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- Title
EVIDENCIAS DE VALIDEZ DE UNA MEDIDA DE COMPETENCIAS GENÉRICAS.
- Authors
Álvarez Benítez, María Mónica; Inmaculada Asensio-Muñoz, Isabel
- Abstract
The level of employability achieved by universities is considered an indicator of quality and is closely related to the professional competencies received by students. The professional performance of graduates depends on the mastery of specific competencies, developed in particular and intentional ways in each degree and subject, but also on the development of generic competencies that are not always achieved with the methods and structures of formal teaching-learning. This study focuses on the study of these generic competences most often related to professional self-efficacy and is located within a wider research that links its development to the practice of sports. The specific objective of this article is to provide evidence of validity of a generic competencies measure applicable in universities using an unconventional technique, such as hierarchical segmentation. The sample consists of 1,267 university students, both Spanish and Mexican, athletes and non-athletes. The CART algorithm (Classification and Regression Trees) is obtained using the SPSS program and the importance of standardized items in terms of their relationship with the validation criterion, which is the self-perception of competency for the job manifested by the respondents. The results allow definition of the generic competencies that should be developed at the university in order to improve its employability rates. The innovative methodological contribution that involves segmentation methodology employed to obtain evidence of validity in the advancement of research in this field, is discussed.
- Subjects
EMPLOYABILITY; COLLEGE sports; JOB performance; GRADUATES; SELF-efficacy in students
- Publication
Educación XX1, 2020, Vol 23, Issue 2, p337
- ISSN
1139-613X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5944/educXX1.25896