Can the integration of a PLE in an e-portfolio platform improve generic competences?

• Published in: Journal of new approaches in educational research Vol. 6; no. 2; pp. 112 - 118
• Main Authors: Rubio Hurtado, María José, Rodríguez Illera, José Luis, Galván Fernández, Cristina, Martínez Olmo, Francesc
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01-07-2017; Universidad de Alicante; NAER - Journal of New Approaches in Education Research; Universitat d'Alacant; University of Alicante; Springer
• Subjects: Achievement Gains; College Students; Competencias transversales; Competency Based Education; Competències transversals; Courseware; Database Management Systems; Educació superior; Educación superior; Educational Environment; Educational Resources; Educational Technology; Electronic portfolios in education; Electronic Publishing; EPORTFOLIO; Foreign Countries; GENERIC COMPETENCES; HIGHER EDUCATION; Information seeking behavior; Learning; Learning Activities; Learning Processes; Likert Scales; Metacognition; Minimum Competency Testing; Original; PLE; Portafolios digital; Portafolis electrònics en educació; Portfolio Assessment; Portfolios; Predictor Variables; Questionnaires; Self evaluation; Skill Development; Social networks; Student Satisfaction; Students; Teachers; Teaching; Teaching Methods; Technological Literacy; Usability; España; Spain; PLE; GENERIC COMPETENCES; EPORTFOLIO; HIGHER EDUCATION
• ISSN: 2254-7339; 2254-7339
• DOI: 10.7821/naer.2017.7.230

The study analyzes the improvement in generic competences through e-portfolio/PLE platform and didactic planning. The new version of the platform, Digital Folder, contains utilities for students and teachers and some PLE components that help the learning process through e-portfolios. Didactic planning is compared for students from the University of Vic and the University of Barcelona, with a total of 61 participants. A questionnaire has been applied for measuring the use of functions and how much these functions aid in the improvement of the generic competences (reflection, planning and selection of information). The results confirm that the most helpful functions for students are: the Schedule, the Academic tasks, the Teacher’s portfolio and Dialogue with the teacher. However, the implication of these functions in the improvement of the competences depends on didactic planning overall for reflection on learning.