Expanding borders of communication and collaboration through the network: digital competence as a means to promote academic interculturality

Las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación han permitido el establecimiento de espacios virtuales que modifican el modo de interacción social. En este trabajo se analiza la percepción de los futuros docentes del grado de Educación Infantil sobre el uso de redes digitales para fomentar la interculturalidad académica. Se ha utilizado una metodología cuantitativa, basada en la aplicación de un cuestionario construido ad hoc. Entre los resultados se resalta principalmente el uso social que los estudiantes hacen de las redes digitales por encima del académico para la comunicación y colaboración entre iguales. Finalmente se constata que el uso de las redes digitales en la actividad docente favorece la interculturalidadInformation and Communication Technologies allow the establishment of virtual spaces that modify the way people interacts between themselves. This paper analyzes the perception of future teachers who are studying Preschool Education on the use of digital networks to promote academic interculturality. For this, we carry out a quantitative methodology by applying an ad hoc questionnaire. Among the results, it is highlighted the social use that students make of digital networks over academic use for communication and collaboration among equals. Finally, we found that the use of digital networks in teaching bring on interculturalit

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

Nuevas aportaciones a la definición del Círculo del Estrecho: la cultura material a través de algunos centros alfareros (ss. VI-I a.n.e.)

El objetivo de este trabajo es poner de relieve la existencia de una serie de rasgos comunes en la cultura material cerámica y en las estructuras de producción de éstas -similitudes comerciales por tantoentre varios yacimientos de lo que se ha venido denominando “Círculo del Estrecho” durante época púnica y tardopúnica, lo que nos servirá para analizar distintas interpretaciones de esta zona geopolítica del Extremo Occidente Mediterráneo.With this paper we will try to emphazise some similarities about ceramics industry -commercial activities- between some archaeological sites included in the "Círculo del Estrecho". This information will help us to analyse some interpretations given to the historical evolution of this area of the Western Mediterranean Sea

Anonymizing cybersecurity data in critical infrastructures: the CIPSEC approach

Cybersecurity logs are permanently generated by network devices to describe security incidents. With modern computing technology, such logs can be exploited to counter threats in real time or before they gain a foothold. To improve these capabilities, logs are usually shared with external entities. However, since cybersecurity logs might contain sensitive data, serious privacy concerns arise, even more when critical infrastructures (CI), handling strategic data, are involved. We propose a tool to protect privacy by anonymizing sensitive data included in cybersecurity logs. We implement anonymization mechanisms grouped through the definition of a privacy policy. We adapt said approach to the context of the EU project CIPSEC that builds a unified security framework to orchestrate security products, thus offering better protection to a group of CIs. Since this framework collects and processes security-related data from multiple devices of CIs, our work is devoted to protecting privacy by integrating our anonymization approach.Peer ReviewedPostprint (published version

Efficacy of the Flipped Classroom method at the University: Meta-analysis of impact scientific production

La particularidad del método flipped classroom se halla en el cambio de los roles de aprendizaje, donde el profesorado adquiere un rol secundario como guía y el estudiante un rol primario como agente activo. En esta línea, la tendencia en su implementación en la etapa de educación superior va en aumento y cada vez es más habitual escuchar experiencias docentes que giran en torno a su aplicación en el aula. Por ello, este trabajo tiene como objetivo analizar el efecto de la metodología flipped classroom en el rendimiento académico de los estudiantes universitarios a partir de los estudios indexados en las bases de datos WOS y Scopus. Se ha seguido una metodología propia de los estudios de meta-análisis, con la finalidad de medir el tamaño del efecto global y particular de las investigaciones analizadas y constatar empíricamente la ganancia a favor del grupo experimental o control. Los resultados muestran que la diferencia entre grupos es estadísticamente significativa y la mayor parte de los estudios confirma el aumento del rendimiento académico en el grupo experimental. No obstante, se evidencia un posible sesgo de los artículos publicados a favor del método flipped classroom. Finalmente, el método flipped classroom se alza como una metodología docente que puede mejorar los resultados académicos y facilitar al estudiantado la autorregulación de su aprendizajeThe peculiarity of the flipped classroom method lies in the change of learning roles, where the teacher acquires a secondary role as a guide and the student a primary role as an active agent. The trend of implementation in the stage of higher education is increasing and it is increasingly common to hear teaching experiences that revolve around its application in the classroom. Therefore, this paper aims to assess the effect of the flipped classroom methodology on the academic performance of university students from the studies indexed in the WOS and Scopus databases. A methodology of meta-analysis studies has been followed, with the purpose of measuring the size of the global and particular effect of the researchers and empirically verifying the gain in favour of the experimental or control group. The results show that the difference between groups is statistically significant and most of the studies confirm the increase in academic performance in the experimental group. However, there is evidence of a possible bias in the articles published in favour of the flipped classroom method. Finally, the flipped classroom method is raised as a teaching methodology that can improve academic results and make it easier for students to self-regulate their learnin

Impact of Problematic Smartphone Use and Instagram Use Intensity on Self-Esteem with University Students from Physical Education

Mobile devices are a revolutionary element that offer many possibilities, although they can also cause problems for users. This is the case with the development of addictive behaviors that can affect personal well-being. The purpose of this paper has been to analyze the influence of smartphone addiction and Instagram use intensity on the self-esteem of Physical Education students. A cross-sectional research design was adopted by applying an online survey to a sample of undergraduate students (n = 385). The results showed that gender and age were factors that influenced the problematic use of the smartphone. In turn, there was a significant positive correlation between smartphone addiction and Instagram use intensity. The influence of smartphone addiction on students’ self-esteem was also highlighted. In contrast, Instagram use intensity did not affect self-esteem. Finally, the findings are discussed, and the main implications of the study are established, where physical education students take on a special role in order to avoid the improper use of smartphones and Instagram through sport.University of Granada (Spain) PPJIB2019-0

