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Healthcare students' personality traits and competence-based learning methodologies.
María José López-López1, Yolanda Navarro-Abal2, José Antonio Climent-Rodríguez3
1Department of Clinical and Experimental Psychology.
Medicine
|April 26, 2020
Summary
Competence-based teaching methods positively impact university students, particularly in Health Sciences. Personality traits like openness to experience correlate with how students perceive skill development in higher education.
Area of Science:
- Higher Education Pedagogy
- Educational Psychology
- Psychometrics
Background:
- The European Higher Education Area (EHEA) initiative emphasizes skills and competence development over mere knowledge acquisition.
- Understanding the impact of teaching methodologies on student competence is crucial for enhancing university education competitiveness.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the impact of competence-based teaching methodologies on university students.
- To investigate the relationship between individual personality traits and the impact of these methodologies.
Main Methods:
- A descriptive, quantitative, cross-sectional study was conducted with 499 university students.
- Data were collected using an ad hoc questionnaire on professional skills and teaching methods, and the NEO Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI).
Main Results:
- Health Sciences students reported higher satisfaction with active and participative methodologies, perceiving greater contribution to professional competence.
- Significant correlations were found between the perception of competence development and personality traits: extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness to experience.
- Health Sciences students exhibited higher intellectual curiosity, openness, and creativity, linked to the 'openness to experience' trait.
Conclusions:
- Competence-based teaching approaches are positively perceived by students, especially in Health Sciences.
- Individual personality traits, particularly openness to experience, influence students' perceptions of competence development and methodological preferences.
- Tailoring teaching strategies to student personality could further optimize competence development in higher education.
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