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Call to publish scientific articles that will be received between June 20 and November 20, 2019, referring to:

University Pedagogy: With topics such as public policies in higher education, legislative system and reforms, academic programs, comparative policies, massification processes, quality assurance, legal professions, and others in higher education as a general field, referring to the Chilean and international context .

Didactics of Law: With topics whose centrality is related to processes of innovation, learning, curriculum, innovations, teaching experiences, students and teachers characterization , among others in legal education in the Chilean and international context.

Ethical and citation standards (Chicago-deusto) must be taken care of, in addition to the originality of the research or innovation.

An experience of continuous assessment in courses of the initial cycle of the undergraduatre Law Program at Universidad Católica de Temuco

Authors

  • Alejandra Cid Droppelmann Universidad Católica de Temuco
  • Beatriz Moya Figueroa Universidad Católica de Temuco
  • Patricia Toledo Zúñiga Universidad Austral de Chile
  • Felipe Quintano Méndez Universidad Católica del Norte

Abstract

The current context in Higher Education presents changes that have encouraged institutions to modify their teaching methods, making them more student-centered. Although the training of lawyers is not alien to these transformations, their teaching methods are still primarily linked to the traditional approach, which is especially evident in their evaluation mechanisms. Since this is a critical element, a continuous assessment piloting was carried out in two first-year courses of undergraduate Law program at Universidad Católica de Temuco. The present study aims to evaluate this implementation. The evaluations of the courses with and without innovations were analyzed through descriptive and correlational statistics. In addition, two questionnaires were applied with open questions, one at the beginning and the other at the end of the semester, focused on identifying the students' perception towards innovation. Results show a higher level of approval in courses with continuous assessment, with the presence of correlations between evaluations that point to higher order skills and the final average of the course. Finally, a positive perception of students towards innovation is identified.

Keywords:

Continuous assessment, teaching of Law, initial education of lawyers

Author Biographies

Alejandra Cid Droppelmann, Universidad Católica de Temuco

Alejandra Cid Droppelmann es académica de planta, jefa de la carrera de Derecho de la Universidad Católica de Temuco, licenciada en Ciencias Jurídicas por la Universidad Católica de Temuco, magíster en Derecho Penal y Nuevo Proceso Penal por la Universidad Mayor y diplomada en Metodología de la Enseñanza del Derecho por la Universidad Católica de Temuco. Su correo electrónico es acid@uct.cl. 

Beatriz Moya Figueroa, Universidad Católica de Temuco

Beatriz Moya Figueroa es Asesora Pedagógica en el Centro de Desarrollo e Innovación de la Docencia de la Universidad Católica de Temuco, licenciada en Educación, profesora de Inglés, Master of English as a Foreign Language por la Universidad Católica de Temuco y diplomada en Gestión y Evaluación de Proyectos en Educación Superior por la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Su correo electrónico es bmoya@uct.cl.

Patricia Toledo Zúñiga, Universidad Austral de Chile

Patricia Toledo Zúñiga es académica de planta permanente del Instituto de Derecho Público de la Universidad Austral de Chile, licenciada en Ciencias Jurídicas por la Universidad Católica de Temuco, abogada, doctora en Derecho por la Universidad Pompeu Fabra de Barcelona y Master Avanzado en Ciencias Jurídicas por la misma casa de estudios. Su correo electrónico es: patricia.toledo@uach.cl. 

Felipe Quintano Méndez, Universidad Católica del Norte

Felipe Quintano Méndez es sociólogo, profesional de apoyo en el Centro de Desarrollo e Innovación de la Docencia de la Universidad Católica de Temuco, diplomado en Estadística Aplicada por la Universidad Austral de Chile y estudiante de Magíster en Psicología en la Universidad de la Frontera. Su correo electrónico es fquintano@uct.cl.