Academic success in adjusting the 'Spanish and European Economics' module to the EHEA. Reflections based on an experience at the Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Oviedo

Autor: Begoña Cueto, Fernando Rubiera Morollón
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Red U, Vol 11, Iss 2, Pp 263-285 (2013)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1887-4592
DOI: 10.4995/redu.2013.5576
Popis: Adaptation to the European Higher Education Area has brought with it important changes to Spanish regulations as they align with those in the rest of Europe, as well as a review of teaching methods. From a teacher-centered instructional model based on lecturers, the development of a model based on the student's work has been encouraged, and continuous assessment has come to play a key part in new pedagogical methods. However, the implementation of this model has had to be done in a context of budgetary constraints. The number of students per classroom has increased, while means and conditions for teachers have worsened. Based on the experience of the first year of teaching the Spanish and European Economics module, taught in the second year of the new Degree in Business Administration and Management, we perform a detailed analysis of the grades obtained by the students. It can be established that the link between the final grade and the overall results on previous modules related to this one is stronger than the relationship between the final grade and the results of continuous assessment.
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