General and Specific Cognitive Competences in Students of the Faculty of Health Sciences

Abstract

The following research has the purpose of carrying out an evaluation of generic and specific competences to study the degree of learning in students of the Medical Physical Therapy career at the Tecnica del Norte University. The study allowed to identify certain sociodemographic characteristics, as well as to determine the units of curricular organization and the subjects in which they develop generic and specific competences. In addition, generic and specific (cognitive) competences were evaluated according to levels of curricular organization, and the results obtained were described according to gender. The methodology applied was quantitative, descriptive and open to field research; after applying inclusion and exclusion criteria, the sample was composed of 181 students, with female prevalence, aged between 17 and 26 years and with the most representative ethnic group being the mestizo, as well as an unmarried marital status. In regards to the evaluation of generic and specific competences, it was possible to identify that, in terms of theoretical learning, the students obtained a score of 6/10 and is represented by the female gender that corresponds to regular data that were compared with the Tuning project where Grade 2 corresponds to (regular) and are characteristics that reflect students who study, are trained and demonstrate that they sometimes apply the competence. Which must apply teaching methods and strategies to reinforce their theoretical and practical knowledge focused on the development of generic and specific competences.