%0 Journal Article %A B. Montero and M. Rico and A. Ares and R. Bouza %D 2013 %J International Journal of Educational and Pedagogical Sciences %B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology %I Open Science Index 78, 2013 %T Directed Approach and Resolution of Practical Cases as a Motivation Tool for Self-Learning and Cooperation %U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/45 %V 78 %X The development of competences and practical capacities of students is getting an important incidence into the guidelines of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). The methodology applied in this work is based on the education through directed resolution of practical cases. All cases are related to professional tasks that the students will have to develop in their future career. The method is intended to form the necessary competences of students of the Marine Engineering and Maritime Transport Degree in the matter of “Physics". The experience was applied in the course of 2011/2012. Students were grouped, and a practical task was assigned to them, that should be developed and solved within the team. The aim was to realize students learning by three ways: their own knowledge, the contribution of their teammates and the teacher's direction. The results of the evaluation were compared with those obtained previously by the traditional teaching method. %P 1621 - 1624