The identification of factors in the competences development of university students. An exploraty study

• Main Author: Mª Covadonga de la Iglesia
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidad Complutense de Madrid 2012-06-01
• Series: Revista Complutense de Educación
• Subjects: Skills development; factor analysis; teaching methods; labour insertion
• Online Access: http://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/RCED/article/view/39110
• ISSN: 1130-2496; 1988-2793

<p>This paper presents the results of the search for factors that explain the skills development of university students in fourth and fifth year the degree in Business Administration and Economics (ADE and ECO) of the UCM and UAH. The survey aims to provide comparative information on the perception that students are developing their level of competence and their assessment of how relevant is the same in the workplace. As identification data of the sample of students surveyed, it is noted that 49.55% are male, 42.57% is in the fifth year of undergraduate study 34.45% and 65.31% ECO states have professional experience prior, with no significant differences between the subsamples of college. Also point out that females show slightly closer to the work environment during their formative stage, as the 55.19% who report no work experience are male. The factor analysis identified four factors "solid" in the structure of the builder obtained, which would establish a consistent indicator to assess the degree of development skills and its importance in the workplace.</p>