108 research outputs found
La tenacidad como predictor y resultado del éxito educativo, profesional y personal: revisión sistemática
Given the recent relevance of non-cognitive skills for consequential outcomes in the educational, personal, and professional
domains, the objective of this systematic review was to synthesize the quality of the evidences on grit as predictor and
outcome of educational, professional, and personal success. A pre-specified systematic review protocol was designed and
implemented to synthesize the qualitative finding. A systematic literature search was conducted across diverse platforms
and databases. A narrative content analysis was adopted to analyze the results. The final sample of studies reviewed was 90.
The following analytical themes were identified: grit as a predictor of educational, professional, and personal success, and
grit as outcome of demographic, educational, professional, and personal success. The results suggest that the evidences of
effectiveness of grit as a predictor are largely stronger than those of grit as outcome. Additionally, our findings unveil that
research on this construct is off to a good start, even though higher-quality research is needed.Dada la reciente importancia de las habilidades no cognitivas para obtener resultados significativos en los ámbitos
educativo, personal y profesional, el objetivo de esta revisión sistemática es sintetizar la calidad de la evidencia de la
tenacidad como predictor y resultado del éxito educativo, profesional y personal. Se diseñó y aplicó un protocolo de
revisión sistemática preespecificado para sintetizar los resultados cualitativos. Se llevó a cabo una búsqueda sistemática
de literatura en diversas plataformas y bases de datos. Se adoptó un análisis del contenido narrativo para analizar los
resultados. La muestra final de estudios revisados fue de 90. Se identificaron los siguientes temas analíticos: tenacidad
como predictor del éxito educativo, profesional y personal y tenacidad como resultado del éxito demográfico, educativo,
profesional y personal. Los resultados indican que la evidencia acerca de la eficacia de la tenacidad como predictor es en
gran medida mayor que de la tenacidad como resultado. Además, nuestros hallazgos revelan que la investigación sobre
este constructo es prometedora, aunque necesita mejorar su calidad.This work is an outcome of the EU-funded collaborative research project CUPESSE (Cultural Pathways to Economic Self-Sufficiency and Entrepreneurship; Grant Agreement No. 613257). Correspondence: [email protected] (F. D. Fernández-Martín)
Evidence-based peer-tutoring program to improve students’ performance at the university
The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the impact of a peertutoring
program on academic performance among first-year students.
The sample consisted of 102 first-year students from four-degree
programs at a Spanish University. The academic performance was
measured through the official student Academic reports. The
assignment of the students to the experimental group (N = 51) and
control group (N = 51) was done randomly. The intervention consisted of
20 highly structured individual weekly tutoring sessions delivered by
senior and doctoral students, previously trained in three training
sessions. The results show moderate effects’ size and statistically
significant differences in favor of the experimental group in the total
academic course, as well as in the fall and spring semesters
Creativity training programs in primary education: A systematic review and meta-analysis
The aim of the systematic review was to examine the effectiveness of creativity training programs, interventions, or practices on creativity or divergent thinking in typical developing primary education pupils. A systematic review protocol was designed and implemented, and a systematic literature search was conducted across diverse electronic platforms and databases, as well as other resources. The final sample of high methodological quality studies reviewed was 6. A narrative content analysis approach was adopted, and a random effects analysis with restricted maximum likelihood was used to conduct the meta-analysis. The meta-analytic estimate of the overall effect size of the combined studies shows moderate effect across all studies. The results suggest that some programs, interventions, or practices exist that can effectively help teachers, practitioners, and policy makers to promote creativity or divergent thinking in school-aged children
Educational Challenges of Higher Education: Validation of the Information Competence Scale for Future Teachers (ICS-FT)
This work belongs to the doctoral thesis work funded through the Ministry of Education
(Reference FPU2017-05952), as well as the project entitled: Development of informational competence
of university students in a period of uncertainty promoted by the COVID-19 (ref: PPJIB2020.21)
funded by the University of Granada.The irruption of information and communication technologies has brought about an abrupt
change in the demands placed on future professionals. In this sense, in recent years, information
competencies have gained importance in university education from a cross-cutting perspective,
which advocates as its main purpose the training of young people in information search, evaluation,
processing and communication skills, especially through a digital network. Based on this idea, the
present work aims to develop the Information Competence Scale for Future Teachers (ICS-FT), in
order to measure the level of self-perceived skills in this area. For this purpose, a work design is
