This paper presents data from research conducted at the University of Valencia in analyzing the perception of students about teaching skills of teachers in the area of Social and legal Sciences.

 The study included a total of 409 university students from 10 different degrees of the University of Valencia who were reduced to 389 after data cleaning. The 72.8% were girls and the 27.2% remaining were boys aged between 18 and 55 years (mean: 22.01, SD: 5.3).

The 26.22% were students of Business Administration and Law, the 23.08%  were students of Education, the 14.65% were students of Social Work, 10.8%were students of Primary Education Teaching specialization: the 6.94% were students of Master in Secondary Education A, the 5.66% were students of Social Education, the 4.63% were students of Law, the 3.86% were Mixed: University Extension, the 3345 % were students of Master in Secondary Education B and 2.83% were students of Education Early Childhood Education Teaching specialization.

To conduct this research we used the questionnaire "Assessment of the competencies of university teachers", built and validated by the research team, with a sample of 154 students from the University of Valencia (Spain), (Pérez, C. et al., in press).
The questionnaire has 32 items, which are the most significant competencies that we believe teachers must have in the practice of university teaching. The competences are grouped into four scales of 8 items each:
 A. Scientific competencies,
 B. Methodological/ technical competences,
 C. Social/ participatory competences
 D. Personal Competencies

The assessment given by the subjects of the sample to each of the items, regardless of its scale has allowed us to know that the competence they consider most relevant for the teacher in the teaching / learning process is "Be correct and respectful in the treatment with students "(1772 points), followed by "Fostering a classroom climate based on relational respect for others and freedom of expression, constantly using dialogue and communication "(1734 points).
At the opposite pole, the item rated as less important in the teaching / learning process has been "Keeping a careful personal image (clothing, hair, etc..)" (1183 points.) Catches the attention also the fact that the two competences relating to knowledge and educational use of  new technology of information and communication in all programs are analyzed as the least valued, albeit in a context of high valuation of all competences.

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