Cooperando: mayor satisfacciónexperiencias de dinámicas cooperativas en 1er curso de Ingeniería en el área de expresión gráfica

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This article shows the benefits of active learning compared with traditional learning. It proves the importance of a fruitful discussion between peers. It is a sample of methodological change with no curricular change. It also shows the overall satisfaction of the students, who achieved an equal or even better academic performance than the students in the traditional learning environment. At the Faculty of Engineering in Bilbao, Engineering Graphics is alecturer subject and it is assessed in a final exam. In three academic years, didactic interventions were carried out, introducing active methodologies in the experimental group, keeping the same content and evaluation as the control group. Taking into account also that the subject of Engineering Graphics is taught in large groups and with novel students of 1st course of engineering. A cooperative dynamic (jigsaw) was selected. The main feature of this method is that the students’ knowledge is developed by themselves and the teacher does not explain any theory and practice linked to the subject. The teacher advises students in their learning process. The quantitative and qualitative analysis of the data collected shows that the use of a cooperative dynamic has a positive effect on the learning of the students.