2012, Vol. 2, núm. 1

 

Sumari

  • Some experiences related to innovation methodologies within the university classroom 

    Amante García, Beatriz; Martínez Martínez, María del Rosario (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Institut de Ciències de l'Educació, 2012-03)
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    Accés obert
    In this second year of our Journal JOTSE our main challenge is to publish experiences related to innovation methodologies within the university classroom. Thus, allowing for the implementation and/or evaluation of competences ...

  • Flight mechanics experiment onboard nasa’s zero gravity aircraft 

    Matthews, Kyle R.; Motiwala, Samira A.; Edberg, Donald L.; García-Llama, Eduardo (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Institut de Ciències de l'Educació, 2012-03)
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    Accés obert
    This paper presents a method to promote STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education through participation in a reduced gravity program with NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). ...

  • The Integrated project as a learning experience 

    Antequera Caplliure, Mª Ángeles; Herrero Montagud, Mercedes (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Institut de Ciències de l'Educació, 2012-03)
    Article
    Accés obert
    Florida Universitaria is a higher education centre specialising in technical and business training among other specialist areas. Postgraduate programmes, graduate programmes, vocational training, secondary education, further ...

  • Development and assessment of generic competences in engineering degrees through creativity 

    Anguís Climent, Diego (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Institut de Ciències de l'Educació, 2012-03)
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    Accés obert
    Now more than ever, the social demands on the University require huge amounts of creativity to respond to the socio-economic context of today’s society. Creativity is an ability that requires teamwork as a framework for ...

  • A New learning experience: voluntary preparatory course for the bachelor’s degree in engineering 

    Botey Cumella, Muriel; Alcaraz, Olga (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Institut de Ciències de l'Educació, 2012-03)
    Article
    Accés obert
    This paper reports on a new experience carried out at school associated with the Technical University of Catalonia, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) in September 2010. The aim is to describe the organization, ...

  • Analysis of online quizzes as a teaching and assessment tool 

    Salas-Morera, Lorenzo; Arauzo-Azofra, Antonio; García-Hernández, Laura (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Institut de Ciències de l'Educació, 2012-03)
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    Accés obert
    This article deals with the integrated use of online quizzes as a teaching and assessment tool in the general program of the subject Proyectos in the third course of Ingeniero Técnico en Informática de Gestión over five ...

  • Analysis of students’ generated questions in laboratory learning environments 

    Llorens-Molina, Juan Antonio; Llorens de Jaime, Jesús María; Sanz Berzosa, Isidora (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Institut de Ciències de l'Educació, 2012-03)
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    Accés obert
    In order to attain a reliable laboratory work assessment, we argue taking the Learning Environment as a core concept and a research paradigm that considers the factors affecting the laboratory as a particularly complex ...