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Following the pandemic, Chilean universities have received a generation of students from a virtual academic world who demand the articulation of their lesson through a combination of active methodologies and the use of technology, offering teachers the opportunity to apply different teaching strategies. The objective of this study is to analyze the effects of the use of mobile devices together with the Geogebra software on the learning of 79 firstyear Engineering students at the Universidad Católica del Norte. This approach was implemented as an alternative work strategy to support teachers and students. The study is quantitative and descriptive-correlational. Data were gathered by means of a questionnaire designed ad hoc and validated through a structural equation model. The questionnaire was applied during two consecutive periods and descriptive and factorial analyses were performed. The main results show a high motivation with the use of these technological resources in the classroom and an increase in the academic performance of the students. This shows the usefulness and versatility attached to the interactive way of teaching tested in this study which can be applied across different levels and mathematics courses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The new generations develop their lives surrounded by different digital media, consuming and producing everything that increasingly refined algorithms put within their reach. In this context, proposals appear which seek to enhance citizens' critical perspective and which are beginning to be put into practice in formal educational initiatives that raise awareness about consumption and digital dependence. This article sought to analyze the reflections of the students before an experience of "digital diet" (24 hours of disconnection), integrated in a subject of the Degree of Social Education during the academic year 2021/2022. For this purpose, a qualitative methodology was proposed which aimed to analyze the educational possibilities of this proposal for raising awareness about the use of digital media. The results of this work revealed that an important part of the participating students failed to complete the challenge or showed symptoms associated with addiction. At the same time, the protagonists asserted the importance of ICT in different areas of their lives. Finally, the need to raise awareness among citizens through proposals such as the one analyzed in this study is highlighted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Higher education was affected by the outburst of Covid-19, making it necessary to adapt on site teaching to an online modality. This adaptation affected teaching strategies, including active methodologies. The purpose of this study was to examine the use and adaptation of active methodologies during remote teaching in the Law, Education and Nursing degrees at two public universities. In this quantitative study, which employed an online survey, 162 individuals participated including students (n=118) and teaching staff (n=44). The results identified that the adaptation of active methodologies to the new scenario of online teaching was uneven. Students valued the changes positively, although they pointed out the need to improve quality. Teachers highlighted the difficulties they encountered: technical and space issues, management of large groups, and lack of training. Another difficulty mentioned by the cohort referred to the lack of a direct teacher-student and student-student contact. This was perceived to imply lower motivation and participation in class. The impact of the use of these active methodologies had positive effects in terms of learning, including student satisfaction and knowledge transfer. However, negative aspects such as the overload of tasks both for students and teachers was also mentioned. In conclusion, active methodologies promote student participation, involvement, and motivation in on line scenarios, but it is necessary to continue studying how to improve the adaptation of these methodologies to overcome their practical limitations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study explores whether university teaching can improve through the photographic materialization of students' per ceptions during teaching situations. More specifically, we tapped into whether these photographs could help teachers evoke the content of their experiential images, thus generating doubts that led to any change in their teaching. The experiential, intimate and tacit nature of the data required an interpretative design based on a multiple case study. Data collection was done through photographs and photo-elicitation processes. The results obtained in a focus group, which were coded, showed that the students participated to assess the methodology followed in the subjects. Although their level of photographic literacy was different, they used large shots to show human interactions, and detail shots to focus on relevant elements. Following students' assessment of lecturers' work, the latter introduced some changes in their practice, especially for those aspects in which there was a discrepancy between their experiential perception and students' perceptions. The low rate of change advises a review of the photo-elicitation procedure followed so that more dilemmas in relation to lecturers' teaching practice can be brought up, thus inducing greater possibilities for change. