2017, Vol. 7. núm. 3
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Some strategies to improve the learning process
(OmniaScience, 2017-09)
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Open AccessThis last issue of JOTSE’s volume 7 focuses on the diverse teaching/learning strategies being carried out in several universities worldwide. In this sense, our current issue reflects that no matter the continent nor the ... -
Problem definition as a stimulus to the creative process: analysis of a classroom exercise
(OmniaScience, 2017-09)
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Open AccessDealing with problem-solving has been a growing challenge in teaching engineering and over the career of these professionals. To increase the ability to understand a problem and consequently improve the quality of the ... -
Initiatives to foster engineering student motivation: a case study
(OmniaScience, 2017-09)
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Open AccessThere is little doubt that student motivation is essential in providing a beneficial learning experience. One way to produce such motivation is to stimulate it through suitable assessment methods. This paper shares the ... -
Meaningful learning using concept maps as a learning strategy
(OmniaScience, 2017-09)
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Open AccessThis work presents a proposal for the teaching-learning of the concept map technique applied to the Natural Sciences course in the second year of Compulsory Secondary Education (ESO, according to its initials in Spanish). ... -
Differences in styles of thinking ‘In Light of Sternberg's Theory': a case study of different educational levels in Saudi Arabia
(OmniaScience, 2017-09)
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Open AccessPeople’s styles of thinking vary; we seek to understand these differences, to refine our abilities and skills, and find new and useful ways of thinking. To develop this concept, we implement the Sternberg (1997) thinking ... -
Exploring the importance of soft and hard skills as perceived by IT internship students and industry: a gap analysis
(OmniaScience, 2017-09)
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Open AccessThe research paper proposes a skills gap methodology that utilized the respondent experiences in the internship program to measure the importance of the Information Technology (IT) skills gap as perceived by IT students ...