On classifying teaching methods in Higher Education

Abstract

This paper poses some of the terminological and taxonomic difficulties involved in the research of teaching methods. As an approach to overcome those difficulties we contribute with definitions of key concepts in this area and we describe the construction of a list of teaching methods with their definitions, a tool we deem essential for the development of competences in the model designed by the European Higher Education Area. The list has been devised from twenty-two documentary sources and a nine-expert panel and intends to provide teachers with a tool for designing academic guides, help with teacher training design processes and contribute to this research field.

Keywords

• competencia
• educación superior
• método de enseñanza
• metodología docente