Diagnosis and Evaluation Proposal of Online Classes in Higher Education for Nicaragua and Honduras

Abstract

This paper is the result of a study, which had the objective to propose alternatives or evaluation strategies in virtual environments in higher education for Honduras and Nicaragua, emphasizing how it was evaluated through virtual environments before the sanitary emergence of COVID-19, how the process is, and where is evaluation going in the education of the future. The study was carried out through a data collection technique using the survey as an instrument, which was applied to 74 university professor. The results shows significant contributions to the elaboration of the proposal where it was identified that 61% of professors consider there should be a combination of summative evaluation (finalist with examinations) and cumulative evaluation by process. Based on these results it is concluded that the education that provided to future professionals should stimulate creativity and imagination by fostering communication between students and professors.