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  • Internationalization: changes and challenges chasing internationalization targeting 

    Amante García, Beatriz; Martínez Martínez, María (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Institut de Ciències de l'Educació, 2014-03)
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    In 2014 JOTSE is facing several changes and challenges so as to improve the quality of our scientific Journal. In the first place, we have incorporated new members in our Editorial board and we hope to implement thanks to ...
  • A handful of bacteria: a simple activity that engages students to think and write like a scientist 

    Song, Pengfei (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Institut de Ciències de l'Educació, 2014-03)
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    Non-major students taking science courses to fulfill degree requirements may show low interest in traditional lecture-based classrooms. While professors may try to incorporate hands-on activities to the classroom to foster ...
  • Some limits in peer assessment 

    Domingo Peña, Joan; Martínez García, Herminio; Gomáriz Castro, Spartacus; Gámiz Caro, Juan (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Institut de Ciències de l'Educació, 2014-03)
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    Nowadays, the educational methodology known as “peer assessment” constitutes one of the pillars of formative assessment at the different levels of the educational system, particularly at the University level. In fact, in ...
  • Online discussion forums with embedded streamed videos on distance courses 

    Fernández Alarcón, Vicenç; Simó Guzmán, Pep; Castillo Merino, David; Sallán Leyes, José María (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Institut de Ciències de l'Educació, 2014-03)
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    Existing literature on education and technology has frequently highlighted the usefulness of online discussion forums for distance courses; however, the majority of such investigations have focused their attention only on ...
  • Academic performance of students admitted with different entry certificates to the nigerian certificate in education programme at the Federal College of Education (Technical), Omoku 

    Amasuomo, Japo Oweikeye Morto (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Institut de Ciències de l'Educació, 2014-03)
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    This study attempted to determine the levels of academic performance of two groups of students admitted with different entry certificates to the Nigeria certificate in Education (NCE) Technical Programme and to find out ...
  • Experiences with a simulated learning environment - the SimuScape©: virtual environments in medical education 

    Thies, Anna-Lena; Weissenstein, Anne; Haulsen, Ivo; Marschall, Bernhard; Friederichs, Hendrik (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Institut de Ciències de l'Educació, 2014-03)
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    Simulation as a tool for medical education has gained considerable importance in the past years. Various studies have shown that the mastering of basic skills happens best if taught in a realistic and workplace-based ...