Formative Evaluation in a Context of Pedagogical Renewal: Practices at the Service of Success

In the context of the Peruvian pedagogical renewal, the appropriation by teachers of the prescribed changes in the evaluation plan requires the dissemination of exemplary practices, since several investigations show that observing examples favors the learning of new teaching practices. Therefore, the objective of this research, carried out in 2017, has been to characterize the formative evaluation practices of primary school teachers. The qualitative approach and both ethnographic and case study designs were applied. Data was collected about the planning of the activity with an interview with 13 volunteer teachers; on the actions of teachers and students through the observation of 25 learning-teaching activities; about the significant segments of the activity recorded through an interview with the teachers. The practices of teachers have been analyzed in their behavioral and cognitive dimensions. The results show that the participants integrated into their practices many characteristics of the formative evaluation, recommended by the Ministry of Education, and that their main challenge consists in sharing the responsibility of the regulation processes with the student

Spanish adaptation of the Burden Assessment Scale in family caregivers of people diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder

Bakground. Caregiving is a strong source of stress and leads the family caregiver to experience the burden of being responsible for the care of a severely mentally ill family member. The Burden Assessment Scale (BAS) assesses burden in family caregivers. This study aimed to analyze the psychometric properties of the BAS in a sample of family caregivers of people diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Methods. Participants were 233 Spanish family caregivers (157 women and 76 men aged between 16-76 years old, M = 54.44, SD = 10.09) of people diagnosed with BPD. The BAS, the Multicultural Quality of Life Index, and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 were used. Results. An exploratory analysis resulted in a three-factor 16-item model (Disrupted Activities; Personal and Social Dysfunction; Worry, Guilt, and Being Overwhelmed) with an excellent fit (χ²(101) = 56.873, p = 1.000, CFI = 1.000, TLI = 1.000, RMSEA = .000, SRMR = .060), good internal consistency (ω = .93), a negative correlation with quality of life, and a positive correlation with anxiety, depression, and stress. Conclusion. The model obtained for the BAS is a valid, reliable, and useful tool for assessing burden in family caregivers of relatives diagnosed with BPD

Psychometrical properties of the ARC-INICO scale to assess self-determination

RESUMEN: La evaluación y promoción de la autodeterminación es un elemento clave en la educación para la obtención de resultados durante el periodo de transición a la vida adulta de todos los estudiantes, especialmente de aquellos que presentan necesidades específicas de apoyo educativo. Sin embargo, actualmente no existen antecedentes de herramientas robustas de evaluación de la autodeterminación en el contexto español. El objetivo del estudio es presentar el proceso de desarrollo de la Escala ARC-INICO de Evaluación de la Autodeterminación dirigida a estudiantes con discapacidad intelectual, junto al estudio exploratorio de sus propiedades psicométricas de validación. La escala fue aplicada a una muestra de 99 estudiantes con una proporción similar por género y una edad media entorno a los 16 años (rango: 11-19). Los resultados muestran que el instrumento obtiene adecuados valores de consistencia interna y el análisis factorial sustenta la estructura multidimensional propuesta para la escala. Los índices de discriminación internos de los ítems permitieron identificar la necesidad de revisar un pequeño conjunto de ítems. En conclusión, los análisis efectuados indican que la escala presenta buenas propiedades psicométricas, lo que indica que se está siguiendo el camino adecuado en la elaboración de una herramienta que permita conocer el nivel de los estudiantes en habilidades como autonomía, autorregulación, empoderamiento o autoconocimiento que van a ser fundamentales en su proceso de transición a la vida adulta.ABSTRACT: Assessing and promoting self-determination is a key educational component to improved outcomes for transition-age young, specially for students with significant support needs. However, there are no psychometric robust tools in the Spanish context to assess self-determination. The main aim of this study is to present the developmental of The ARC-INICO Self-determination Scale designed to evaluate self-determined behavior of students with intellectual disability and an exploratory study of its psychometrical properties. The scale was applied to 99 high school students with intellectual disabilities. On average, these students were 16 years old (range: 11-19). Adequate internal consistency was shown. The factor analysis supported the multidimensional structure proposed for the scale. A set of items were found for review based on discrimination index. In conclusion, initial analyses show the acceptable preliminary psychometrical properties of this measure, indicating that it’s followed the right path in the development of a tool to know the level of students in skills such as autonomy, self-regulation, empowerment or self-knowledge that will be essential in their process of transition to adulthood.Este artículo se ha escrito asociado a las ayudas destinadas a financiar la contratación de personal investigador en el marco de la Estrategia Regional de Investigación Científica, Desarrollo Tecnológico e innovación 2007-2013, cofinanciadas por el Fondo Social Europeo (Orden EDU/1867/2009) y a la financiación del Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (Subprograma de proyectos de investigación fundamental no orientada, I+D+i 2012) (PSI2012-36278

