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Learning assessment processes in university education
Learning assessment processes in university education (second edition)
Overview
- Understanding the meaning, functions, and purposes of evaluating learning processes in university education.
- Analyze the current challenges of assessment in universities and their relationship with the quality of teaching and learning.
- To know and value current trends and methodologies for assessing learning in higher education.
- Design diagnostic, formative and summative assessment proposals that are consistent with the learning objectives and the skills of the students.
- Use evaluation criteria, instruments and evidence for the continuous improvement of teaching and university training processes.
Academic program
What does it mean to evaluate learning processes? Who, What, How, When, Why:
The great challenge of evaluating learning processes at university
Current trends in the evaluation of learning processes at university
Practical content: Practice 1
Practice 2
The methodology of the subject will be mixed, as multimedia modules will be offered in which the theoretical part will be explained and the individual practical exercises detailed below will be proposed:
A multimedia module will be created that will present the theoretical content available in presentations in the virtual classroom, which will be presented by the teacher.
Classroom practices will be carried out and will be supervised by the teacher during the face-to-face hours.
Students will develop an individual task that will begin in the classroom and will be part of each student's independent work, which they must submit at the end of the course.
Students will need to prepare independent work for the evaluation of the training process.
The microcredential will have an evaluation system (ES) based on the following assessment tests:
- Objective tests (true/false, multiple choice, test type, completion, ordering, etc.): measurement instruments with closed answers that promote objectivity in correction.
- Written works, memoirs, internship reports, and projects: a document prepared on a topic or activity carried out, following the instructions of the teaching staff.
General information
Credits: 1.5 ECTS
Duration: 04/05/2026 – 15/05/2026
Teaching modality: Virtual
Location: Institutional virtual classroom
Valued at: xx €
The cost of tuition for this Microcredential will be subsidized by the 'Plan for the development of university microcredentials', investment 6 of component 21 of the Addendum to the 'Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan', financed by the European Union – Next Generation EU, year 2025.
Short courses available in various formats (in-person, online, or hybrid). Ideal for learning without interrupting your professional life.
Content created and delivered by professionals and experts in the field, designed for immediate application.
Endorsed by the University of La Laguna. You will receive an official ECTS certificate, valid in the European Higher Education Area.
Teaching staff
