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

The objective of the research was to design curricular adaptations based on Information and Communication Technologies for students with special educational needs. It was carried out in the Educational Unit of the Provincial Council of Carchi, Ecuador, with a qualitative, descriptive, transversal and field methodology. An interview was conducted with eight elementary school teachers and a representative of the Student Counseling Department to determine the special educational needs of a study group of 60 students, as well as the relevance of curricular planning. The findings identified several deficiencies in 16 students such as difficulty in Mathematics, reading and writing problems, behavioral disorders, autism and mild intellectual disability. In addition, it was evidenced that there is no relevance in the didactic planning that includes curricular adaptations related to special educational needs. Based on this, digital tools and strategies for students with special educational needs are proposed in order to strengthen pedagogical practice and contribute to learning, inclusion and development of skills in these students. This study emphasizes that curricular adaptations for special educational needs are an alternative for priority attention to students with various limitations.

Logical mathematical reasoning is a powerful tool that can be applied in various areas of life, from solving everyday problems to making important decisions. Its application helps us develop fundamental cognitive skills and face challenges more efficiently. The objective is for students to recognize that numbers, operations and figures are interrelated contents and processes that are present in everyday life and that it is necessary to develop skills to expand their reasoning capacity. The present research is of a descriptive documentary type, and is based on the strategies of the constructivist theory of learning, where Piaget states that the individual acquires his knowledge from the preliminary information he already possesses and from the interaction with the environment in which he develops.  The results of the qualitative diagnostic evaluation of the students at the beginning of the 2023-2024 school year are discouraging. We can conclude that the students show difficulties, lack of interest and lack of motivation in solving the exercises.  

As artificial intelligence plays an increasingly prominent role in academic decision making and student-technology interactions, a critical need arises to address the inherent ethical issues. The fundamental aim of the article is to analyze these ethical perspectives from various dimensions, such as equity in access to education, privacy of student data, and the social implications of automation in teaching. The methodology of the study involves a comprehensive review of the ethical and research literature in the field of artificial intelligence and higher education, as well as the analysis of case studies illustrating specific ethical situations. The results highlight the complexity and interconnectedness of ethical dilemmas associated with the application of AI in higher education. Tensions between the optimization of educational processes through AI and the need to preserve equity and individual autonomy are identified. In addition, the ethical responsibilities of educational institutions, technology developers, and educators in implementing and using AI-based systems are examined. The article's conclusions highlight the urgency of establishing robust ethical frameworks and clear policies to guide the implementation of AI in higher education, thus ensuring that the benefits derived from this technology are balanced with the protection of fundamental ethical values.

The objective of this project is to implement a school medicinal garden where students carry out practical activities that lead to the cultural strengthening of the Cofán people. For this purpose, a participatory action research is carried out using the instruments that lead to collect the necessary information. Among them, interviews and surveys were applied to a group of people from the community to identify the level of knowledge about the use of medicinal plants, the categories and population were defined taking into account the identified problem. The result obtained was the articulation of practical activities from the school medicinal garden where students are facilitated to manipulate and observe directly the plants to facilitate their learning in a meaningful way in the use and care of them. In such a way that the school is able to demonstrate the sense of belonging and love for their culture from their worldview, respect for the rules, valuing and caring for plants as they have always been of great benefit for millennia for humanity, especially for indigenous peoples.  In addition, the participation of the community and the medicinal garden to continue practicing in the academic work of the students. In conclusion, there is a collection of information from the educational community as connoisseurs of the culture, which allows to have as a contribution to the institution information according to the needs of the community.

The objective of the research was the analysis of teachers' learning management in the use of Information and Communication Technology Tools (ICT). Specifically, it was developed the knowledge of the current situation regarding the use of ICT, the description of each of these and the characterization of the learning management processes in teachers. It was a descriptive, non-experimental and cross-sectional research. The results were obtained from a survey made up of 22 items addressed to teachers of students with incomplete schooling at the "Amelia Gallegos Díaz" Educational Unit, which led to the conclusion that technological tools are an important part of learning management, in addition to promoting its development and contributing to the students' evaluation process. It is recommended to promote the systematic use of technological tools for the benefit of education for young people and adults attending this educational establishment.

