Research Professors’ Self-Assessment of Competencies
Research professors develop scientific products that impact and benefit society, but their competencies in doing so are rarely evaluated. Therefore, by employing a mixed two-stage sequential design, this study developed a self-assessment model of research professors’ competencies with four domains,...
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| description | Research professors develop scientific products that impact and benefit society, but their competencies in doing so are rarely evaluated. Therefore, by employing a mixed two-stage sequential design, this study developed a self-assessment model of research professors’ competencies with four domains, seven competencies, and 30 competency elements. Next, we conducted descriptive statistical analysis of those elements. In the first year, 320 respondents rated themselves on four levels: initial, basic, autonomous, and consolidated. In the assessment model’s second year, we compared 30 respondents’ results with those of their initial self-assessment. The main developmental challenge was Originality and Innovation, which remained at the initial level. Both Training of Researchers and Transformation of Society were at the basic level, and Digital Competency was at the autonomous level. Both Teaching Competence and Ethics and Citizenship attained the consolidated level. This information helps establish priorities for accelerating researchers’ training and the quality of their research. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c43d973b9ca64fbf9e7c98c5111eab902023-12-03T12:18:43ZengMDPI AGFuture Internet1999-59032021-02-011324110.3390/fi13020041Research Professors’ Self-Assessment of CompetenciesGabriela Torres Delgado0Neil Hernández-Gress1Director of Human Development for Research, Research Direction, Tecnologico de Monterrey, 64849 Monterrey, MexicoDirector of Human Development for Research, Research Direction, Tecnologico de Monterrey, 64849 Monterrey, MexicoResearch professors develop scientific products that impact and benefit society, but their competencies in doing so are rarely evaluated. Therefore, by employing a mixed two-stage sequential design, this study developed a self-assessment model of research professors’ competencies with four domains, seven competencies, and 30 competency elements. Next, we conducted descriptive statistical analysis of those elements. In the first year, 320 respondents rated themselves on four levels: initial, basic, autonomous, and consolidated. In the assessment model’s second year, we compared 30 respondents’ results with those of their initial self-assessment. The main developmental challenge was Originality and Innovation, which remained at the initial level. Both Training of Researchers and Transformation of Society were at the basic level, and Digital Competency was at the autonomous level. Both Teaching Competence and Ethics and Citizenship attained the consolidated level. This information helps establish priorities for accelerating researchers’ training and the quality of their research.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-5903/13/2/41research professorsassessmentmodel of competenciestransformation of universitieseducational innovationhigher education |
| spellingShingle | Gabriela Torres Delgado Neil Hernández-Gress Research Professors’ Self-Assessment of Competencies Future Internet research professors assessment model of competencies transformation of universities educational innovation higher education |
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