Implementación de la evaluación formativa en la Educación Superior. Valoración del proyecto de innovación

Abstract

This work on the implementation of an educational experience presents an innovation project on formative evaluation in Higher Education applied throughout eight academic years. It is a collaborative work project with which the subject Innovations in Educational Projects of Early Childhood Education is taught (4th year of the Degree in Early Childhood Education Teacher of the Faculty of Education of the University of Alicante). The fundamental objectives of this innovation are, on the one hand, to introduce students to the practice of formative assessment with all its methodological possibilities, and on the other, its application in a specific subject. The participation of the students in the whole evaluation process, in the first place by training in the knowledge and understanding of the concept, and later in the practical application of their own experience, manages to increase their motivation for the subject, since they not only learn to evaluate, but also they also become participating agents of their evaluation in the implementation of the subject. We evaluate the results of the implementation of the project during the eight years of existence, and we find evidence on the benefits obtained with the application of this innovation, fundamentally in terms of the increase in student and teacher motivation for work, in positive academic results, and in improving educational quality.