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Student Opinion on the Application of Active Methodologies

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The newly established European Higher Education Area (EHEA) has prompted a reformulation of teaching methodologies, placing greater focus on student-centred learning. Integration of theory and practice together with development of academic skills have become important educational objectives.

The purpose of this research is to determine student perceptions of the application of active teaching methodologies, including collaborative learning and case studies for the development of generic skills. The research was conducted following protocol for designing learning activity as defined by the Institute for Science Education (ICE) at the Polytechnic University of Valencia.

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Grupo de Investigación e Innovación Educativa en Metodologías Activas para el Desarrollo y Evaluación de Competencias Genéricas Interpersonales (MACGI). PIME 2013–2014.

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  1. Departamento de Organización de Empresas, Universitat Politècnica de València, València, Spain

    Teresa Barbera-Ribera, Sofia Estelles-Miguel & Carlos M. Dema-Perez

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    Marta Peris-Ortiz

  2. Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

    José M. Merigó Lindahl

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Barbera-Ribera, T., Estelles-Miguel, S., Dema-Perez, C.M. (2015). Student Opinion on the Application of Active Methodologies. In: Peris-Ortiz, M., Merigó Lindahl, J. (eds) Sustainable Learning in Higher Education. Innovation, Technology, and Knowledge Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10804-9_12

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