Sistema Regional de Información
en línea para Revistas Científicas de América Latina,
el Caribe, España y Portugal

The pandemic caused by Covid-19 has caused education, on a global scale, to face increasing challenges in considerable aspects, from the social and economic inequality of students and teachers to the so-called learning deficit at all levels. Considering the essential dialogue between the university, through its teacher education courses and the basic education school, an applied research project was developed (participatory action research) whose theme presupposes technological innovation from a double perspective, as a means and an end. Means, through the proposed teaching methodology, integrated with technology with a view to changes and innovation in the work processes of basic education teachers when implemented. End, considering the pedagogical products generated after implementing the methodology, digital learning objects that, by nature, encompass different technologies for learning purposes. Furthermore, through the effective participation of teachers linked to the action research proposal, the results suggest the effectiveness of teaching resignification, made possible by continuing education, regarding their role as mediators and curators of the pedagogical process, aware that their knowledge of teacher involves the content, pedagogical and technological dimensions, as well as the role of information and communication technologies as an integral part of their pedagogical work.

Considering that scientific writing presents complex challenges, we sought to determine the level of perception that social and human science researchers have about their competencies to write scientific articles, through a cross-sectional descriptive study in which 129 researchers of both sexes with various years of research experience participated. They self-assessed their writing using the Scale for Evaluating Scientific Articles in Social and Human Sciences by López-López, Tobón and Hernández-Juárez (2019), and an overall result of high level in writing competence was obtained, with a significant effect size; scoring highest in the Results and Reference List sections; while the lowest were in Style and Format and Appendices. When comparing writing competence with the variables gender, research experience or the number of books and articles published, no significant differences were found, despite the fact that in this study males presented a greater number of publications. However, the Methodology section, evaluated with the scale, research experience, as well as belonging to the male gender, were the predictor variables for the publication of articles. Finally, it is recommended that more support be given to female researchers and that more methodological training be provided to new researchers in the interest of promoting educational equity.  

Student involvement through peer assessment can have important benefits for the development of competences in initial teacher education. Therefore, the aims of this research are: (i) to find out the characteristics of the peer assessment processes experienced by students during their training and their evaluation of these processes; (ii) to value their perception of the usefulness of using peer assessment processes for the development of teaching competences after a peer assessment experience; and (iii) to value their perception of the usefulness of using peer assessment processes for the development of assessment competences after a peer assessment experience. To this end, a case study was conducted with 10 participants in 2 teacher education subjects. In each subject, three workshops were held in which students had to peer assess the performance of their peers and give them feedback. The information was collected through a semi-structured interview at the end of the subjects. The results show that the students had hardly any experience of this kind, although they valued these processes positively for their learning, although they also encountered difficulties and uncertainties due to their lack of experience. Finally, they also emphasise the importance of carrying out these processes in initial training in order to develop assessment competence and to be able to transfer this learning to their future work context.

Teachers should have the competence to reflect on their own practice. The Ontosemiotic Approach offers as a tool for this purpose the “Didactic Suitability Criteria”. The objectives of the research are to refine the indicators of epistemic suitability and to deepen the epistemic dimension of the meta-didactic-mathematical knowledge of secondary school mathematics teachers in initial training. To this end, research on the object function in secondary education has been examined. In a mixed way, we have analysed, in 119 “Final Projects of the Master's Degree (FPMD) in Secondary Mathematics Teacher Training (Catalonia, Spain)” on functions, the reflection that future teachers make on their teaching, from the epistemic suitability. Based on these analyses, the adequacy of the epistemic suitability for analysing the mathematical object function is designed. Finally, the FPMDs are reanalysed with this new guideline and it is found that their reflections present important weaknesses that could influence the quality of their instructional processes. It is concluded that if mathematics teachers were provided with a specialised guideline that makes it easier for them to consider all the meanings, representations and processes involved in the complexity of the functions, as well as the mathematical practices in which these emerge, it would improve the quality of the design, implementation, and reflection on their instructional processes.

