Self-assessment, co-assessment and collaborative learning, in a biological subject for first-year students, from the Universidad Santo Tomás, Santiago de Chile

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https://doi.org/10.31637/epsir-2025-811

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deep learning; self-assessment; co-assessment; authentic assessment; self-regulation; Higher Education; collaborative learning; feedback.

Abstract

Introduction: Self-assessment, co-assessment and collaborative work are central elements for achieving deep learning in Higher Education students, following the Training Model Oriented to the Development of Competencies. Methodology: The evaluation process in Principles for Biology, (with 15 first-year students of Occupational Therapy, Phonoaudiology and Bachelor in Sciences from UST, Chile), involved carrying out collaborative work of contextualized infographics works and posters, with periodic feedback from the teacher. They were evaluated with rubrics, with criteria associated with the format and content, in addition to the level of critical analysis achieved by the students in the self-assessment and co-assessment criteria (with a 4-point Likert scale). Results: Both the format and the content aspects were equally important within the aspects co-evaluated in the first evaluative work (infographie). A more critical analysis focused on the content and relevant aspects for professional training was evident in the third evaluation (poster). Discussions: The contextualized group evaluations, with graphic and asynchronous works, stimulated deep learning of Biology content in the students. Conclusions: The periodic feedback of the work carried out by the teacher, and the self-evaluation and co-evaluation of the students allowed the development of the critical analysis of the contents of the subject.

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Author Biographies

Giugliana Campos, Universidad Santo Tomás

Director of the Department of Basic Sciences Santiago, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Santo Tomás. PhD in Biochemistry and Agricultural Engineering from the University of Chile with a Diploma in Teaching in Higher Education. Associate Professor, Universidad Santo Tomás. Teaching experience of more than 30 years in the area of Biology and Biochemistry. Developed two Academic Innovation projects with the Design area of Santo Tomás to support science learning. Since 2008 she has focused her interest in Neuroscience applied to teaching. She was director and teacher of the first version of the Master in Neurolearning and Updating in Science offered in Santiago. She has guided undergraduate theses and co-guided master's theses. Area of interest: neurolearning.

Genaro Vásquez-Lara, Universidad Santo Tomás

Professor of the Mathematics area, Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Santo Tomás.Master of Sciences with a major in Mathematics Didactics, Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso. Dedication to teaching for more than 25 years in higher education. Professor of Master's programs associated with Universidad Santo Tomás, areas of Training in Higher Education and Neuroscience. Professor in charge of the Mathematics subsector in Teacher Evaluation of the teaching staff of the "Docente Más" teaching program at Pontifical Catholic University of Santiago. Author of a mathematics text for the health area.

Claudia María Vélez-Rodríguez, Saint Thomas Aquinas University

Biologist from the National University of Colombia, Doctor of Sciences with a major in Zoology from the Austral University of Chile. Full Professor at the Universidad Santo Tomás, Chile (UST). Director of the Bachelor of Science Program at UST - Santiago. With Diplomas in: Higher Education Management, Pedagogical Education and Molecular Biology for Application in the Clinical Laboratory. University professor in the Biological and Zoological areas. Academic and Member of the Academic Council of the Doctorate in Conservation and Biodiversity Management at UST. Guide professor/informant of undergraduate theses and co-guide professor of doctoral thesis. Participates in pro-conservation committees for amphibians and aquatic habitats in Chile.

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Published

2024-12-11

How to Cite

Campos, G., Vásquez-Lara, G., & Vélez-Rodríguez, C. M. (2024). Self-assessment, co-assessment and collaborative learning, in a biological subject for first-year students, from the Universidad Santo Tomás, Santiago de Chile. European Public & Social Innovation Review, 10, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.31637/epsir-2025-811

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