Participative methodologies and the use of ICT like determinant factors in the students’ satisfaction and the development of competencies before the challenge of the European Higher Education Area

Abstract

Adapting current university education to the European Higher Education Area will mean considerable change. It will be essential to understand the deficiences of the current system in order to be able to resolve them, with the goal being individuals with superior competences. In this respect, the current work analyses the perceptions of students of two Spanish Universities about the educational methodology used, as well as their opinions about possible improvements in relation to Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and their expectations for future employment. On the basis of the statistical data analysis carried out, the work offers guidelines for improving teaching methodologies. These should help overcome the current weaknesses and at the same time facilitate the preparationof professionals satisfied with the education they receive and confident that it will serve them well in the future.