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- Ambientes digitais e promoção de competências metacognitivasPublication . Goulão, Fátima; ChristianOs contextos digitais de aprendizagem promovem a autonomia dos estudantes. Para isso é pertinente que estes consigam refletir e planear as suas ações. Os Exames Wrappers são uma ferramenta metacognitiva que incentiva a reflexão estruturada e o planeamento para a aprendizagem futura. Foi nosso objetivo conhecer as estratégias utilizadas por um grupo de estudantes para a preparação de uma prova de avaliação. Também, a perceção dos mesmos relativamente à avaliação que irão ter, bem como, pretendem orientar o seu estudo. Fizeram parte da amostra 67 estudantes, sendo 76,1% do sexo feminino e 23,9% do sexo masculino. A sua média de idade é de 37,66. Em conclusão, pelas respostas obtidas verificou-se que os estudantes compreenderam o objetivo desta reflexão e, que a partir desta conseguiram perceber alguns aspetos que deveriam ser tidos em conta num outro momento de avaliação. Isto leva-nos a crer que esta autorreflexão induzida produziu os resultados esperados.
- Digital skills and gender equity: perceptions and practices of portuguese primary education teachersPublication . Mouraz, AnaThis study aims to characterize the digital skills and pedagogical practices using digital technology among primary teachers (first CEB), as well as to map their understanding and practices of promoting gender equality using digital technology. To this end, an online questionnaire survey was conducted among teachers, which yielded 3871 valid responses, representing 17.5% of the population. The sample structure is identical to that of the population, in terms of sociodemographic and territorial characteristics, as well as to the years of schooling covered. It was found that teachers perceive themselves as digitally competent to carry out the essential part of their teaching tasks. Most have already tried to carry out a diverse set of pedagogical practices and activities using digital technology. However, as the overwhelming majority did not find differences between the uses that boys and girls make of digital technology, they also do not act to promote digital skills differently among girls. Some contextual variables were also found that explain these differences in perception and practices regarding digital in education.
- Digital skills in distance university students: a psychometric analysisPublication . Aires, Luísa; Amante, Lúcia; Fernández-Márquez, Esther; Nunes, Catarina; GonzalezIn recent years, research on the digital skills of higher education students has increased significantly. However, many of the existing studies have focused primarily on identifying these skills rather than exploring the factors that influence their development. This study investigates the digital skills of first-year undergraduate students enrolled at an online distance education university, as well as their key determining factors. Employing a quantitative methodology, the students completed a Likert-scale questionnaire as part of an online familiarization module. Based on the findings, the students' digital skills were grouped into the following categories: collaboration and creativity, networking, content sharing, information management, information evaluation, and critical thinking. Additionally, the key influencing factors were identified, including the perceived ease of using ICT for problem-solving, orientation towards learning goals, personal initiative, and self-regulation in the use of ICT and the Internet. The results suggest that both individual and social strategies related to Internet use play a crucial role on the acquisition of digital skills. Future research should explore theoretical frameworks and, especially, refine assessment tools, shifting the focus from simply describing digital competencies to examining the factors that influence and predict their development. Such theoretical and methodological adjustments are expected to significantly reshape training strategies in this field.
- Intergenerational learning among teachers’ professional development and lifelong learning: an integrative review of primary researchPublication . Batista, Paula; Mouraz, Ana; Viana, Isabel; Graça, AmândioThis integrative literature review aims to provide a broader and updated perspective of teachers’ intergenerational learning (IL). The search was done in Web of Science and EBSCO ultimate databases between 2011 and 2022. Thirty-two empirical studies were selected and submitted to a thematic analysis and five themes were identified: (a) defining and conceptualising generation, (b) IL from understandings to practices, (c) contexts, factors and roles from different generations and institutions to promote IL, (d) factors that facilitate the success of IL, and (e) factors that make IL difficult. Data shows an increase in the last decades of research in IL within the educational context, but an absence of the prospective dimension still prevails. Intergenerational knowledge has been researched mainly from an individual professional perspective at the micro and meso levels of scholarship. Effectiveness requires intentional cultivation and a genuine desire for intergenerational knowledge exchange, involving active engagement and awareness among diverse generations and alignment with organizational aims. The promotion of IL takes place in very different ways and forms, and reflection on what is different seems to be a dominant trait. Furthermore, the review could conclude that intergenerational opportunities to work together will improve teacher education and continuous professional development.
