Implementation of the Modified Essay Questions in the Teaching-Learning Process of Economic Law at a Regional State University in Chile

Maribel Lourdes Veas Alfaro holds a Master's degree in Law, specializing in Tax Law, from the University of Chile. She also holds a degree in Law from the Universidad Católica del Norte. She is a professor in the Department of Legal Sciences and Director of the School of Law at the University of La Serena, where she teaches undergraduate courses and conducts research in tax law and legal education. Her email address is maribel.veas@userena.cl. ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7368-5627.

Israel González Marino holds a Master's degree in Animal Law and Society from the Autonomous University of Barcelona and a Master's degree in Curriculum Development and Educational Projects from the Andrés Bello University. He is also a lawyer, with a degree in Legal Sciences from the Catholic University of the North. He is a professor and research coordinator at the Faculty of Law and Humanities at the Central University of Chile, Coquimbo region, where he teaches undergraduate courses and researches subjects related to animal law and legal education. His email address is israel.gonzalez@ucentral.cl. ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8769-4425.

Carmen Gloria Covarrubias Apablaza holds a PhD in School Psychology and Development from the Complutense University of Madrid, a Master's degree in Educational Administration, a Bachelor's degree in Education, and is a professor of History and Geography from the University of Playa Ancha. She is a professor and researcher at the Research and Doctorate Institute of the Central University of Chile, where she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses and conducts research on self-efficacy in teachers, learning in university students, professional and transversal competencies in future teachers, as well as school dropout and retention. She is currently the principal investigator of the Fondecyt Initiation Project 11204603, funded by ANID. Her email address is carmen.covarrubias@ucentral.cl. ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5982-849X