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Título
Promoting soft skills in higher engineering education: Assessment of the impact of a teaching methodology based on flipped learning, cooperative work and gamification
Año del Documento
2025
Editorial
Springer
Descripción
Producción Científica
Documento Fuente
Education and Information Technologies, 2025.
Resumen
In the dynamic and complex environment of industrial engineering, soft skills have
become fundamental elements to achieve professional success. This work analyzes
(i) how industrial engineering students at the University of Valladolid in Spain per-
ceive the effect of a teaching methodology (characterized by a sound and systematic
integration of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in all phases of
the teaching–learning process and based on the combination of Flipped Learning,
cooperative work and gamification), on the development of their soft skills, and (ii)
the relationship between this development of soft skills and academic performance.
Voluntary surveys were applied to students of seven engineering degrees during four
academic years. Data collected have been analyzed by means of graphical and statis-
tical techniques to obtain a deep and rigorous understanding of the impact of teach-
ing methodology. The results show a positive perception by students of the effect of
teaching methodology. It is not only a motivating element that improves participa-
tion but, moreover, students perceive that it significantly contributes to the develop-
ment and enhancement of skills such as communication, teamwork, problem solv-
ing, critical thinking and the effective use of ICT. In addition, the positive influence
of these competencies on academic performance was evidenced. This work identi-
fies several key aspects related to the results obtained: (i) the synergies achieved by
combining Flipped Learning with cooperative work and gamification; (ii) the impor-
tance of face-to-face activities and encouraging students’ active participation; (iii)
the outstanding effect of the appropriate integration of ICT on the results; (iv) the
adaptation of teaching to the needs of each group of students; and (v) the funda-
mental role of monitoring and continuous improvement of methodology as pillars to
guarantee its long-term effectiveness and to overcome any challenges that may arise.
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Palabras Clave
Flipped learning
Cooperative work
Gamification
Soft skills
Academic performance
Information and communication technologies
ISSN
1360-2357
Revisión por pares
SI
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Open access funding provided by FEDER European Funds and the Junta De Castilla y León under the Research and Innovation Strategy for Smart Specialization (RIS3) of Castilla y León 2021-2027.
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eng
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