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The question is, Is happiness possible for university students? guides the present quantitative research aimed at 237 students (men and women) of the University of the Autonomous Regions of the Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast. This Research is based on a descriptive design, applying Alarcon’s scale of happiness (2006) taking into account the variables of gender, age, ethnicity, and years of study. For this, different types of analysis were performed, among them: internal consistency of the questionnaire, the analysis of main components, and a study of correlations between the categories applying the Kolmogorov normality tests, the Mann-Whitney U test, test from Wilcoxon, Kruskal Wallis, and the Friedman test, using the SPSS statistical package. The results show that happiness in university students is possible taking into account that it is merely subjective in people and, around it, different elements are included that make it possible. In this sense, it is concluded that the variables ethnicity, age, gender, and years of study do not have a direct relationship with the state of happiness of the students, since they are not determinants to define this state in the human being.

This research has identified the attitudes of university students regarding the factors associated with happiness. This quantitative research is based on a descriptive design with the participation of 237 university students (59.5% women) from the University of the Autonomous Regions of the Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast. A factor scale was applied that measures happiness associated with factors such as a positive sense of life; Satisfaction with life; personal fulfillment; and joy of living. Results confirm that students' attitudes about happiness are positive (M = 100.77; SD = 16.07) with a Cronbach's alpha reliability of 89.5%; in the factors associated with happiness the students achieved positive attitudes in relation to the theoretical mean: positive meaning of life (MT = 33; M = 42.10; SD = 8.35); life satisfaction (MT = 18; M = 23.02; SD = 4.28); personal fulfillment (MT = 18; M = 20.32; SD = 4.40); and joy of living (MT = 12; M = 15.31 SD = 3.01). It is concluded that attitudes towards happiness and its associated factors are present in the educational field, therefore, empowerment and psycho-pedagogical advice is necessary for the professional training of students.

Happiness is an affective state of full satisfaction subjectively experienced by the individual in the position of the desired good, however, defining happiness, valuing it, measuring it, or quantifying it is complicated. Therefore, this paper presents the validation of a scale to measure happiness. It has been administered to 237 university students from the Miskito and Mayangnas indigenous peoples, Creole (Afro-descendant), and mestizo of the communities of the Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast. The results show good settings and psychometric properties. The realization of a model of structural equations has evaluated the concurrence and relationship of two dimensions related to the phenomenon of happiness, finding the association between satisfaction and joy of living; likewise, the relevance of the positive sense sub-scale of life. These results show the suitability of both sub-scales to jointly assess happiness, given their important relationship and similarity, which make them good tools for psychoeducational interventions in multicultural contexts.

The objective of this work was to know the evaluation strategies used by the teachers of two Faculties of UNAN-Managua (Faculty of Education and Languages ​​RURD and Faculty of Regional Multidisciplinary FAREM-Estelí), in the learning process; identifying the theoretical-practical referents that guide the pedagogical work and direct the forms of evaluation according to the function, temporality and those involved; For this, a diagnosis of the experiences was developed from the perspective of teachers and students who agreed that the written exam is one of the most used evaluation strategies based on traditional conceptions that do not conceive other evaluation alternatives. Subsequently, the educational intervention focused on the students was carried out, as a praxis that integrates action, practice, and critical reflection in an orderly way, through the collective exchange of knowledge, thoughts, experiences, attitudes, and practices in the learning evaluation processes.

This article is the product of documentary research carried out in different sources of written information about the tripartite division of contents, whose findings were enriched with the contributions of different experts in the area of educational research, in order to present to Secondary Education teachers solid theoretical foundations that can be extrapolated to their educational practice. Subsequently, we proceeded to build or design a didactic unit of the content: Relation between supply and demand in the subject Economy (studied in 10th grade of Secondary Education), with the objective of modeling the practical application of the tripartite conception of the contents. In addition, it is intended that this didactic planning structure serves as a model for the implementation of the competency-based approach, an educational model declared in the curricular document of the Ministry of Education (MINED) of our country. The didactic proposal is composed of eight class plans and contains the three moments of the learning process (exploration of previous constructs, the introduction of new knowledge or its restructuring, and the application of new ideas to the solution of problems).