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aims to reflect on literary education in on line contexts and on the methodological keys for its adaptation in the specific case of initial training. In accordance with this objective, two investigations based on the use of active methodologies were carried out in the Education degrees. These were: projects and literary creation workshops, which allowed for an integrated development of the competences related to literary education, in addition to other transversal skills like cooperative networking or digital competence. Through different methodological strategies, we outlined a transition from face-to-face teaching to virtual educational settings, derived from the COVID-19 pandemic, especially due to the inclusion of information and communication technologies in the design of the proposals implemented, which was consistent with the current needs of the learners. The analysis of the implementation of both didactic designs led to provisional conclusions about the necessary requirements of future teachers in the Language and Literature Didactics area when it comes to achieving significant and useful learning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Taking the European Framework of Higher Education as a point of reference, this article explores the perception of trainees enrolled in the Master’s Degree in Primary Education with regard to the variables that have influenced the acquisition of the specific competences that they must acquire for the development of their professional profile. To conduct this study, a non-experimental methodology of a descriptive nature was used, applying a closed ad-hoc questionnaire for the collection of data from the sample (n = 109). The analysis of the responses reveals the most influential variables in the acquisition of the specific competences and those variables that university students consider least developed to achieve such competences. The results indicate that students hold the type of evaluation as the least influential variable regarding the acquisition of the specific competences of the degree. These data aim to approach educational processes that take place in university classrooms from the perceptions of students and, above all, analyse students’ competence development since this will inevitably influence their future teaching. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This contribution derives from a research project that analyzes a pedagogical and technological proposal for the design of CSCL (Computer Supported Collaborative Learning) learning processes. This work presents an analysis of the tools in collaborative learning based on the perception of the students participating in the study. It is based on an analysis of the main technological solutions applied in the field of CSCL, distinguishing between the collaborative use of technology and collaborative technology. The research entails an ex post facto non-experimental quantitative study based on the survey method conducted with 106 students of five subjects belonging to the degrees of Primary and Infant Education at Campus La Salle Madrid. Students developed project-based learning with a CSCL-based methodology; analysis are presented according to the age of the students and the years of experience working in virtual environments. Students value that the most useful technologies in CSCL are videoconferencing and instant messaging, such as WhatsApp, compared to other tools such as Wikis, Blogs or Social Networks. Aside from the situation derived from the COVID-19 pandemic, videoconferencing and instant messaging systems do not tend to be integrated into virtual platforms or incorporated into CSCL. However, students positively value their usefulness in collaborative processes. In this sense, higher education institutions should promote extensive reflection on the tools that favor interaction processes and collaborative learning, taking advantage of the great effort that has been made during the pandemic situation, which has largely been sustained by digital ecosystems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Understanding the ways in which students learn nowadays is of vital importance in order to make pedagogical decisions. In that sense, the incorporation of ICT is modifying formal, non-formal and informal teaching and learning dynamics. This study aims to analyse the interactions through different technological resources that contribute to the education of university students. Personal learning environments (PLE) are viewed as a set of tools, activities, aims and connections that people use in their learning processes. In this study, personal learning networks (PLN) are held as an indispensable part of them, thus highlighting the social nature of learning processes. The study takes a quantitative approach through a non-experimental and transactional design. The sample (n=1187) was selected in a probabilistic way and targeted students from all programs at the Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica). Data collection was carried out through a questionnaire developed ad hoc. The results demonstrate that students prefer to interact with their classmates and teachers via mobile communication and email. Connections with professionals is scarce as it is the use of tools through which learning networks are amplified. On the other hand, differences were reported in the interactions according to academic performance, pointing to the importance of enriching PLE in general and PLN in particular. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents the partial results of a research project developed over two academic years (2015-16 and 2016-17) in the Faculties of Education and Teacher Training at the Universities of Cantabria and Oviedo. The objective of the project was to improve teaching in several subjects from different curricula in the field of education, based on the analysis of classroom activities. To this end, a methodology inspired by the Lesson Study model was adopted. The results show that students learn through the use of skills which are considered key for teachers. The conclusions demonstrate that the research process has great potential for improving teaching in higher education and highlight the need for students to assume a more active role throughout the whole research process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

