The aim of this study is to analyze the various factors affecting the evaluation technical subjects and their influence on student learning, in order to establish guidelines for improvement in the assessment. The analysis was performed on the evaluation of students in the course "Structural Concrete", fourth year of the Degree in Edification of the Polytechnic University of Madrid, during the 2013-2014 year. The work reflects the influence on the evaluation of the basis with which students arrive, the students' perceptions of evaluation and the type of evaluation conducted. As for the subject of "Structural concrete", the analysis has been very positive, although it is proposed to review the following course teaching planning, in order to improve the performance of the learning objectives.