Evaluation of the impact of the postgraduate program of Degree in Primary Education of the University of Matanzas

Abstract

The impact evaluation of the postgraduate courses offered by the Higher Education Centers is a current need to measure and assess their relevance and quality. This article presents a methodology to evaluate the impact of the postgraduate courses of the Faculties of Pedagogical Sciences. The methodology consists of six steps: organization of the process of evaluation, execution and compilation of information, preparation of the final report and conclusions of the evaluation, socialization and dissemination of results obtained and projection perspective. The dimensions professional pedagogical performance and impact in educational institutions were determined with their respective indicators. For the theoretical validity of the methodology the Delphy method was used. In the application of the methodology, qualitative research was used. The research instruments to be used revolved around three types of different sources of information: oral, visual and documentary. The data obtained reflect the qualitative changes in the professional performance of graduates, the growth of educational institutions and the main weaknesses in the projection of postgraduate courses and its generalization in educational institutions.