SELF EVALUATION IN ACADEMIC PROGRAMS: EXPERIENCE LEARNING IN THE UNED COSTA RICA

Abstract

Self Evaluation in the Distance Education University of Costa Rica is defined as a participative process between the students, professors, graduates, administrative personnel and employers. The objective of this process is to value and to improve the academic quality of a program. The evaluation is guided by «evaluative components», such as Teaching-Learning Process, Management, Graduates, Development, Academic Personnel, Students. The process is divided in phases that include the preparatory moments (decision, team consolidation, project elaboration), the implementation (research and documentation), the elaboration of the final document, the application of improvement actions and the accreditation. The writer also analyzes the positive and negative experiences in self evaluation in the University.