The present article consists of a systematic review, which aims to: analyze how the use of pictograms affects the development of comprehensive reading of students in primary education, answering the following questions: How pictogram didactic strategies can improve reading and writing in primary education? How does the pictogram influence language comprehension in primary education students? The influence of the pictogram in the syntactic development of language? Scientific productions from SCOPUS, Web of Science, Google academic databases, publications made from 2018 to 2023 were analyzed. The study is based on the PRISMA methodology (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Anayses), which consists of a flow chart that allows the selection of studies for their construction (Higgins and Green, 2011), which have allowed the systematic coordination of the methods and techniques of studies most related to the research variables.

Innovative educational practices represent a dynamic and adaptive approach to 21st century education. This article aims to analyze the impact of innovative educational practices mediated by Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) on the quality of the teaching-learning process; for this purpose, a literature review was conducted, different approaches and strategies that integrate ICT in the classroom were examined, and the benefits and challenges associated with the implementation of innovative educational practices in different educational environments were analyzed. The research followed a qualitative methodology, an exploratory study and a literature review were conducted to obtain information related to innovative educational practices and their impact on the quality of the ASP; a variety of research methods, techniques and instruments were used to achieve the objective of the study.

 

Objective: To evaluate the perception of internal medicine residents in Latin American countries regarding compliance with the academic program, workload, impact on personal life, salary, academic information sources, and the occurrence of various misconducts by superiors. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional design was used, including internal medicine residents from Latin America who completed a survey in a Google form. Data analysis involved the use of means, standard deviations, and percentages. Results: A total of 566 internal medicine residents were included from eighteen countries participated, 53.70% were women, and 79.70% were single. Average years since graduation: 5.18 ± 2.81. Choosing internal medicine as the first option was reported by 79.20%. Only 25.30% confirmed that the theoretical class program was fully completed, and 20% stated that only 50.00% of the scheduled hours were fulfilled. About 48.10% were unaware of the program’s objectives. A total of 61.60% reported no facilities to conduct research during their training. Average rest hours are 5.35 ± 1.2 on a regular day and 2.1 ± 1.5 on a call day. 68.60% have two weekly calls, and 20.70% have three. Additionally, 67.50% do not have post-call rest. As for medical errors, 76.50% acknowledged some form of error during practice, attributing these to lack of knowledge (77.00%) and fatigue/exhaustion (76.70%). Also, 53.00% experienced some form of verbal aggression and 44% public humiliation, with 4% reporting sexual aggression. Humiliating tasks were reported by 31.40% and unfair or disproportionate sanctions by 37%. A very intense workload was reported by 40.30% and intense by 43.30%, which impacts family life for 75.00% and mood for 79%. About 41.00% did not have adequate dormitories in their training environment. Over 50% of the residents’ salary did not cover 100% of their total expenses. Less than 60.00% of the residents surveyed had access to a physical library, virtual library, current journals, and diagnostic databases. Conclusions: Residents report a negative perception regarding the fulfillment of their academic program, workload, impact on personal life, salaries, academic information sources, and the frequency of inappropriate behaviors by supervising doctors or higher-ranking residents.

Objective: To study the quality of the articulation and management of cases of the treatment of Children and Adolescents victims of violence and sexual abuse in The Dominican Republic. Methodology: Mixed study on the care carried out in the years 2019 and 2020. The Non-Profit Associations professionals who performed the care evaluated in a virtual way the process of attention and articulation of 200 cases through a questionnaire and focus groups. Results: The four Non-Profit Associations differed both in the scope of the target population, as well as in the types of violence addressed, as well as in the interventions, number of sessions, trauma training and multidisciplinary participation. Two Non-Profit Associations, which attended 67% of the cases, reported weak attention, judicial protection and inter-institutional articulation, especially slow and irregular responses from the Public Ministry. Three factors explain the difference in quality between Non-Profit Associations: Direct contacts with authorities, clarity in available national regulations, and provision of human resources. Conclusions: The child protection system in the Dominican Republic continues in the phase of regulation and systematization of intervention strategies and articulation and allocation of minimum resources. It is recommended: 1. Have a national regulation specifying the role of all the actors of the system on the organization of the complaint, judicial protection and treatment of children who are victims of violence and prolonged trauma. 2. Implement the case management process formally as a guiding principle, attributing this role to CONANI. 3. Expand the nationwide presence of child protective services and identify the necessary resources