presented below concerning an empirical validation, divided into different phases: the validation of
content, construct and reliability, which has taken as a pilot sample a total of 259 university students
studying the degree of Primary Education. The results of the validation determined the optimal
conditions of content, construct and reliability that allowed the application of this scale as a generic
approach to determine the level of competence in the information skills of future teachers.Ministry of Education
(Reference FPU2017-05952)PPJIB2020.21 University of Granad
Impact of the Flipped Classroom Method in the Mathematical Area: A Systematic Review
Currently, the use of technology has become one of the most popular educational trends in
Higher Education. One of the most popular methods on the Higher Education stage is the Flipped
Classroom, characterised by the use of both face-to-face and virtual teaching through videos and
online material, promoting more autonomous, flexible and dynamic teaching for students. In this
work, we started to compile the main articles that used Flipped Classroom within the mathematical
area in Higher Education, with the aim of analysing their main characteristics, as well as the impact
caused on students. To do so, the method of systematic review was used, focusing on those empirical
experiences published in Web of Sciences and Scopus. The results indicated that, in most cases,
the implementation of Flipped Classroom led to an improvement in students’ knowledge and
attitudes towards mathematical content and discipline. In addition, aspects such as collaborative
work, autonomy, self-regulation towards learning or academic performance were benefited through
this method.Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport of the Government of Spain
FPU17/0595
Adolescents’ Emotions in Spanish Education: Development and Validation of the Social and Emotional Learning Scale
This work was funded by Porticus and the Tomillo Foundation, through the R+D+i Project entitled Evaluation of the Itinerario + Educational Model-Phase I.The aim of this study was to develop and validate a scale for measuring the different areas
of competence of the social and emotional learning model in students in compulsory secondary
education. For this purpose, following the recommendations and quality standards established by the
specialised literature, the Social and Emotional Learning Scale was constructed and administered to a
convenience sample of 1385 students in compulsory secondary education. The results reveal adequate
reliability of the instrument and fairly satisfactory fit indices for the structural model proposed. In
addition, external evidence is provided for the validity of the instrument with the variables life
satisfaction and school performance. The Social and Emotional Learning Scale is of satisfactory metric
quality and provides a detailed and consolidated picture of adolescents’ level of self-awareness,
social awareness, self-control, interpersonal skills and responsible decision making, which provides
students with an instrument that can help to understand their interpersonal and intrapersonal skills
and to establish mechanisms for their improvement.PorticusTomillo Foundation, through the R+D+i Project entitled Evaluation of the Itinerario + Educational Model-Phase
Melhorando o engajamento acadêmico através de mentoria e serviço de aprendizagem
Introducción. Las instituciones de educación superior están constantemente enfrentándose a
los desafíos de mejorar su productividad, competitividad, función social, así como la calidad de la
educación y formación ofrecida al estudiantado. Dos respuestas para mejorar la calidad de la educación
y la formación impartida al estudiantado, así como su función social, son el aprendizaje-servicio y la
mentoría. El fundamento de ambas intervenciones de enseñanza recae en el hecho de que permiten
una mayor conexión eficiente entre el currículo, las necesidades sociales y el mundo profesional.
Objetivo. El objetivo de esta investigación fue explorar la eficacia del Programa Huelva Educa (PHE)
para mejorar el grado de compromiso académico en el alumnado participante en calidad de personas mentoras. Metodología. La muestra estuvo compuesta por 54 estudiantes de la Universidad de Huelva
seleccionados mediante un muestreo no probabilístico de conveniencia. Se adoptó un diseño cuasiexperimental
pretest-postest de estudiantado universitario, donde la variable dependiente se midió
mediante el “Cuestionario sobre compromiso académico del alumnado universitario” y del cuaderno
de trabajo de las personas mentoras PHE. Resultados. Los resultados registrados muestran que el
alumnado mejora significativamente comportamientos relacionados con la implicación en clase,
análisis reflexivo de experiencias e ideas, razonamiento crítico, realizar tareas en un idioma extranjero,
entre otras. Conclusiones. Este trabajo aporta evidencias sobre la eficacia del programa para la mejora
de la preparación de sus asignaturas, aumento del logro académico o incremento en su aprendizaje
activo y colaborativo, por lo que se recomienda la importancia de adoptar este tipo de programa.Introduction. Higher education institutions constantly face challenges to improve their productivity,
competitiveness, social impact, quality of education, and training delivered to students. Two of the
responses to improve the quality of education and training offered to students and the social impact
are service-learning and mentoring. The merit of both teaching interventions is that they allow a more
effective connection between the curriculum, the social needs, and the professional world outside.
