Research Outputs

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    Pre-service teachers' skills and perceptions about the use of virtual learning environments to improve teaching and learning
    (Behaviour & Information Technology, 2017) ;
    Lytras, Miltiadis
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    This paper explores data retrieved from Educational Immersive Virtual Worlds to describe pre-service teachersā€™ skills and perceptions about the simulation tasks. This project had 10 participants who were immersed for 3 years in the Technology and Pedagogical Models in Immersive Worlds island, a multi-user virtual environment in Second Life and Open Simulator. In this project, we evaluated how three-dimensional virtual environments can facilitate the achievement of teaching and learning processes. Based on quantitative and qualitative methodologies, two data collection instruments were applied. Through observation grids and personal log books, professional performance of the 18 pedagogical challenges implemented was collected. The statistical analysis shows that the students improved their technology skills and educational aspects about good practices in classes, regardless of the type of platform used. The analysis through Constant Comparing Method reported a positive assessment of the use of virtual environments, especially about the use of teaching strategies. Main conclusions regarding the pedagogical context reflect the importance of peer assessment on teaching performance, as well as the complexity of role-plays as intellectual challenges to enhance pre-service teachersā€™ skills. The main difficulties identified during the development of the activities were technical in nature, reporting hardware and connectivity issues.
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    El Paradigma socio crĆ­tico y su contribuciĆ³n al PrĆ”cticum en la FormaciĆ³n Inicial Docente
    (Universidad de ConcepciĆ³n, 2017) ;
    El propĆ³sito de este trabajo es revisar aquellos fenĆ³menos que afectan la labor pedagĆ³gica desde las problemĆ”ticas existentes en la separaciĆ³n de la teorĆ­a y la prĆ”ctica en la formaciĆ³n de profesores. Se reflexionarĆ” en torno al paradigma socio crĆ­tico, sus principales seguidores y la contribuciĆ³n de este a la educaciĆ³n y a la formaciĆ³n de profesores nĆ³veles. Finalmente, se revisan las consideraciones finales centradas en la perspectiva democrĆ”tica participativa, especĆ­ficamente, en el proceso compartido de la elaboraciĆ³n del conocimiento en relaciĆ³n a la realidad social y cultural.
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    PercepciĆ³n de los docentes chilenos sobre sus perspectivas, habilidades y prĆ”cticas evaluativas en el aula
    (Universidad Austral de Chile, 2017) ;
    Poblete-Correa, Susana
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    DĆ­az-Larenas, Claudio
    La finalidad de este artĆ­culo es analizar las perspectivas, habilidades y prĆ”cticas evaluativas de profesores de EducaciĆ³n Superior y EducaciĆ³n BĆ”sica (N=73) en relaciĆ³n con la experiencia profesional, nivel educacional donde se desempeƱan y grado acadĆ©mico. Los estudios comparativos de diferencias de medias se realizaron mediante el anĆ”lisis de ANOVA, prueba t y las correlaciones a travĆ©s del coeficiente de Pearson. Los resultados indican que no existen diferencias estadĆ­sticamente significativas en las dimensiones evaluadas con respecto al lugar donde trabajan los profesores y la experiencia profesional que poseen. Sin embargo, se advierte una correlaciĆ³n directa de las prĆ”cticas evaluativas que utilizan en el aula y las habilidades que declaran tener.