Implementación del “portafolios del estudiante” en la asignatura de “principios de economía” del grado de ciencias políticas y gestión pública

Abstract

A portfolio is not only a book-length homework, as it could be the notebook of exercises of any subject. As opposed toother subjects, where the teacher which exercises must be done, in this case, the content of the portfolio is chosen by thestudent. The portfolio tells own-learning story because the student must justify the utility derived of that particularactivity, which competences has been developed and how much effort was necessary to carry it out. The student iscompletely free for choosing the activity he considers the most valuable for the learning of each unit. Once he haschosen it, he has to work if out following a pre-established form composed by three stages: contextualization,development and deliberation. Appart from that, there was a tutorial schedule to strength feedback with students.Regarding the evaluation of the portfolio, a system of rubrics has been implemented, so that the student knows whichitems and attributes are going to be valued. From the point of view of students, the portfolio is a “personalized product”that improves motivation towards one’s learning and encourages reflexive, creative and critical thinking.