Research Topics
Chapter 1 – “Relationships between Conceptual and Procedural Knowledge in Learning Fractions” by Dr. Florencia Stelzer, Dr. María Laura Andrés, Dr. Lorena Canet-Juric, Dr. Isabel Introzzi, and Dr. Sebastián Urquijo, researchers at the National Scientific and Technical Research Council (Conicet), Argentina.
Chapter 2 – “An Initial Characterization of the Academic Achievement of First-Year University Students” by Beatriz Carreño, M.A., deputy director of the Initial Academic Characterization Instrument at the Crear Institute of the University of San Sebastián, Chile; Sonia Micin Carvallo, M.A., director of Crear; and Sergio Urzua, Ph.D., methodologist at Crear and professor of Philosophy at the University of Santiago, Chile. Sonia Micin Carvallo, Director of Crear, and Prof. Sergio Urzua, methodologist at Crear and State Professor of Philosophy at the University of Santiago, Chile.
Chapter 3 – “The Reproducibility of Learning Situations in a Teacher Reflection Workshop” by Dr. Francisco Lezama, professor and researcher at the Center for Research in Applied Science and Advanced Technology at the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN), and Dr. María Soledad Montoya, faculty member at the School of Education at Alberto Hurtado University, Chile.
Chapter 4 – “Teaching Performance in University Education: Analysis of Student Opinions” by Prof. Silvia Loureiro, assistant professor at the Teaching Unit of the Faculty of Engineering at the University of the Republic and high school chemistry teacher for 11th grade, Dr. Marina Míguez, director and associate professor at the Teaching Unit of the Faculty of Engineering at the University of the Republic, and Prof. Ximena Otegui, assistant professor.
Chapter 5 – “ICT and Initial Teacher Education: Opportunities and Challenges from the Students’ Perspective” by Mag. Rosana Martínez, graduate of the Master’s in Education Universidad ORT Uruguay at Universidad ORT Uruguay; Dr. Carlinda Leite, full professor at the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences and member of the Board of Directors of the Center for Educational Research and Intervention at the University of Porto, Portugal; and Dr. Angélica Monteiro, researcher at that center.
Chapter 6 – “Grouping Students According to Academic Performance: Does It Affect the Pedagogical Core?” by Mag. María Paola Sevil, a student in the Doctoral Program in Education at Alberto Hurtado-Diego Portales University, Chile.
The journal’s coverage spans from January to June 2016.