Abstract

CARVAJAL HERNANDEZ, Bárbara María; COLUNGA SANTOS, Silvia  and  MONTEJO LORENZO, Manuel N. Information competence in professional training. Rev Hum Med [online]. 2013, vol.13, n.2, pp. 526-545. ISSN 1727-8120.

The article aims at describing the competence to be developed during professional training. It presents the theoretical referents by means of an approach system that includes synthesis and analysis, induction and deduction as research methods in order to reveal the milestones of information skills development in universities and related international organizations. Modeling was used for the construction of a new skills development project from the perspective of university professional training according to the needs of Higher Education in Cuba. The new project is composed of three basic units (access, processing and communication), with their respective competence elements, essential knowledge and indicators for the evaluation of the performance. The article supports the theory that information development skills must be systematically structured, planned and implemented as an integral part of the curricular training in interaction with the contents of subjects, under the teacher´s guidance and the active participation of profesionals in training.

Keywords : information competence; formation of competence; professional training; higher education.

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