Advancing in the Self-Determination of young people with intellectual disability: Design of AUTODDIS

Resumen: La autodeterminación es uno de los constructos de mayor importancia para fomentar el bienestar y la autonomía de las personas con discapacidad intelectual, a quienes tradicionalmente se les ha negado la oportunidad de ser agentes causales de sus propias vidas. A pesar de la importancia de este tema, existe aún una gran escasez de herramientas que permitan evaluar la autodeterminación y que ofrezcan información útil para elaborar planes de intervención específicos. El objetivo de este trabajo consiste en elaborar una escala objetiva de evaluación de la autodeterminación para jóvenes y adultos con discapacidad intelectual. Realizar un estudio Delphi con todos los agentes implicados (profesionales, familiares y personas con discapacidad) permitió crear un amplio pool de ítems que se aplicó a 165 participantes. Los datos ponen de manifiesto que la escala resultante cuenta con evidencias empíricas de validez y fiabilidad que garantizan la importancia de continuar investigando en esta línea.Abstract: Self-determination is one of the most important constructs for the welfare and autonomy of people with intellectual disabilities, who have traditionally had a lack of opportunities to be causal agents of their own lives. Despite the importance of this construct, there is not enough tools available to evaluate self-determination and offer useful information to prepare specific intervention plans. The aim of this work is to develop an objective assessment scale of self-determination for young people and adults with intellectual disabilities. Conducting a Delphi study with all the agents involved (professionals, family members and people with disabilities) allowed us to create a wide pool of items that were then applied to 165 participants. Data show that this scale has empirical evidences of validity and reliability that guarantees the importance of continuing this line of research

Escala AUTODDIS: Evaluación de la autodeterminación de jóvenes y adultos con discapacidad intelectual. Manual de aplicación y corrección

[ES]La Escala AUTODDIS que se presenta en este manual permite evaluar la autodeterminación de jóvenes y adultos con discapacidad intelectual mediante un heteroinforme; es decir, a través de la información proporcionada por una tercera persona que conoce bien a la persona con discapacidad intelectual evaluada. La utilización de la Escala AUTODDIS permitirá el desarrollo de iniciativas ajustadas orientadas a la promoción de su autodeterminación, fomentando así el aumento necesario de prácticas basadas en evidencias empíricas

Proyecto Puentes: conectando la universidad con la salud mental comunitaria

Se presenta la memoria del Proyecto Puentes, cuya finalidad es explorar e implementar vías de participación entre la comunidad universitaria y las personas con problemas de salud mental. Es decir, tender puentes entre lo académico y la realidad de esas personas, con el propósito de conseguir una fuente de aprendizaje significativo para el estudiantado de la UCM, pero también herramientas útiles en los procesos de recuperación e integración de las personas con problemáticas de salud mental.Depto. de Personalidad, Evaluación y Psicología ClínicaFac. de PsicologíaFALSEsubmitte

CIBERER : Spanish national network for research on rare diseases: A highly productive collaborative initiative

Altres ajuts: Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII); Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación.CIBER (Center for Biomedical Network Research; Centro de Investigación Biomédica En Red) is a public national consortium created in 2006 under the umbrella of the Spanish National Institute of Health Carlos III (ISCIII). This innovative research structure comprises 11 different specific areas dedicated to the main public health priorities in the National Health System. CIBERER, the thematic area of CIBER focused on rare diseases (RDs) currently consists of 75 research groups belonging to universities, research centers, and hospitals of the entire country. CIBERER's mission is to be a center prioritizing and favoring collaboration and cooperation between biomedical and clinical research groups, with special emphasis on the aspects of genetic, molecular, biochemical, and cellular research of RDs. This research is the basis for providing new tools for the diagnosis and therapy of low-prevalence diseases, in line with the International Rare Diseases Research Consortium (IRDiRC) objectives, thus favoring translational research between the scientific environment of the laboratory and the clinical setting of health centers. In this article, we intend to review CIBERER's 15-year journey and summarize the main results obtained in terms of internationalization, scientific production, contributions toward the discovery of new therapies and novel genes associated to diseases, cooperation with patients' associations and many other topics related to RD research

VIII Encuentro de Docentes e Investigadores en Historia del Diseño, la Arquitectura y la Ciudad

