Dra. Badilla-Quintana, María Graciela

En la actualidad, la educación remota ha sido una gran oportunidad para garantizar la continuidad de los aprendizajes de los estudiantes y las tecnologías de la información y comunicación (TIC) se sitúan como la mejor opción para asegurarlos. Desde esta perspectiva, el aprendizaje móvil y las aplicaciones educativas han facilitado la tarea de muchos profesores que preparan clases a distancia. El desafío radica en la selección de recursos que cuenten con valor pedagógico y promuevan el aprendizaje esperado. Este artículo se propone como objetivos: a) reportar la adaptación y validación de una rúbrica que permita apreciar el valor educativo de las aplicaciones móviles, la cual logra un alfa de Cronbach, α = .783; b) informar los resultados del estudio piloto, los cuales permiten contar con un instrumento denominado RubricApp, que se estructura en 10 indicadores y 3 dimensiones:valor pedagógico, diseño, y participación y motivación.

We are living through a cultural transition, characterized by technological disruption and the erosion of the modern ideology, which are redefining the behavior of citizens in their physical and digital spaces. Virtuality emerges as a new human dimension, making it necessary to rethink social and educational paradigms for a new two-dimensional citizen. In this context, the psychometric features and validation procedure of an instrument (B-PLE) for analyzing Personal Learning Environments (PLE) in students of higher education institutions in the Biobío Region of Chile are described. There were four phases to the validation method: (i) content validity, as determined by six experts in education and ICT; (ii) pilot test, with a non-probabilistic sample of 327 subjects; (iii) principal components analysis (PCA); and (iv) confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The results of the dimensional analysis made it possible to define the structure of the new instrument, explaining 72% of the total variance. The reliability analysis yielded an alpha coefficient of 0.92. The confirmatory factor analysis showed fit indexes that support the proposed theoretical model. In conclusion, the instrument was composed of three latent variables: Open learning (OL), with six questions, Information management (IM), with two questions, and Knowledge creation and transfer (KCT), with three questions.

Este estudio relaciona los cambios en la autopercepción de los docentes en contexto de pandemia con las necesidades curriculares sugeridas desde el Ministerio de Educación de Chile. El objetivo fue analizar los objetivos de las priorizaciones curriculares y el grado de autovaloración sobre la integración de las tecnologías de profesores en contexto de prepandemia y pandemia. El estudio tuvo un carácter analítico, interpretativo y comparativo. Se seleccionaron 178 docentes, se les aplicó un cuestionario TPACK en diciembre de 2020 y enero de 2021, además se seleccionaron cuatro asignaturas para realizar nubes de palabras a partir de sus objetivos priorizados. Se analizaron los resultados de forma descriptiva, comparativa con otra muestra tomada en 2018 y entre otros grupos demográficos. Los resultados revelaron diferencias significativas en varios componentes del TPACK (TK, PK, PCK, TCK y TPK) de los docentes. Se concluye que los docentes en contexto de pandemia se auto perciben con mayor conocimiento tecnológico, pero menor conocimiento pedagógico y de contenido que los docentes en contexto de prepandemia, no coincidiendo con las necesidades curriculares en este periodo, donde se necesita mayor manejo de contenido y pedagógico para contextualizar el aprendizaje

This article analyzes the cultural transition towards postmodernity or a knowledge society and its impact on the changing needs of cities. This transition is characterized by a growing diversification of the use of technologies in most of the economic, political, educational, social,and cultural activities of different human groups. The concept of smart cities emerges, in which the roles and behaviors of citizens are redefined in physical spaces and in their interactions, as well as the function of institutions and interpersonal relationships. Emerging models of social and cultural behavior are required to analyze and systematize these realities, to understand how to increase effectiveness in action, and to rethink education and new ways of teaching and learning.All these processes are based on phenomena of innovation and management, mediated by technology.We proposed an analysis of the new digital skills of these individuals. The elements that shape the reformulation of roles and reference models, as well as an analysis of the postmodern cultural changes and the formation of a holistic, human-community-technology vision, are based on a new pyramid of training needs in which technologies are placed at the service of people’s development,organizations, society, and culture.

Contemporary society is going through a cultural transition that leads to new conceptions about the ways in which human beings organize socially and communicate. This process of deep social and cultural transformations is characterized by a technological disruption, in which virtuality forms a new dimension that behaves as an extension of human intelligence. This new form of human interaction impacts on the social imagination, demanding one to rethink social and educational paradigms for the two-dimensional citizen. In this context, this research article describes the sociological importance and the process of social adaptation of users to a personal learning environment (PLE). It includes the validation process of an instrument for the study of the PLE of 8th grade students belonging to 15 schools in the Biobío Region of Chile. A PLE is a frame of reference that can help to understand how two-dimensional citizens socially adapt and influence the sustainability of local and global systems. The validation method for this instrument considered four stages: i) Expert judgment: considering the opinions of six educators and experts in information and communication technologies (ICT); ii) a pilot test: that included a non-probabilistic sample of 472 subjects; iii) a principal components analysis (PCA); and iv) a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The Questionnaire on Work Habits and Learning for Professional Futures and the Context Questionnaire SIMCE TIC were used as a reference. When performing a psychometric analysis, a Cronbach alpha coefficient of 0.89 was obtained. This confirms that the adaptation of the instrument is good. The results of the dimensional analysis help us define a structure for the new instrument considering three components that explain 55% of the total variance. The results of the confirmatory factor analysis showed adjustment indexes that support the theoretical model proposed for the PLE study. In conclusion, the instrument was composed of three latent variables: Open self-regulated learning (OSRL) with eight questions, information management (IM) with four questions, and creation and transfer of knowledge (CTK) with four questions

