Research Impact: From the inclusion of key skills/competences in the Spanish Primary Education Curriculum in 2006, we still do not know the impact of that inclusion from teachers’ perspective. This validated survey was designed to […]
Tag: Antonio Calderón
Publication: Primary school student and teacher perceptions of competency-based learning
Research Impact: Two hypothetical models for predicting competency-based learning were designed according to the perceptions of 8.513 primary school students and 1010 teachers from 110 spanish schools. The study allows to advance recommendations that could help to guide and facilitate […]
Publication: Primary School Student and Teacher Perceptions of Competency-Based Learning
Research Impact: Two hypothetical models for predicting competency-based learning were designed according to the perceptions of 8.513 primary school students and 1010 teachers from 110 spanish schools. The study allows to advance recommendations that could help to guide and facilitate […]
Publication: Relationship between perceived competency-based learning and measured learning in TIMSS 2015
Research Impact: The results of this study confirmed the high relationship between perceived competency-based learning and learning measured with the TIMSS 2015 in students from Spain and Germany. Likewise, with all the caution required by such […]
Rich environments for active learning in higher education – Antonio Calderon
Currently, most of the universities in the world aim to create and sustain an outstanding and distinctive learning environment for all their students. This is addressed by ensuring a strong, well-designed and dynamically delivered curricular […]
Staff News and Updates – Giles Warrington
It is always a great way to start the new academic year with some good news stories. Dr Mark Campbell was recently successful in the Science Foundation Ireland-Funded Investigator (SFI-FI) process. Mark is now a […]
Jennifer Burke Award for Innovation in Teaching & Learning Awarded to Dr. Antonio Calderon
The Jennifer Burke Award for Innovation in Teaching and Learning has been awarded annually since 2009 in memory of Jennifer Burke, a well-known and highly regarded friend and colleague of the Irish Learning Technology Community. […]
Questionnaire on Perceived Competency-based Learning for primary school students
Research Impact: The purpose of this study was to design and validate an assessment instrument to explore how primary school students perceive their competency-based learning. Main findings showed that students from year three to year six […]
To blend, or not to blend… Introducing blended learning to undergraduate students – Antonio Calderon
Particularly intense way in the last decade, we (as academics) are being overwhelmed by a digital tsunami, advancing steadily and bringing technology into our daily work, because it is considered a natural amplifier of the […]
