Quality in the UNAN-Managua training process

Abstract

At UNAN-Managua, has been carried out the curricular improvement process for undergraduate courses. In order to implement it, we have made a training process for academic teams (Curricular Commissions). It has been carried out during the following stages: construction of the curricular design of the careers, implementation and execution of the curriculum, and monitoring and evaluation. This study is qualitative educational research, which allowed a critical reflection about the information obtained – using the following techniques: observation, document review, focus groups and interviews– from the actors involved in the abovementioned processes. It is an inquiry in a continuous process, which is capturing the educational transformation operated by the application of the model to develop competence not only in teachers, but also in the students. The results have now enabled significant decisions to be made to improve their learning. We are aware that the quality of student learning depends to a large extent on teachers' knowledge of the model, integration strategies, active participatory methodology and the learning evaluation system. For that reason, the Vice Rector's Office for Teaching has designed a strategy for continuous improvement of their training, which has been implemented in 2022 in response to the needs expressed by teachers and students. In this way, the quality of teaching knowledge will be raised and the immediate effect will be better learning and improved student retention and promotion.