El Mundo Virtual (MV) ha ganado prominencia teórica en el ámbito educativo dada sus múltiples ventajas; sin embargo, en la práctica, su integración a procesos de Formación Inicial Docente (FID) sigue siendo poco estudiada. Esta investigación de diseño pre-experimental tiene por objetivo analizar el efecto de simulaciones de prácticas pedagógicas en un MV sobre la valoración de desempeños pedagógicos de estudiantes en FID. Participaron 140 estudiantes chilenos de programas de pedagogía en una intervención educativa que constó de seis sesiones de 90 minutos durante un período de dos meses durante la pandemia. Se administró un instrumento de autorreporte, como pre y post test, para la valoración de desempeños pedagógicos. Los hallazgos reportan un efecto positivo de las simulaciones de prácticas pedagógicas sobre el desempeño docente, como también, una mayor valoración por parte de estudiantes de cursos superiores en comparación a estudiantes de cursos inferiores. Se concluye que el MV refuerza competencias pedagógicas, disciplinares y tecnológicas de los futuros profesores, y proporciona un espacio de simulación de prácticas efectivas en un contexto seguro ante las condiciones actuales por COVID-19.

The quality of Education in Chile is a controversial topic that has been in the public debate in the last several years. To ensure quality in graduate programs, accreditation is compulsory. The current article presents a model to improve the process of self-regulation. The main objective was to design a Model of Quality Assurance for Postgraduate Programs in order to constitute a theoretical, mathematical, and informatics reference that would optimize the processes of self-regulation, self-evaluation, and accreditation of master and doctorate programs from the Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Chile. This descriptive research is based on a mixed methods approach. The proposal was intended through theoretical and empirical references related to the accreditation systems. The analysis process was conducted with key informants, and the informatics instrument was created and validated through expert judgment. After the analysis, the model was optimized considering the expert’s suggestions. As a result of the optimization process, a matrix of eight dimensions was obtained and it is available online in order to be used by the heads of postgraduate programs. Finally, a model with four main stages was achieved in order to install a self-regulation and a self-evaluated culture that leads to accreditation as evidence of the quality of postgraduate programs.

It is essential to understand and manage technology for pre-service teachers in order to propose methodological, educational and assessment strategies that allow them to innovate and respond adequately to the demands of the educational system. The objective is to identify the elements that pre-service teachers use in learning situations for the production of digital educational resources created to teach using social networks through the TPACK rubric. This research was developed focused on a quantitative methodology and a descriptive design. The sample was formed by 32 pre-service teachers who attend an Information and Communication Technology Course in 2014, at the Faculty of Education, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción. Main results obtained from the analysis of three educational resources (blog, Prezi and cartoons) indicate that they possess a low level of integration of curricular objectives and technologies; however, results show that students have a high level to select the technological resources in the design of didactic activities. It can be concluded that incorporation of the TPACK model, positively helps pre-service students to know how to integrate the teaching resources in an innovative way. It enables the achievement of an adequate articulation of technology in teaching and learning.

English language has been enjoying a privileged status in India and occupies a vital place not only in the lives of people but also in Education. English stretches out and expands in all walks of life, from consumer packing to popular magazines, and has a great influence on economic development. Despite the importance of English, the reality of this language in India has not reached the heights of international standards. Efforts to make learners more competent in English language communication are a reality yet to be achieved as revealed in several studies. The current study proposes experience, which is a basis of fundamental and natural learning available to everyone that can be utilized towards the learning of the language by students. In addition, the language teachers are invited to recognize the in-built capacity of the experience in students to foster their learning process. This article, an exploratory study through a quantitative method was carried out among a group of students, in several schools, in the city of Chennai. The results revealed the significance and the utility of Experiential learning, as one such engaging method based on Learner Centered Approach to the learning of English as a second language

Las tecnologías inmersivas brindan una oportunidad única para que los estudiantes en Formación Inicial Docente (FID) enriquezcan su proceso formativo, ampliando las alternativas de práctica docente más allá del ámbito presencial en los centros educativos. El propósito de este estudio fue explorar la experiencia de los estudiantes en FID en simulaciones de prácticas pedagógicas en un Mundo Virtual (MV). Utilizando un método de estudio de caso, se diseñó una intervención educativa basada en retos de simulación de prácticas en un entorno de código abierto que representa una escuela. El estudio involucró a nueve estudiantes inscritos en programas de pedagogía en una universidad de la región del Biobío, Chile. A lo largo del estudio, los estudiantes se enfrentaron a seis retos con niveles de complejidad ascendente, utilizando la técnica de juego de rol. Durante estos retos, demostraron competencias pedagógicas y tecnológicas para la enseñanza en su disciplina, alineadas con los objetivos del currículo nacional. Para recopilar datos, se empleó una bitácora en la cual los participantes registraban sus fortalezas y debilidades tras cada reto. Mediante un análisis temático de estos registros, los resultados destacan el valor tanto pedagógico como tecnológico de las simulaciones en el entorno virtual. Se concluye que las simulaciones de prácticas pedagógicas en un MV pueden enriquecer la formación de futuros docentes, al ofrecer una plataforma que integra eficazmente la pedagogía y la tecnología.