Acta de congresoLa conmemoración de los cien años de la Reforma Universitaria de 1918 se presentó como una ocasión propicia para debatir el rol de la historia, la teoría y la crítica en la formación y en la práctica profesional de diseñadores, arquitectos y urbanistas. En ese marco el VIII Encuentro de Docentes e Investigadores en Historia del Diseño, la Arquitectura y la Ciudad constituyó un espacio de intercambio y reflexión cuya realización ha sido posible gracias a la colaboración entre Facultades de Arquitectura, Urbanismo y Diseño de la Universidad Nacional y la Facultad de Arquitectura de la Universidad Católica de Córdoba, contando además con la activa participación de mayoría de las Facultades, Centros e Institutos de Historia de la Arquitectura del país y la región. Orientado en su convocatoria tanto a docentes como a estudiantes de Arquitectura y Diseño Industrial de todos los niveles de la FAUD-UNC promovió el debate de ideas a partir de experiencias concretas en instancias tales como mesas temáticas de carácter interdisciplinario, que adoptaron la modalidad de presentación de ponencias, entre otras actividades. En el ámbito de VIII Encuentro, desarrollado en la sede Ciudad Universitaria de Córdoba, se desplegaron numerosas posiciones sobre la enseñanza, la investigación y la formación en historia, teoría y crítica del diseño, la arquitectura y la ciudad; sumándose el aporte realizado a través de sus respectivas conferencias de Ana Clarisa Agüero, Bibiana Cicutti, Fernando Aliata y Alberto Petrina. El conjunto de ponencias que se publican en este Repositorio de la UNC son el resultado de dos intensas jornadas de exposiciones, cuyos contenidos han posibilitado actualizar viejos dilemas y promover nuevos debates. El evento recibió el apoyo de las autoridades de la FAUD-UNC, en especial de la Secretaría de Investigación y de la Biblioteca de nuestra casa, como así también de la Facultad de Arquitectura de la UCC; va para todos ellos un especial agradecimiento

Reducing the environmental impact of surgery on a global scale: systematic review and co-prioritization with healthcare workers in 132 countries

Abstract Background Healthcare cannot achieve net-zero carbon without addressing operating theatres. The aim of this study was to prioritize feasible interventions to reduce the environmental impact of operating theatres. Methods This study adopted a four-phase Delphi consensus co-prioritization methodology. In phase 1, a systematic review of published interventions and global consultation of perioperative healthcare professionals were used to longlist interventions. In phase 2, iterative thematic analysis consolidated comparable interventions into a shortlist. In phase 3, the shortlist was co-prioritized based on patient and clinician views on acceptability, feasibility, and safety. In phase 4, ranked lists of interventions were presented by their relevance to high-income countries and low–middle-income countries. Results In phase 1, 43 interventions were identified, which had low uptake in practice according to 3042 professionals globally. In phase 2, a shortlist of 15 intervention domains was generated. In phase 3, interventions were deemed acceptable for more than 90 per cent of patients except for reducing general anaesthesia (84 per cent) and re-sterilization of ‘single-use’ consumables (86 per cent). In phase 4, the top three shortlisted interventions for high-income countries were: introducing recycling; reducing use of anaesthetic gases; and appropriate clinical waste processing. In phase 4, the top three shortlisted interventions for low–middle-income countries were: introducing reusable surgical devices; reducing use of consumables; and reducing the use of general anaesthesia. Conclusion This is a step toward environmentally sustainable operating environments with actionable interventions applicable to both high– and low–middle–income countries

Optimising the interconnection of free-space to fibre quantum networks

Optimising the interconnection between free-space and fibre links will be necessary for future quantum communication networks. In daylight free-space quantum communication based on direct detection, the required Field Of View (FoV) of the receiver system needs to be minimised to reduce solar background noise coupling into the detectors. Reducing the FoV requires minimising beam wander effects caused by atmospheric turbulence through active optics. We implement a fine tracking system designed to correct tip and tilt wavefront aberrations, using two feedback loops; each of them consisting of a quadrant detector and a fast steering mirror for stabilising the beam in the whole optical axis of the receiver. We test the performance of the tracking system with different optical fibres in order to evaluate the reduction in the quantum bit error rate (QBER) caused by solar background noise. A reduction of 75% for single mode fibre was obtained, and 45% reduction for a 25 µm core diameter fibre, both cases for strong turbulence (Cn2~10-12 – 10-13 m-2/3) and 100 m propagating channel. These results look promising for enabling free-space Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) in wireless networks for realistic/adverse conditions such as daylight and strong turbulent regimes