Cooperative assessment in the hands on skills of computer networks subjects

The cooperative assessment system promotes teamwork, increases the mental practice and develops the social skills that are so necessary in the working life. In this paper we present the experiences and methodologies undertaken to assess the subjects “Local Area Networks” and “Networks Integration” of the Degree in Technical Engineering in Telecommunications of the Higher Polytechnic School of Gandia of the Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain. This courses attempt to stimulate the students´ motivation and teamwork through various activities and to provide the appropriate training to safely resolve situations that may be happen in real life. This article shows the opinions of the students, their feedback and their marks. All these data will be used to improve the teaching methodology for the next year. Finally, we can say that the main aim of the courses has been achieved, because the survey results, the opinions of these students, and their marks have been very satisfactory.