Abstract

GOMEZ LOPEZ, Luis Felipe. Comparison of a University Instructional Proposal with Daily Classroom Practices. RMIE [online]. 2005, vol.10, n.24, pp.165-189. ISSN 1405-6666.

This article presents part of the results of a qualitative study focused on describing the teaching methods used in a sample of university courses, in order to compare them with the methods advocated by the university. After observing and analyzing 102 class hours, variations were found in the courses analyzed, in eight aspects of the teaching method: course goal, type of content, class structure, types of classroom interaction, use and transfer of knowledge, student involvement and interest during class, academic standards and the use of constructivist and transmissionist methods. Of the sixteen cases studied, five were using a method close to the university’s proposal, four had intermediate methods and seven were employing a method far from the institutional proposal.

Keywords : teaching practice; teaching methods; constructivism; educational models; higher education; Mexico.

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