Abstract

YANEZ CANAL, Humberto  and  ORTIZ GONZALEZ, Andrea Liliana. Exploration of the Use of Defined Academic Competencies in the Education and Training Process in Psychology. Psicogente [online]. 2015, vol.18, n.34, pp.336-350. ISSN 0124-0137.

This paper focuses on academic study and has as its purpose to collect data about the characteristics required for Psychology teaching in college. This research was an empirical, descriptive, and transversal study. 41 graduates and 37 students in their internship year were sampled; all the competences defined in the instrument items were realized, used or lived. Additionally, high frequency of use in some competences was found, with differences between the results for graduates and interns. The study concluded that academic competences must be defined in order to have continuity and relevance between education and employment.

Keywords : Competency-based training; Academic competences; Psychologists; University teaching.

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