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Call to publish scientific articles that will be received between June 20 and November 20, 2019, referring to:

University Pedagogy: With topics such as public policies in higher education, legislative system and reforms, academic programs, comparative policies, massification processes, quality assurance, legal professions, and others in higher education as a general field, referring to the Chilean and international context .

Didactics of Law: With topics whose centrality is related to processes of innovation, learning, curriculum, innovations, teaching experiences, students and teachers characterization , among others in legal education in the Chilean and international context.

Ethical and citation standards (Chicago-deusto) must be taken care of, in addition to the originality of the research or innovation.

Adaptation and implementation of the modified essay question in the teaching of law

Authors

  • Israel González Marino Universidad Católica del Norte

Abstract

Several years ago has been used the Modified Essay Question in the field of medical education to assess clinical problem solving. Given its success and attended the skills which aims, we have adapted and implemented this assessment strategy to the field of teaching of law, proposing legal problems, and emphasizing the suitability of this type of assessment to promote active learning in students. That is why this paper presents the results of a series of tools for gathering information in order to assess its incorporation in this area, analyze their main advantages and challenges, as well as project their massive use in law schools. Accordingly, the context and background of the modified test is presented, the problem and its justification, the description of the innovation strategy and its implementation, and finally, the main results obtained and the conclusions derived from them, which suggest the relevance and benefits of incorporating this evaluative strategy in the field of teaching of law.

Keywords:

modified essay question, learning evaluation, teaching law, competency-based training

Author Biography

Israel González Marino, Universidad Católica del Norte

Abogado, Licenciado en Ciencias Jurídicas de la Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile. Magíster en Desarrollo Curricular y Proyectos Educativos por la Universidad Andrés Bello, Chile. Máster en Derecho Animal y Sociedad por la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, España. Jefe de Carrera y Académico de la Escuela de Derecho de Coquimbo de la Universidad Católica del Norte.