The goal of this study is both to determine the opinion that professors and students at
the university have of active methodologies and to describe the perception and opinion
of the modes of organization, methodological focuses, and evaluation systems that
define the teaching-learning process. On surveying the professors and the students
in their classes, we found significant differences in 32 of the 92 variables in common.
The content of these results shows that professors and students are believe they
are making progress toward a learning-centered model, that implementation of active
methodologies implies new functions in their teaching practice.
Keywords: active methodology, higher education, professor, student, perception, opinion, learning proces