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Methodological Guide to Develop Transversal Skills
The Methodological Guide entitled “Learning strategies to promote transversal skills on health and social care studies” is the first output of ITSHEC – Integration of transversal skills into health and social care, higher education, and the curriculum. It has been prepared to offer different strategies for the development of transversal skills (TS) of students (including critical and creative thinking, interpersonal/socioemotional and citizen-oriented skills, and learning to learn). With this, we hope to provide a guide for systematising innovative practices that promote the development of students’ transversal skills in higher education (HE) in general, and especially in healthcare and social care. Specifically, we believe this will offer a useful methodological guide that can help lecturers i) to plan transversal skills; ii) to integrate them into their teaching activities, and iii) to evaluate for improvement of undergraduate and postgraduate students in these skills.
The first part of the guide is a Pedagogical Framework that includes the TS dimensions as well as their gradation and levels. This section aims to support the planning of training activities that are specifically intended to work on TS. The guide includes six teaching-learning methodologies—problem-based learning, simulation, role-playing, gamification, virtual reality environments, and cooperative learning strategies—that are suitable for enhancing these skills, as well as methodological aspects to be considered when the training goal is to foster the development of student TS. This guide also brings specific content about including a gender perspective into the teaching and learning process. The guide also focuses on methods and tools for assessing transversal skills by including a methodological framework for evaluating the development of students’ TS.
ITSHEC project aims to improve the training of healthcare and social services professionals in transversal skills throughout the undergraduate and postgraduate training journey.
Documents
ITSHEC Methodological Guide is officially published in the UPF Digital Repository. You have a reference and a DOI for the whole document and for each of the chapters.
Entire book
Carrió M, Rosa N, coordinators. Learning strategies to promote transversal skills on health and social care studies: a methodological guide. Barcelona: ITSHEC; 2022. 98 p. DOI: 10.31009/itshec.2022.01
https://hdl.handle.net/10230/54514
Chapters
Chapter 1:
Raatikainen E, Rantala-Nenonen K. Pedagogical framework. In: Carrió M, Rosa N, coordinators. Learning strategies to promote transversal skills on health and social care studies: a methodological guide. Barcelona: ITSHEC; 2022. p. 7-20.
https://hdl.handle.net/10230/54598
Chapter 2:
Carrió M. Problem-based learning for developing transversal skills. In: Carrió M, Rosa N, coordinators. Learning strategies to promote transversal skills on health and social care studies: a methodological guide. Barcelona: ITSHEC; 2022. p. 21-30.
https://hdl.handle.net/10230/54655
Chapter 3:
Girvent M, Larramona P, Codina Rodriguez A, Peres Riart M. Clinical simulation for developing transversal skills. In: Carrió M, Rosa N, coordinators. Learning strategies to promote transversal skills on health and social care studies: a methodological guide. Barcelona: ITSHEC; 2022. p. 31-38.
https://hdl.handle.net/10230/54656
Chapter 4:
Sánchez Quinto S, Vives Abril, T. Role playing for developing transversal skills. In: Carrió M, Rosa N, coordinators. Learning strategies to promote transversal skills on health and social care studies: a methodological guide. Barcelona: ITSHEC; 2022. p. 39-46.
https://hdl.handle.net/10230/54661
Chapter 5:
Codina Rodríguez AC, Pérez Riart M. Gamification for developing transversal skills. In: Carrió M, Rosa N, coordinators. Learning strategies to promote transversal skills on health and social care studies: a methodological guide. Barcelona: ITSHEC; 2022. p. 47-53.
https://hdl.handle.net/10230/54673
Chapter 6:
Villarejo Muñoz L. Virtual reality environments for developing transversal skills. In: Carrió M, Rosa N, coordinators. Learning strategies to promote transversal skills on health and social care studies: a methodological guide. Barcelona: ITSHEC; 2022. p. 54-60.
https://hdl.handle.net/10230/54675
Chapter 7:
Raatikainen E, Rentala-Nenonen K. Cooperative learning strategies for developing transversal skills. In: Carrió M, Rosa N, coordinators. Learning strategies to promote transversal skills on health and social care studies: a methodological guide. Barcelona: ITSHEC; 2022. p. 61-69.
https://hdl.handle.net/10230/54676
Chapter 8:
Benet M, Valverde Alirangues B. lncluding gender mainstreaming approach into the teaching-learning process. In: Carrió M, Rosa N, coordinators. Learning strategies to promote transversal skills on health and social care studies: a methodological guide. Barcelona: ITSHEC; 2022. p. 70-77.
https://hdl.handle.net/10230/54677
Chapter 9:
Carrió M. Methods and tools for assessing transversal skills. In: Carrió M, Rosa N, coordinators. Learning strategies to promote transversal skills on health and social care studies: a methodological guide. Barcelona: ITSHEC; 2022. p. 78-88.
https://hdl.handle.net/10230/54682
Chapter 10:
Carrió M, Rosa N. Students’ perception about transversal skills in university studies. In: Carrió M, Rosa N, coordinators. Learning strategies to promote transversal skills on health and social care studies: a methodological guide. Barcelona: ITSHEC; 2022. p. 89-94.
https://hdl.handle.net/10230/54684