%0 Journal Article %T Competencias y educaci¨®n superior %A Irigoyen %A Juan Jos¨¦ %A Jim¨¦nez %A Miriam Yerith %A Acu£¿a %A Karla Fabiola %J Revista mexicana de investigaci¨®n educativa %D 2011 %I Consejo Mexicano de Investigaci¨®n Educativa, A.C. %X university education based on models that view content as primordial objectives of learning is being modified, due to accelerated change in knowledge, and as a consequence, the provisional nature of knowledge. higher education should address the education of individuals who adjust to changing circumstances and problems in a varied, effective manner. an alternative is skill-based education. such learning, however, faces theoretical limitations and deeply rooted beliefs about the essence of teaching, learning, and evaluating. this article proposes a conception of the teaching/learning process as didactic interaction, considering the following determining factors: student and teacher performance, referent objects, disciplinary criteria, achievement, and the disciplinary setting. %K teaching %K learning %K skills %K teacher performance %K student performance %K higher education %K mexico. %U http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1405-66662011000100011&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en