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      Atiende y atento/a. Estrategias para mejorar la asistencia y el provecho de las clases presenciales Translated title: Attend and attentive. Strategies to improve attendance and use of on-site classes

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          Introducción. Recientemente se ha percibido una reducción significativa de la asistencia del alumnado a las clases de teoría del grado de Podología. El profesorado, consciente de la existente correlación positiva entre la asistencia y el rendimiento acadèmico, se ha propuesto adaptar las clases de teoría para hacerlas más atractivas para el alumnado. métodos. Se plantearon cambios en dos niveles en las materias de Fisiología, Bioquímica y Biofísica en los cursos 2021-22 y 2022-23. Por un lado, se estructuraron las clases en bloques de 15-20 minutos, alternando la transmisión de información con actividades de participación activa. Por otro lado, se cambió el sistema de evaluación, introduciendo pequeñas actividades evaluativas en algunas clases teóricas. Resultados. Se alcanzó una asistencia superior al 75% en la mayoría de las clases. Las principales causas de absentismo descritas por los estudiantes fueron estudiar otras asignaturas y motivos de salud. El alumnado valoró tanto el formato de clase como el sistema de evaluación con una puntuación de notable. Se analizó si esta estrategia docente comportó mejoras en el rendimiento acadèmico mediante la comparación de las notas obtenidas con las notas de cursos anteriores, y no se observaron diferencias significativas. El profesorado manifestó que la estrategia docente, aunque satisfactoria, implicaba una mayor dedicación. Conclusión. En definitiva, la estrategia descrita para promover la asistencia a clase, aparte de dar más trabajo al profesorado, no ha significado una mejoría en el nivel de aprendizaje del alumnado, pero ha sido satisfactoria para el alumnado y el profesorado.

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          Introduction. Recently, a significant reduction in student attendance to theory classes of the Podiatry degree has been perceived. The teaching staff, aware of the existing positive correlation between attendance and academic performance, has proposed to adapt the theory classes to make them more attractive for the students. Methods. Changes were proposed at two levels in the subjects of Physiology, Biochemistry and Biophysics in the academic years 2021-22 and 2022-23. On one hand, classes were structured in blocks of 15-20 minutes, alternating the transmission of information with active participation activities. On the other hand, the continuous assessment system was changed by introducing small evaluative activities in some theoretical classes. Results. Attendance over 75% was achieved in most of the classes. The main causes of absenteeism reported by students were studying other subjects and health reasons. The students rated both the class format and the evaluation system with a grade of B. An analysis was made of whether this teaching strategy led to improvements in academic performance by comparing the grades obtained with those of previous years, and no significant differences were observed. The faculty stated that the teaching strategy, although satisfactory, entailed a greater teaching load for a result that did not improve academic performance. Conclusions. In short, this strategy described to promote class attendance, apart from giving more work to the teaching staff, has not meant an improvement in the level of student learning. But it has been satisfactory for students and teachers.

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                fem
                FEM: Revista de la Fundación Educación Médica
                FEM (Ed. impresa)
                Fundación Educación Médica y Viguera Editores, S.L. (Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain )
                2014-9832
                2014-9840
                2023
                : 26
                : suppl 1
                : S83-S89
                Affiliations
                [1] Barcelona Cataluña orgnameUniversitat de Barcelona orgdiv1Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud orgdiv2Departamento de Ciencias Fisiológicas Spain
                [2] Barcelona orgnameInstituto de Investigación Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL) España
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                S2014-98322023000400007 S2014-9832(23)02600000007
                fbf54389-867f-4fe9-9a6f-61c7339f7d24

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