THE USE OF EXPERT JUDGMENT FOR ASSESSING ICT: THE COEFFICIENT OF EXPERT COMPETENCE INTRODUCTION

Abstract

This article discusses the use expert judgement, one of the techniques or strategies that is most widely used by research studies in the field of education. It also analyzes different aspects related to expert judgement, ranging from the problem of conceptualization of the experts, the advantages and limitations related to its use in educational research, the range of criteria that can be applied to select experts, and the ideal number of experts for a research study. METHODS. More specifically we present a selection process for experts which is not very common in our educational research, the so-called expert competence coefficient or coefficient «K», which is obtained from someone´s self-assessment to determine his or her expert competence in the area of expertise being considered, This is obtained by applying the following formula: K = ½ (Kc + Ka), where Kc = the «knowledge coefficient» or information that the expert possesses regarding the subject or problem; and Ka = the «argument coefficient» or basis for the criteria for the expert. RESULTS and DICUSSION. A practical application of this model in a research study funded by the MEC is outlined, where we have designed a «personal learning environment» (PLE) («Design, Production and Evaluation of a 2.0 Learning Environment for the Training of University Teachers in the Educational Use of Information and Communication Technology« (2.0-EDU2009 Dipro-08893).