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Estíbaliz Cepa-Rodríguez; Juan Etxeberria Murgiondo – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
Digital competence (DC) has become a key element for future teachers in the effort to guarantee a high-quality education system that responds to the needs of the 21st century. For this reason, numerous studies have tried to evaluate the DC of university students in education degrees, although very few have focused on the differences according to…
Descriptors: Digital Literacy, Undergraduate Students, Preservice Teachers, Foreign Countries
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Quintas-Hijós, Alejandro; Latre-Navarro, Lorena – Cogent Education, 2023
The Bologna Declaration (1999) and the implementation of the European Higher Education Area have opened a new panorama of learning. In Spanish Universities, an Undergraduate Dissertation (UD) is the final step on the developmental period of undergraduate students. However, there are usually no previous subjects during the undergraduate course that…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Electronic Learning, Undergraduate Students, Student Research
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Mari Mar Boillos – Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 2024
Purpose: Peer review is one teaching activity that is gaining ground in academic writing training. Studies have addressed the variety of benefits involved and students are able to identify peer review's positive aspects. However, it is still unknown whether the impact peer review has on texts is aligned with what students believe. This research…
Descriptors: Peer Evaluation, Academic Language, Writing (Composition), Student Attitudes
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Aitor Garcés-Manzanera – Language Teaching Research Quarterly, 2024
Learning a second language (L2) is dependent upon numerous external and internal factors, among which motivation plays a relevant role. In fact, motivation has been recognized as crucial in the L2 learning process (Ushioda, 2012). Such has been its importance that interest in L2 motivation has led to the development of theories such as the L2…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Learning Processes
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Loturco, Irineu; Montoya, Natalia P.; Ferraz, Marina B.; Berbat, Vanderson; Pereira, Lucas A. – Education Sciences, 2022
This systematic review examined the effects of distinct physical activity interventions on the academic achievement of school students based on an analysis of four distinct outcomes: mathematics, language, reading, and composite scores. This study was performed in accordance with the PRISMA guidelines and the QUORUM statement. A literature search…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Academic Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Language Skills
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Pilar Rodríguez-Arancón; María Bobadilla-Pérez; Alberto Fernández-Costales – Journal for Multicultural Education, 2024
Purpose: This study aims to delve into the interplay between didactic audiovisual translation (DAT) and computer-assisted language learning (CALL), exploring their combined impact on the development of intercultural competence (IC) among learners of English as a foreign language (EFL). Design/methodology/approach: Using a quasi-experimental…
Descriptors: Translation, Teaching Methods, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Arco-Tirado, José L.; Fernández-Martín, Francisco D.; Hervás-Torres, Miriam – Studies in Higher Education, 2020
The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the impact of a peer-tutoring program on academic performance among first-year students. The sample consisted of 102 first-year students from four-degree programs at a Spanish University. The academic performance was measured through the official student Academic reports. The assignment of the students…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Peer Teaching, Tutoring, Academic Achievement
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Ferreras-Listán, Mario; Pineda Alfonso, José Antonio; León-Sánchez, Mario; Sevillano-Monje, Verónica – International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies, 2020
Thanks to the intercultural training of secondary school teachers, it has been possible to improve the inclusion of immigrant students in school classrooms. Reality shows that greater attention to this type of student by teachers, as well as by other colleagues, considerably improves their academic success. It also favours greater personal…
Descriptors: Action Research, Inclusion, Immigrants, Foreign Countries
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García-Merino, José Domingo; Urionabarrenetxea, Sara; Fernández-Sainz, Ana – Higher Education Research and Development, 2020
This article identifies the profiles of students whose performance is improved by the PBL method, and the influence of certain student-dependent factors that lead to improvement. Effects on performance vary from one student to another, so we distinguish between outcomes among low-performing, average-performing, and high-performing students. To…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Student Improvement, Student Characteristics, College Students
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Tejedor-Garcia, Cristian; Escudero-Mancebo, David; Camara-Arenas, Enrique; Gonzalez-Ferreras, Cesar; Cardenoso-Payo, Valentin – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2020
Over the last few years, we have witnessed a growing interest in computer-assisted pronunciation training (CAPT) tools and the commercial success of foreign language teaching applications that incorporate speech synthesis and automatic speech recognition technologies. However, empirical evidence supporting the pedagogical effectiveness of these…
Descriptors: Pronunciation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Gràcia, Marta; Casanovas, Jordi; Riba, Carles; Sancho, Maria Ribera; Jarque, Maria Josep; Casanovas, Josep; Vega, Fàtima – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2022
This paper reports the development and validation of a digital application (Assessment Scale of Oral Language at School -- Decision Support System, EVALOE-DSS) for the professional development of teachers aiming to improve their students' linguistic competence. We performed a multiple case study involving seven teachers and their students from…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Oral Language, Second Language Learning
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Tur, Gemma; Urbina, Santos; Forteza, Dolors – Digital Education Review, 2019
This article explores the results of a rubric-based formative assessment of an eportfolio task as part of a pedagogical subject on a weekly basis during the first year in the Teacher Education programme of the University of the Balearic Islands. The study aims to explore the possibilities of the rubric usage for formative assessment and in…
Descriptors: Scoring Rubrics, Formative Evaluation, Portfolio Assessment, Self Management
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Etaio, Iñaki; Churruca, Itziar; Rada, Diego; Miranda, Jonatan; Saracibar, Amaia; Sarrionandia, Fernando; Lasa, Arrate; Simón, Edurne; Labayen, Idoia; Martinez, Olaia – Interactive Learning Environments, 2018
European Frame for Higher Education has led universities to adapt their teaching schemes. Degrees must train students in competences including specific and cross-curricular skills. Nevertheless, there are important limitations to follow skill improvement through the consecutive academic years. Final-year dissertation (FYD) offers the opportunity…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Seniors, Theses, Skill Development
Agasisti, Tommaso; Avvisati, Francesco; Borgonovi, Francesca; Longobardi, Sergio – OECD Publishing, 2018
Resilience refers to the capacity of individuals to prosper despite encountering adverse circumstances. This paper defines academic resilience as the ability of 15-year-old students from disadvantaged backgrounds to perform at a certain level in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) in reading, mathematics and science that…
Descriptors: Educationally Disadvantaged, Resilience (Psychology), Academic Persistence, Academic Achievement
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Vega Gil, Leoncio; Hernández Beltrán, Juan Carlos; García Redondo, Eva – European Education, 2016
This study examines to what extent there is a sort of "political appropiation" by political parties when they seek to set a discourse about the Spanish PISA outcomes. We have consistently found that programs for assessing the competencies of students, especially PISA, have become tools of rationalization and the legitimization of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests, International Assessment, Secondary School Students
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