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. 2022 Feb 1;26(1):77–96. doi: 10.1007/s10984-022-09405-1
Category
(Absolute frequency)
Description Percentage of women
Master’s training capacity for professional development

- Practicality

(15)

Practical applicability of the content of the Master's is negatively valued

Quotation example: Too theoretical

73%
- Coordination and planning (25)

The coordination of the Master's and the planning of the subjects is negatively valued (e.g. overlapping of contents, not taking into account participants’' previous knowledge, periods of excessive workload, little time for deliveries…)

Quotation example: The deadlines are inadequate, considering that some of us have work and do other things that prevent us from dedicating 5 h a day to the Master’s tasks and projects

56%
- Assessment (14)

Assessment (either summative evaluation or formative assessment) is valued negatively due to the quality of the feedback, the slowness of the response, or the grading system

Quotation example: Teacher’s feedback (…) is not provided in a very fast way. Chats are answered quite quickly, but ratings take a longer time

36%
 + Certification (6)

The Master's is positively valued as a tool for certifying the training received and improving one’s CV for competitive examinations

Quotation example: (I value the master for) its value to learn more about education and get more points to get a stable job

100%
Master’s managing capacity  + Adaptation (21)

The master’s is positively valued for its capacity to adapt to personal situations

Quotation example: The course is exclusively online, which makes it easier to carry it out

38%