Abstract

GONZALEZ RIVERO, Berta Margarita. Module and Competence Development: The Origin of a Differet Conception. Rev. Actual. Investig. Educ [online]. 2015, vol.15, n.3, pp.610-623. ISSN 1409-4703.

The essay has the objective of expose ideas about a new view of a curricula component named module and the join with the professional competence. . It was based in cultural historic theory with a theoretical methodoly of analyze the activity. It show a brief description of the procedures utilized in order to determine modules and the professional competence in the process of university curricula design. The idea of those components (module and professional competence) is different of others that exists, and that are analyzed by others authors. The module in this conception is a structural and functional educational unit oriented to develop professional competence. Its central component is the professional mode of actuation, but it is not the unique. This new view of module and professional competence change their essences and other aspects that are included. The use of scientific theory in order to meet curricular components conduced to new and hard conceptions of them.

Keywords : curriculum; study plan; module education; professional competence; mode of actuation; competence formation; high school; Cuba..

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