El proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje de una asignatura cuantitativa en el campo de las Ciencias Socialesun caso de estudio
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Universidad Pablo de Olavide
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ISSN: 2171-892X
Year of publication: 2014
Issue: 22
Type: Article
More publications in: Anales de ASEPUMA
Abstract
Over the last three academic years we have made changes in the teaching-learning process of the course "Quantitative Methods applied to Social Sciences" - a compulsory subject of Pablo de Olavide University. Since this is a quantitative-type subject, we have detected that a many students who study a degree in the field of social sciences often show an initial rejection of this subject. This is influenced by the fact that they have not received adequate training in this matter in pre-university education. Thus, as they do not understand the basic concepts, this causes an unsatisfactory academic performance that sometimes makes them give up the subject from the beginning of the course. To avoid these problems, and being aware of the importance of knowing quantitative methods when joining the labor market, in recent academic years we have given greater importance to the acquisition of skills related to accomplishing autonomous individual work and group work. In this way we have substantially reduced the subject’s dropout rates and improved academic performance.
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