Valoración del impacto de un programa de educación en valores en el último curso de Educación Secundaria Obligatoria

Authors

Carlos Fierro-HernándezSalto de línea Universidad de Málaga.

Abstract

Assessment of the impact of a programme in values education in the last year of Compulsory Secondary EducationSalto de línea Salto de línea A programme of education in values and attitudes was implemented over five months with students from the fourth year of Secondary Education in a state establishment in Málaga. Two teaching samples from the above-mentioned course took part in the programme and are considered in the methodological analysis as quasi-experimental, whereas the other three samples of the same course have acted as a contrast/control group. The comparative analysis between both groups has been based on attitude change (in a test - retest model), academic performance and classroom behaviour. Results have not been fully as expected in the test-retest analysis. However, in other comparative cases, the results in the intervening group have been better that in the contrasting groups in terms of better academic performance (results at the end of the academic year) and of lower numbers of misconduct. Additionally, in both groups, and arguably as an indirect result of teachers' interest in the education in values, noteworthy attitude improvements have been perceived.

Keywords

Attitudes and values education, evaluation of education programmes, secondary education, Andalusia.