Advanced learning methodology, based on action research and collaborative work for the teaching of high performance computing

The Advanced Learning Methodology (AdLM) is presented as an improvement of the collaborative work assisted by the teacher, in order to strengthen the competences in the development of teamwork and close gaps in the Action Research (AR) process. To implement the methodology, a short course on High Performance Computing (HPC) is presented as a learning object. This short course is oriented to a group of Systems Engineering students of the University of Pamplona (Colombia). In order to validate the progress of knowledge appropriation through AdLM, an evaluation or test is applied at three different times: At the beginning, in the intermediate and at the short course's ending. The difference between each test represents a knowledge gap as a quantitative measure of knowledge appropriation. The results show that AdLM provides an alternative in the active and collaborative participation of the students, and additionally proposes a quantitative measurement of the appropriation of knowledges progress.