- Oralidade e saber local: o podcast como ferramenta de educomunicação indígena em saúdePublication . Moura, Deyse Alini de; Maluly, Luciano Victor Barros; Bidarra, José; Lacerda, JucianoCom o status de epidemia obtido pela sífilis no Brasil em 2016, o Ministério da Saúde, em 2017, implementou o Projeto “Sífilis não!”, que visava reduzir os índices da infecção no país por meio de ações conjuntas, envolvendo setores diversos. Este artigo deriva de um estudo realizado no eixo do projeto que previa a realização de pesquisas sobre a ampliação do uso de mediação tecnológica na educação, por meio das Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação (TIC), para a disseminação de informações sobre a infecção. A pesquisa-ação, metodologia utilizada para interação com a comunidade indígena, aliada à pesquisa bibliográfica, entrevistas e realização de seminário, permitiu corroborar que o podcast seria a mídia adequada para abrigar uma rede de informações sobre saúde indígena, considerando-se o saber local e a oralidade, tão característicos desta população.
- Schools’ self-evaluation procedures relevant for primary and secondary schools: variables geometriesPublication . Mouraz, Ana; Beresova, Jana; Figueiredo, Carla; Sampaio, Marta; Vankova, Hanna; Pinto, DanielaThe significance of schools' self-evaluation is intrinsically linked to their autonomy and responsibility in interpreting and executing educational tasks. However, this authority is influenced by both European and national policies. This paper aims to compare the policies and practices underlying the process of school self-evaluation in Slovakia and Portugal. Employing a qualitative approach rooted in comparative research, this study involves analyzing legal documents and field notes collected through informal conversations with school board directors in both countries. While both nations demonstrate some influence from European recommendations in their objectives and procedures, disparities exist in their approaches and emphases. Notably, variations are evident in the purposes of schools' self-evaluation and the teams responsible for conducting it. Nevertheless, both countries underscore the importance of students' achievements within the framework of school self-evaluation.
- Self-perceived reasons to dropout from higher education: a case study in a Portuguese Faculty of EngineeringPublication . Mouraz, Ana; Sousa, ArmandoDropout from Higher Education (HE), that is, the number of students that totally leave a given HE institution is concerningly high, especially in times of crisis. Institutions struggle to minimize dropout, but limited data is available likely because gathering data from learners who dropped out is sensitive, likely involving private information. This paper presents a case study research on student dropout from a very large Portuguese engineering faculty. The main objectives of this research include to gain a better understanding about the reasons for dropout, from the former student’s point of view, and to build a profile for the dropout-at-risk student. The collected data was retrieved from institutional records and from 134 telephonic interviews with former students. The resulting data is analysed in both quantitative and qualitative ways. Results of all gathered dropout data are clustered into three profiles of students who dropout: those that “pull out”, those who were “pushed out” and those who “fall out”. Findings include that students do not decide to dropout by a simple single reason but rather a set of reasons. This research article includes 5 concrete improvement suggestions that are likely to reduce dropout. The two main suggestions are to better prepare the transition to HE and to make policies more flexible in times of crisis, example more flexible schedule.
- Self-regulated learning in secondary school: students' self-feedback in a peer observation programPublication . Torres, Ana Cristina; Duarte, Marina; Pinto, Daniela; Mouraz, AnaSelf-regulated learning (SRL) is crucial for fostering learner autonomy and lifelong learning skills. The article focuses on observation as a trigger of student self-feedback and self-reflection towards the development of SRL. A student peer observation programme, co-designed and piloted by teachers and researchers in two Portuguese public secondary schools is introduced, including its theoretical and methodological framework, observation scheme, and supporting observation guides. A qualitative study of self-reported effects by participating students was performed with the objectives of identifying strong aspects and possible improvements to the programme but also to gain a deeper understanding of how observation and self-feedback mediate between the performance and self-reflection phases of SRL. The results reveal an increased appreciation for feedback from various sources, and of the reflection it enables, with students emphasizing seeking help from teachers and peers. Implications for designing collaborative and student-centred learning environments with observational strategies to promote SRL are included.
- Validation and proposal of a short version of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) for Portuguese adolescent studentsPublication . Morais, Eva; Santos, Anabela; Mouraz, AnaSelf-regulated learning is one of the most relevant learning concepts, representing cognitive, metacognitive, emotional, behavioural and motivational aspects. The Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) is the most used instrument to measure self-regulated learning. Though, its 81-item structure is lengthy and presents psychometric issues. Additionally, there is no translation/validation of MSLQ for European Portuguese secondary students. This study involved two stages; in the first, the scale’s psychometric properties were examined, and a short version with 56 items was proposed; in the second, the short version was re-analysed. The first sample consisted of 795 adolescents aged 14–19; 429 adolescents formed the second sample, aged 13–17. Confirmatory factor analyses using robust estimators showed a good fit to the data for the three separated first-order models. Also, good reliability values were found, and information reproduction between the original version and this reduced proposal was verified. These results suggest that the proposed Portuguese short version of the MSLQ (MSLQ-PTS) is a valid and reliable measure for adolescent Portuguese samples. Moreover, the shorter version length makes it a more effective tool for practitioners and researchers.