The following article presents the results of an investigation on the main difficulties that affect the transition from arithmetic to algebra in students of the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua, Managua (UNAN-MANAGUA), specifically in the Chontales Regional Multidisciplinary Faculty (FAREM -Chontales). It is a permanent topical issue in the Didactics of Mathematics. In the literature review, some important concepts were found that allow us to improve these difficulties. The type of sampling used was non-probabilistic, since it was a mixed approach study, it was defined voluntarily, taking as a criterion the way the students answered the test, giving their opinion, and expressing their ideas in the interview. The important aspects of how to improve the difficulties presented in the development of the contents of the arithmetic and algebra units were analyzed. It is concluded that the knowledge that students acquire in the development of the contents of the arithmetic and algebra unit is fundamental for the following subjects as well as in their professional field.

The book on attitudes towards mathematics in solving problems and their relationship with their own research tries to energize the concepts of emotions, beliefs, and attitudes, as well as their relationship with the learning of mathematics in problem-solving. In addition, research experiences are presented: (1) identify attitudes towards mathematics and their relationship with the variables gender and ethnicity; and (2) beliefs in solving mathematical problems. The book finalizes a theoretical reference on problem-solving methodologies for mathematical education research processes and their didactics for their promotion in the training of mathematics teachers.

This paper is based on a reflection on how we should conceive education for the 21st century, in which it is stated that education should be approached from a holistic perspective of learning, since the social and cultural changes that have occurred in recent times, demands that we modify the vision of education in the last century. The pedagogues then speak of an integral educational action to encompass the totality of being, where the individual (cognitive-affective) needs of the students prevail. The development of the approach emphasizes how to apply the concept of holism in the teaching-learning process, in the role of the student, in the role of the teacher, and in the contents. Finally, the importance of the commitment that we must acquire as educators to respond to the demands that our society demands in relation to education is highlighted.

The teaching of national history from the early years of primary education is essential to forge the inherent values ​​of national identity, so necessary for the formation of critical, reflective citizens with deep roots in the historical and cultural heritage of their country. Parallel to this, information and communication technologies (ICT), currently play a fundamental role in the pedagogical world, as they are capable of providing a variety of activities, allowing enrich the teaching and learning processes; Canaima microcomputer being one of the most widespread technological resources of this kind in the country. The purpose of the ongoing research, of a feasible project type up to the execution phase, is to provide teaching methods to strengthen the approach to learning in history through the aforementioned resource. Likewise, it is intended to promote the enrichment of the teaching praxis taking advantage of the versatility offered by this tool, to impregnate the study of national history with significance. This compendium of information is framed within a study in development, whose population will be the teachers and students of second and third grade of the Educational Unit "Alto Barinas Sur"; aspiring to evaluate the level of depth with which the contents are developed, the degree of understanding and interest of the students for them, as well as the real impact that this microcomputer has in the dynamization of the contents and in the development of the methods. Under this approach, it is expected to promote in the educational community a revision of the methods that are being used, the reconsideration inherent in the use of these and the transcendence that the contents have for the students.

The purpose of this essay was to determine the perception as an element of consumer behavior in gastronomic services offered by restaurants in the area through the Tripadvisor platform. The inductive method was applied to determine the level of service resulting in the restaurant Puerto Amistad which received the highest number of visitors, where 39% of the visitors rated their services as excellent and 34% as very good. It was determined to classify in three categories the gastronomic services where two restaurants represented the 54% of the best evaluated that placed it in the category "A", three restaurants represented a 28% that placed it in the category "B" and 9 restaurants that represented 18% are located in a range of 19 to 01 belonging to the category "C" that are considered regular. Fisher's Matrix was applied through expert criteria taking into account the categories of the restaurants according to the dimensions of studies, representing in each quadrant the results obtained according to the analyzes that were carried out in the relational dimension and the operational dimension. It is proposed to apply strategies of positioning, alliance and cooperation that tax the improvement of services.