Objective. This investigation aimed to explore the effectiveness of the Huelva Educa Program (HEP)
to improve the level of academic commitment of participating students as mentors. Method. The
sample comprised 54 students from the University of Huelva, selected through a sampling nonprobability
convenience. A quasi-experimental pretest-postest design involving undergraduate
students was adopted, where the dependent variable was measured by the Questionnaire on the
academic commitment of the university students and the HEP mentors’ workbook. Results. Selfreported
results show that students have significantly increased behaviors related to participation
in class, analyses of experiences and ideas, reflective analyses of experiences and ideas, critical
reasoning, and tasks in a foreign language, among others. Conclusions. This work provides evidence
on the program’s effectiveness for improving the preparation of their subjects, increasing academic
achievement, or increasing their active and collaborative learning, recommending the importance of
adopting this type of program.Introdução. As instituições de ensino superior enfrentam constantemente os desafios de
melhorar sua produtividade, competitividade, função social, bem como a qualidade da educação
e da formação oferecida aos alunos. Duas respostas para melhorar a qualidade da educação e da
formação dada aos alunos, bem como sua função social, são Aprendizagem-Serviço e Mentoring.
A base de ambas as intervenções pedagógicas reside no fato de que elas permitem uma maior
conexão eficiente entre o currículo, as necessidades sociais e o mundo profissional. Objetivo. O
objetivo desta pesquisa foi explorar a eficácia do Programa Huelva Educa (PHE) para melhorar o grau
de engajamento acadêmico dos alunos participantes como mentores. Metodologia. A amostra foi
composta por 54 alunos da Universidade de Huelva selecionados por amostragem não probabilística de conveniência. Foi adotado um projeto quase-experimental pré-teste e pós-teste de estudantes
universitários, onde a variável dependente foi medida pelo Questionário de Engajamento Acadêmico
dos Estudantes Universitários e a Carteira de Trabalho dos Mentores PHE. Resultados. Os resultados
registrados mostram que os alunos melhoram significativamente os comportamentos relacionados
ao envolvimento em sala de aula, análise pensada de experiências e ideias, raciocínio crítico,
realização de tarefas em língua estrangeira, entre outros. Conclusão. Este trabalho fornece provas
sobre a eficácia do programa para melhorar a preparação das suas disciplinas, aumentar a realização
acadêmica ou aumentar a sua aprendizagem ativa e colaborativa, recomendando a importância da
adoção deste tipo de programa
Implantación de herramientas de obtención de datos y análisis para el seguimiento de estudiantes posgraduados del Máster Universitario en Estudios Avanzados en Filosofía
Memoria ID-037. Ayudas de la Universidad de Salamanca para la innovación docente, curso 2013-2014
Mortality and cardiovascular disease burden of uncontrolled diabetes in a registry-based cohort: the ESCARVAL-risk study
BACKGROUND: Despite the epidemiological evidence about the relationship between diabetes, mortality and cardiovascular disease, information about the population impact of uncontrolled diabetes is scarce. We aimed to estimate the attributable risk associated with HbA1c levels for all-cause mortality and cardiovascular hospitalization. METHODS: Prospective study of subjects with diabetes mellitus using electronic health records from the universal public health system in the Valencian Community, Spain 2008-2012. We included 19,140 men and women aged 30 years or older with diabetes who underwent routine health examinations in primary care. RESULTS: A total of 11,003 (57%) patients had uncontrolled diabetes defined as HbA1c ≥6.5%, and, among those, 5325 participants had HbA1c ≥7.5%. During an average follow-up time of 3.3 years, 499 deaths, 912 hospitalizations for coronary heart disease (CHD) and 786 hospitalizations for stroke were recorded. We observed a linear and increasingly positive dose-response of HbA1c levels and CHD hospitalization. The relative risk for all-cause mortality and CHD and stroke hospitalization comparing patients with and without uncontrolled diabetes was 1.29 (95 CI 1.08,1.55), 1.38 (95 CI 1.20,1.59) and 1.05 (95 CI 0.91, 1.21), respectively. The population attributable risk (PAR) associated with uncontrolled diabetes was 13.6% (95% CI; 4.0-23.9) for all-cause mortality, 17.9% (95% CI; 10.5-25.2) for CHD and 2.7% (95% CI; - 5.5-10.8) for stroke hospitalization. CONCLUSIONS: In a large general-practice cohort of patients with diabetes, uncontrolled glucose levels were associated with a substantial mortality and cardiovascular disease burden
Promoción de convenios de doble titulación del MU en Estudios Avanzados en Filosofía de la USAL y los Mestrados em Filosofía de las Universidades de Porto y Lisboa
Memoria ID-0266. Ayudas de la Universidad de Salamanca para la innovación docente, curso 2014-2015
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