Protocolo de observación de la función de explicación (PROFE)un instrumento para operacionalizar la transmisión de contenidos por parte del profesorado

Abstract

The quality of university teaching is a very important aspect inside the educational process. This aspect makes it necessary the evaluation of teaching professionals. The observational methodology is the one used for evaluation. The objective of this study is the detailed analysis of one teaching function, the explanation. It is a function of particular relevance in the educational setting, so it is very important to analyze it. For that, the instrument PROFE was utilized. It allows the measurement of the resources and strategies used during the explanation. The instrument psychometric goodness has been tested calculating reliability and homogeneity. The number of sessions and time have been optimized. For later the behavior of five professors of La Laguna University has been analyzed.