Reading of classic books and development of skills: An experience with Law students

Yasmina Riega-Viru, Mario E.Ninaquispe Soto, Rosa Luz Beltran Ponce, Janett Isabel Sanchez Pimentel

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Abstract

The article analyzes the competencies related to the level of academic achievement in the course Introduction to Law, measured from the reading of the books Ethics for Amador and The Social Contract. The study was of a basic non-experimental cross-sectional type, a questionnaire was applied to measure the level of achievement of competencies through a Likert scale. It is proposed that the guided reading of the chosen books contributes to the development of competencies in the Law students of the Universidad Privada del Norte. The categorical qualitative variables, Level of Achievement and Performance Criteria of Competencies, were analyzed by means of the Chi-Square statistic that sought to determine the relationship, dependence, association or influence between variables. It was concluded that there are performance criteria of competencies that have a significant relationship with the level of academic achievement of the participating students.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2021 IEEE Sciences and Humanities International Research Conference, SHIRCON 2021
ISBN (Electronic)9781665429146
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021
Event5th IEEE Sciences and Humanities International Research Conference, SHIRCON 2021 - Lima, Peru
Duration: 17 Nov 202119 Nov 2021

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 2021 IEEE Sciences and Humanities International Research Conference, SHIRCON 2021

Conference

Conference5th IEEE Sciences and Humanities International Research Conference, SHIRCON 2021
Country/TerritoryPeru
CityLima
Period17/11/2119/11/21

Keywords

  • Active Learning
  • Competency Curriculum
  • Competency Development
  • Higher Education
  • Reading Comprehension

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