INTRODUCTION. This study explores statistically significant differences in the degree of mastery of digital competence, contemplated from 4 dimensions and performance criteria (navigation and resolution of problems, legal provisions, copyrights and licenses, development and creation of content and interaction and management of digital identity) in a group of students that participated in an online training program based on the Affective e-Learning+ model, and those who acted as control. The training plan was carried out during the development of the R + D + i project called Evaluation and development of two generic competences in first year Primary Education Degree students conducted at the Faculties of Education at the University of Oviedo, the University of Jaén and the SAFA University Center (attached to the University of Jaén). Over 100 students participated in the study. METHOD. A pretest-post-test self-created questionnaire was applied to both the experimental and control groups and the results were analyzed with the Kolmogorov- Smirnov, Levene and t-Student statistical tests. RESULTS. Statistically significant differences were obtained in favor of the experimental group for 9 of the 13 competences analyzed, that is, 70% of the evaluated competences. DISCUSSION. This emphasizes that the Affective eLearning+ model is effective in developing digital professional skills as long as there is a climate of well-being and satisfaction in the classrooms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

INTRODUCTION. This article presents the impact of an interuniversity specialization program about digital competences based on the Affective e-Learning methodology. The educational program originated from an R+D project called Evaluation and development of two generic competences in first year Primary Education students. A sample of 109 students from the Primary Education Degree at the universities of Oviedo, Jaén and Granada participated in the study. METHOD. After completing the design of the educational program, an ad-hoc questionnaire validated by external experts was applied. The 49-item tool had a Cronbach Alpha value of 0.786. This questionnaire was based on the Common Framework for Teaching Digital Competence of the National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training. RESULTS. Significant differences were reported between pretests and posttests for the understanding and application of digital competence abilities, more specifically regarding configuration skills, use, autonomy, analysis, search and compliance to standards. DISCUSSION. Findings endorsed the effectivity of applying an affective e-learning model that adapts to students' preliminary knowledge and different learning paces and styles. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The teaching-learning process promoted by the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) calls for a new approach in which the student is the main actor of his/her learning. This implies an increase in the value of the teaching task, in general, and tutoring in particular. Tutoring reinforces the training process and the integral development of students. The main objective of this study is to examine the opinion of university students about the use of academic tutoring in order to identify their needs and improve tutorial action. In the design of the study, the students were given a questionnaire to survey their personal attitudes and behavior toward tutorials, the extent to which they used tutorials and their effectiveness, and the level of communication and the relationship established with the teacher in the tutorials. The results, obtained from a sample of 322 students at the University of Zaragoza, Cam pus of Teruel, reveal four key points related to students' self-confidence, perceived utility of the use of tutorials, personal motivation and financial and/or time cost (saving) that the students gain by attending tutorials. Although university students make only moderate use of tutorials, they emphasize the value of the tutorials as a stimulus to face the work required to pass a subject, as well as to optimize their study time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

From the 1960s, the number of students who began to attend universities grew exponentially. This changed the way of thinking about this institution in terms of its relationship with democracy. Its reason for being did not only lie in the articulation of knowledge but also in the role it should play in the construction of citizenship. This modification led to a series of discussions about the role of universities regarding the new challenges posed by citizens. And these discussions almost always revolved around the same idea: any argument about universities was a betrayal. And that is precisely what this article studies. It is concluded that, in the construction of democratic citizenships, two considerations must be combined. On the one hand, the unrenounceable need for the extension of university education as a substantial element of citizenship and, on the other hand, the need for this type of education to be presided over by critical thinking and a vocation for political service. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction. The purpose of this research is to identify which social and family problems affect students at university dropout risk. In doing so, we will analyze the relationships between university drop-out and specific variables such as sex, age, educational level and socio-economic status of parents. Method. We use an expost- facto methodology, with descriptive and inferential design. The sample is 86 students from the Degree of Pedagogy and Physical Activity and Sport at the University of Seville. These are students who began their studies in the academic year 2009/2010 and did not enrol again in this degree in the following two years. For data collection we developed an ad hoc questionnaire with 51 items. For the analysis we used descriptive and contrast techniques. Results. The results show how the existence of social and family problems affect students causing their drop out or temporary abandonment; at the same time, we detected which personal, family, institutional or social factors determine the student's decision to drop out. 72% of the sample justified their drop-out in social and family variables while 26% alluded to demotivation and preference for another degree or institution. Discussion. These results coincide with previous research; in this way we make a series of proposals that can serve as a reflection for academic leaders to improve success rates and efficiency in current degrees and to promote an inclusive university. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Resulting from the importance given to the acquisition and development of competences within the framework of the European Higher Education area, this article pursues two goals: to analyze how 4th year graduate students of Speech-Language Pathology in the Complutense University of Madrid assess the generic and transversal competences described in the title, and, secondly, how they perceive their own acquisition of these competences. Results indicate that in every case students give positive feedback about the degree's competences. Students' perceptions are in all cases higher than the actual competences they admit to have acquired, which gives rise to significant statistical differences between both views. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The existence of compulsory Higher Education and the growing number of students with family commitments justifies the need to understand students' opinions with regard to family-student balance in University environments. We adopted a qualitative methodology using narratives. Twenty-seven Graduate students in Primary Education from Valencia University and forty-six students from Alicante University participated in the research. As a result of the new methodological and assessment requirements, the results demonstrated that there were further limitations, difficulties and demands if family commitments were present. To conclude, academic, legislative, and resource-implementation proposals are made aimed at facilitating family-student balance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

One of the leading trends in the study of creativity refers to the cognitive processes used to solve tasks which require a great level of creativity or divergent thinking. The aim of this piece of research is to study the creative cognitive processes in a sample of university students, and analyse the type of processes used depending on the specific knowledge domain of their degree (technical areas, social studies, humanities and health domain). To do so a total of 236 students with different backgrounds took the Miller's questionnaire on cognitive processes (Miller, 2009; 2013 forthcoming). The questionnaire is composed of 28 items aimed at assessing the following processes: idea manipulation, perspective-taking, flow, analogical-mtaphorical thinking, generation of ideas, and incubation. In this piece of research the participating 240 students come from different degrees done at Murcia and Cartagena Universities. The results show that there are statistical significant differences in the use of those processes depending on the students' background. Those studying Infant Education score higher than their peers, whereas students of the Speech Therapy degree score significantly lower than their peers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In a sociocultural context defined by the fact that young adults will sooner or later be facing doubts, ambiguity, and fast changes, and in which it is necessary to be able to make sense of contradictory information, make hard decisions, and solve complex problems, critical thinking seems to reveal itself as something more than "gainsaying". This is a cognitive resource that has gradually been receiving significant importance, considering the relationship between this transferable skill and variables such as academic performance, or success in daily life. To help clarify the concept of critical thinking, through the Halpern Critical Thinking Assessment test (Halpern, 2010), we present its definition; discuss its importance in academic learning, everyday life, and job market; analyze data obtained by assessing a sample of graduate degree, master's degree, and doctorate students. According to our data, students' average grades vary according to the type of degree studied (bachelor's degree, master's degree, or doctorate), and the scientific field of study (social sciences, or science and technology). From these findings, we make some considerations about the place that critical thinking occupies - and the place it should occupy - in higher education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Mobile devices are a new media support and challenge to educational approaches in three dimensions: spatial, temporal and social. However, the possibilities of these resources in education have hardly been studied. This research identifies the salient features of mobile devices and the benefits to be gained in the development of competence in higher education, taking into account the potential of these devices. The goal is to make an application catalogue of mobile devices used by young people between the ages of 18 and 26 years in college environments in ways that contribute to the development of conceptual skills, application and attitude. The observation of the use of these tools indicates that potential speed and data management facilitates the integration in networks in real time, the addition of virtual identities and interaction with complex educational platforms. Application of this technology offers another opportunity in the spread of knowledge. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]