a descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out comprising 20 professors who belonged to the Academic Committees (the target group and the sample coincided). Theoretical, empiric and statistical methods allowed the study of the problem.
Results: the totality of professors polled had teaching experience, prevailing instructors, and 95% had attended to a pedagogy course or to courses of evaluation or quality of written-evaluation instruments, the majority were aware of the difficulties they presented in the design of the type of questions following the established requisites, in the selection of the type of questions according to the contents, and in the design of tables of contents.
Conclusions: professors of Nursing Studies, despite their teaching experience, teaching rank and/or training courses passed, pedagogical preparation is required to design evaluation instruments in order to improve quality.
REFERENCES
Soler Huerta E, Sabido Sighler C, Sainz Vázquez L, Mendoza Sánchez H, Gil Alfaro I, González Solis R. Confiabilidad de un instrumento para evaluar aptitud clínica en residentes de medicina familiar. Archivos en Medicina Familiar 2005; 7(001): 14-17. [artículo en línea]. 2005 [citado 13 Jun 2009]; [aprox. 5p.]. Disponible en: http://www.medigraphic.com/pdfs/medfam/amf-2005/amf051e.pdf