Flipped Learning Approach as Educational Innovation in Water Literacy

Water literacy has become a fundamental aspect in today’s society, as its conservation, preservation and management is key to ensuring human survival. The purpose of this paper was to analyze the effectiveness of flipped learning methodology on a traditional training practice in water literacy at the first level of secondary education. The flipped learning method consisted in providing the contents to the students before the class sessions, encouraging an active learning. A descriptive study was adopted with two experimental groups, two control groups and only post-test. An ad hoc questionnaire was used as an instrument to measure the parameters: Socio-educational, Motivation, Interactions, Autonomy, Collaboration; Deepening of contents; Problem solving, Class time and Ratings. The final sample was composed of 120 students, divided into four groups of 30 students each. The application of the treatment in the experimental groups lasted 10 sessions of 55 min. The results indicate that the use of time in class, the autonomy and the deepening of the contents were the aspects that improved most with the flipped learning approach. However, no significant differences in ratings were found. Finally, the main findings and their implications for water literacy are discussed.Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport of the Government of Spain (Project reference: FPU16/01762)

Effect of the Flipped Classroom and Gamification Methods in the Development of a Didactic Unit on Healthy Habits and Diet in Primary Education

This paper has been funded by the I+D+I Project Research of Results Transfer Office (OTRI) of the University of Granada (Reference: CNT4315).Currently, there are several methodological models that have broken into different disciplines of knowledge with the aim of making the teaching/learning process more dynamic, active and participatory for students. This is the case of Flipped Classroom, which is based on a mixed approach between e-learning and face-to-face teaching, as well as gamification, which bases its didactic principles on the recreational components of the games. Within this context, the aim of this research is to observe what effect the application of Flipped Classroom and gamification has in the development of motivation, autonomy and self-regulation towards learning through a didactic unit on healthy habits and diet in 202 students of 6th grade of Primary School from four different schools (public and state-subsidized) in the city of Granada (Spain). For this purpose, a methodological design was used with pre-test and post-test to check the effects of the experience on the students. The findings obtained showed that the application of these methods promoted an increase in students’ motivation, as well as in their autonomy and self-regulation when facing the contents of the subject. For this reason, it is advocated that there is a need to continue promoting a quality and innovative educational practice according to the figure of the student today.I+D+I Project Research of Results Transfer Office (OTRI) of the University of Granada CNT431

Bibliometric analysis on Educational Inspection in the Web of Science database

La Inspección Educativa es un organismo que vela por la calidad de la enseñanza y está regulada por las leyes de educación. Considerada como un eje fundamental de los procesos de enseñanza y aprendizaje. El objetivo de este estudio fue identificar toda la producción científica existente sobre este tema en la base de datos WoS. Este estudio se ha centrado en el rendimiento, la relevancia conceptual y evolución de la producción sobre este tema tan importante para la educación. Para ello se ha realizado un estudio bibliométrico a base de técnicas de rastreo analítico y de cuantificación documental mediante una evaluación de rendimiento, análisis de producción científica de los autores y creación de mapas de ciencia, identificando la evolución conceptual del objeto de estudio en un marco longitudinal de un total de 369 documentos. Los resultados muestran que la evolución temática del campo de estudio no se encuentra definida, aunque se vislumbra una tendencia gracias a las investigaciones surgidas en el segundo periodo analizado, comprendido entre los años 2011 y 2015, que es la etapa más productiva en el número de investigaciones sobre esta temática. Se concluye que el objeto investigado empieza a ser de interés por parte de la comunidad educativa, gracias al relieve que está suscitando por parte de la comunidad científicaThe Educational Inspection is a body that oversees the quality of education and is regulated by education laws. It is considered a fundamental axis of the teaching and learning processes. The purpose of this paper was to identify all the existing scientific production on this topic in the WoS database. This study has focused on the performance, conceptual relevance and evolution of production on this very important subject for education. For this purpose, a bibliometric study has been carried out based on analytical tracking techniques and documentary quantification by means of an evaluation of performance, analysis of the scientific production of the authors and creation of science maps, identifying the conceptual evolution of the object of study in a longitudinal framework of a total of 369 documents. The results show that the thematic evolution of the field of study is not defined, although a trend can be seen thanks to the research carried out in the second period analysed, between 2011 and 2015, which is the most productive stage in the number of researches about this subject. It is concluded that the object researched is beginning to be of interest to the educational community, thanks to the importance it is raising on the part of the scientific communit

The socio-structural roots of fundamentalist Islamic terrorism

Islamic fundamentalist terrorism is not a monolithic phenomenon, as its protagonists have been multiple and varied actors. In spite of its diversity, the roots of this phenomenon can be found in the very historical background of arab-muslim countries, and in the political, social and economic structure of these societies. It is then necessary to analyze this entire series of variables, in order to interpret the role and the effectiveness of islamic fundamentalist terrorism in the world today.El terrorismo fundamentalista islámico no es un fenómeno monolítico, ya que es protagonizado por múltiples y variados actores. A pesar de su diversidad, este fenómeno hunde sus raíces en la propia trayectoria histórica de los países árabe-musulmanes, y en el tipo de estructura política, social y económica de estas sociedades. El análisis de dicha serie de variables es indispensable para poder interpretar el papel y la eficacia del terrorismo fundamentalista islámico en el mundo actual