Internationally, mathematical modelling has been gaining an important space in educational curricula, this is why the teaching of this process has been included in educational programmes for mathematics teachers. Due to this importance, in this study, an educational experience on modelling for practising secondary education mathematics teachers from the Panamanian school system is reported, whose objective is to analyse the solving procedures of these teachers to modelling problems and classify these solving procedures. The context is the Diploma Course in Mathematics Education Applied to Secondary Education, taught by the University of Panama, which included a submodule on modelling. The “modelling cycle from a cognitive perspective”, which was taught in the submodule, was used to analyse the solving procedures for three problems posed to the participating teachers, through the written productions that they uploaded to the virtual platform of the diploma course. Four solving procedures could be identified in the 40 productions analysed, which varied from not totally understanding the wording of the problems to developing a whole modelling cycle. With these results, it is intended to provide a first overview of the teaching and learning of modelling in the Panamanian context and to lay the foundations for possible curricular adaptations to mathematics teaching.

Research competence is a crucial cross-cutting skill in the baccalaureate stage (post-compulsory secondary education), which is specifically developed and assessed in subjects such as “Research Project,” taught in Catalonia and other Spanish autonomous communities. The aim of this study was to investigate the perception of both baccalaureate students and teaching staff regarding the development of cross-cutting and specific research competencies through Research Project. To achieve this a research approach was carried out, which included the application of an ad-hoc questionnaire and in-depth interviews. The research sample comprised 1496 baccalaureate students from Catalonia and 15 teaching staff members who were tutors for Research Project. Among the most relevant findings, the alignment in the perception of both groups stands out. Both students and teachers primarily identify the development of competencies related to information search, critical thinking, and self-learning. However, students show a greater disagreement regarding the development of skills such as creativity, leadership, and decision-making. These results suggest that Research Project represents a valuable opportunity to foster the development of research competence. However, it is emphasized the importance of promoting this competence in a cross-cutting manner, both in the work carried out in the various curricular areas of baccalaureate and in prior education throughout secondary education.

There is a growing interest in the acquisition, promotion, and assessment of the competencies necessary for research among university students. However, within the field of educational evaluation, one confronts the complexity of establishing precise measures that inform about the performance of this competence. This study examined the measurement instruments employed to assess the research competence of university students in the educational field. The research followed the PRISMA protocol for conducting systematic literature reviews and performed a critical analysis of the identified measurement instruments. The aspects under investigation included: proposed use, target population, construct’s conceptualization, instrument format, and validity evidence’s generation. Findings indicated that these instruments are employed both to assess the acquisition and mastery of research competence and to evaluate the effectiveness of pedagogical interventions aimed at fostering it. A lack of representativeness of the student population in disciplines with an educational focus was identified. The components and indicators of research competence share a common organization into dimensions spanning from metacognitive skills to contextual conditions within which research is practiced. There was an observed tendency towards the use of questionnaires and a prevalence of traditional approaches in validation procedures.

This article examines the impact of a continuing education seminar on Formative and Shared Evaluation (F&SA) on the research competence through the implementation of Action Research (A-R) cycles to promote educational innovation. This study is based on qualitative methodology that analyses of meetings and reports made by teachers. The results show that the seminar facilitated the transformation of the participants' educational practices, promoting significant changes in their attitudes and approaches to evaluation. In addition, it helped to develop aspects of their research competence and to generate positive perceptions about the importance of researching their own educational practice and the value of discussion and reflection. The A-R cycles, reflection and discussion helped to overcome challenges such as a lack of knowledge of F&SA practices and resistance to change. The seminar proved to be an effective space for generating transformative practices, fostering teachers' research competence and addressing emerging obstacles. It seems relevant to develop initiatives that promote the research competence of teachers linked to processes of lifelong learning and educational innovation, which contribute to quality education.

La construcción de una ciudadanía democrática y crítica depende, entre otros factores, de lacompetencia de las y los profesionales de la educación. En la actualidad, es cada vez más importante eldesarrollo de intervenciones educativas informadas por la evidencia científica, porque se necesita darrespuestas lo más ajustadas y adaptadas posibles a la complejidad de los desafíos sociales, y hacerlocon impacto real y evidenciable desde una perspectiva de equidad educativa.Entre las competencias que integran el perfil formativo y profesional dentro del campo de laeducación, la investigadora es sin duda una de las que mayor peso puede asumir en este enfoque deintervención. Se trata de una competencia que permite la activación de capacidades y habilidades vinculadascon la observación sistemática, la indagación planificada, los análisis complejos y la reflexióncrítica de la realidad educativa.