The main objective of pathophysiology teaching is to facilitate the learning of mechanisms of diseases and the understanding of their expressions in patients (symptoms, signs and tests). This objective requires the application ...
Stanigar, Jennifer; Carson, Susan(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2020-04-28)
North Carolina State University undertook a faculty development initiative, TH!NK, beginning summer 2014. TH!NK is a campus-wide initiative designed to develop faculty members’ abilities in cultivating students’ higher-order ...
Baeza-Romero, Maria Teresa; Andrés Abellán, Fuensanta(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2014-03-24)
[EN] In this paper, we describe some activities that have been developed to written and oral skills in students of Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering in the School of Industrial Engineering in Toledo. Among ...
[EN] Pathophysiology at NOVA Medical School adopted the concept mapping methodology to promote the visual display of pathophysiological reasoning and learning, based on clinical vignettes. The objective of this project is ...
Bayón, Arnau; Ortega-Reig, Mar(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2024-06-24)
[EN] The use of mathematical/numerical models poses a crucial challenge in the learning process: determining which simplifications to adopt depending on the specific case. This decision can compromise the reliability of ...
[EN] The international accreditation of the programmes for the masters' and bachelors' degrees offered at our university, together with the demands of the employers, have made it clear that the students' curricula should ...
[EN] The present study reports the experience of a project-based activity in which
students are asked to plan an event. It is part of a Project Management
course taught at Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, in a ...
Oltra Gutiérrez, Juan Vicente(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2021-04-08)
[ES] En el presente trabajo se estudian las diferencias tanto en resultados como en participación (usando para medir esta las actividades de gamificación) que devienen del empleo del método del cas, método que en sí mismo ...
[EN] The use of graphic material as support in the teaching of basic disciplines in Health Sciences
constitutes a key factor in the teaching-learning process. Traditionally said graphic material
have consisted of ...
Canarias Fernández-Cavada, Esther(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2019-10-28)
[ES] Cómo nace y se alimenta la conciencia política es un tema presente en parte de la sociedad, aunque está poco explorado en el ámbito académico. Nuestra intención es inspirar futuras reflexiones y prácticas con potencial ...
Poce, Antonella; Amenduni, Francesca(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2019-07-05)
[EN] Currently, educational policymakers identify Critical Thinking (CT) as an essential aspect of progress and knowledge growth in any field and in the broad society. Peer interactions and individual writing are helpful ...
Agrasar, Fernando; Paz-Agras, Luz(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2023-05-22)
[EN] “Architectural Critique" is a subject of the Master's Degree in Architecture (MUA) at the School of Architecture of the University of A Coruña (ETSAC). Fernando Agrasar and Luz Paz Agras, the professors responsible ...
In this paper, we explore critical thinking in the context of developing culturally-sustaining historical literacy in Māori and Pasifika students at a large, multicultural university in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Critical ...
Gonzalez-Cuevas, Gustavo; Alonso Rodriguez, Marcos; Nogales Cuellar, Valeria(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2016-10-27)
[EN] The purpose of this study was to evaluate the degree of acceptance of
psychological myths in undergraduate students in Health Sciences. Our
results showed that first-year Psychology students believed more myths ...
[EN] As an active learning strategy, problem based learning (PBL) puts the emphasis on students being responsible for their learning (Hmelo-Silver and Barrows 2006). Although it is student-centred, PBL facilitators can ...
Walker, Susan; Brown, Rebecca(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2020-05-02)
[EN] Higher education is a venue for developing critical thinking skills, dispositions and actions (Davies, 2015). With the exponential growth of information and communications technologies (ICT) in the last thirty years, ...
[EN] Higher education institutions play an important role in the transition processes to sustainable development through developing critical thinking (CT) in their students. The case of the Research Methodology course of ...
Vecino-Ramos, Sonia; Ruiz-Bernardo, Paola(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2021-02-01)
[ES] Los clubs o círculos de lectura son una práctica innovadora en el aula de lenguas extranjeras de Escuelas Oficiales de Idiomas, que permiten que el alumnado comparta su experiencia individual y personal con el resto ...
[EN] The paper shows how problem solving competences can be developed by solving contextualized problems using an Advanced Computing Environment (ACE). An ACE is a computer system which enables its user to perform numeric ...
Marin-Garcia, Juan A.(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2018-12-27)
[EN] This work will take the innovation transversal competence a skill to create, introduce, adapt and/or apply a beneficial novelty anywhere in an organization. We consider that innovation competences are a multidimensional ...