The competencies that each student is expected to develop through this course are:

Regarding expected generic competencies to be developed through this course, these are:

Concerning both Bachellors of Pedagogy and Social Education, this course mainly contributes to the following generic competencies of those Degrees: To develop higher cognitive processes (i.e., Desarrollar procesos cognitivos superiores); To develop ethical attitudes in line with the professional deontology (i.e., Desarrollar actitudes éticas de acuerdo con la deontología profesional).

Specifically, regarding the Bachelor of Social Education, this course is closely related to the subject Socioeducational Mediation (i.e., Mediación Socioeducativa) and Socioeducational intervention in various settings (i.e., Intervención socioeducativa en diversos contextos). Nonetheless, since this course is part of the subject  8, namely, Assessment and Pedagogical Research (i.e., Evaluación e investigación pedagógica) of the Degree, it directly contributes to the following specific competencies of that subject: To evaluate centres, plans, programs, projects, actions and educational and training resources (i.e., Evaluar centros, planes, programas, proyectos, acciones y recursos educativos y formativos); To counsel about the pedagogical use and curricular integration of the didactic means (i.e., Asesorar sobre el uso pedagógico e integración curricular de los medios didácticos); To identify educational approaches and problems, and to investigate on them (i.e., Identificar planteamientos y problemas educativos, e indagar sobre ellos: obtener, registrar, tratar e interpretar información relevante para emitir juicios argumentados que permitan mejorar la práctica educativa); To conduct prospective and evaluative studies about the pedagogical characteristics, needs and demands (i.e., Realizar estudios prospectivos y evaluativos sobre las características, necesidades y demandas pedagógicas).

Likewise, this optional course is mainly connected to the following compulsory courses of the Degree: Assessment in social education (i.e., Diagnóstico en educación social); Techniques and instruments for collecting data (i.e., Técnicas e instrumentos para la recogida de información); Programs evaluation (i.e., Evaluación de programas).

With regard to the Bachelor of Pedagogy, this course is closely related to the subject 8, namely, Educational assessment and research (i.e., Evaluación e investigación pedagógica). According to this relationship, this course may contribute to the following specific competencies: To assess developmental possibilities and needs of persons, in order to base educational actions (i.e., Diagnosticar las necesidades y posibilidades de desarrollo de las personas para fundamentar las acciones educativas); To develop strategies and techniques to promote the participation and life span learning (i.e., Desarrollar estrategias y técnicas para promover la participación y el aprendizaje a lo largo de la vida).

Finally, this course is mainly connected to the following compulsory courses of the Degree: Pedagogical assessment (i.e., Diagnóstico pedagógico); Psychopedagogical counselling and intervention (i.e., Orientación e intervención psicopedagógica). Moreover, this course is also connected to the optional course of Assessment and education of gifted (i.e., Diagnóstico y educación de los más capaces).

Finally, this course is also closely related to the basic course of Learning Bases and Education (i.e., Bases del aprendizaje y educación), located in Year 1 of both Bachelor of Social Education and Bachelor of Pedagogy.