(GI-21/1) Research Group for the Improvement of Educational Processes (ProEdu)

Coordinator of the Group:

Members of the Research Group

Keywords:

Teacher training, Teaching innovation, Educational evaluation, Personalized education, Educational inclusion, Social justice.

Brief description of the Group and Objectives:

This research group aims to investigate and contribute to the advancement and improvement of the quality of the teaching-learning process, placing emphasis on teacher training, educational evaluation, teaching innovation, inclusion and social justice.

Lines of research:

  • Improvement of the teaching-learning process.
  • Teacher training to improve educational quality.
  • Educational inclusion and personalization.
  • Educational evaluation.
  • Equity and social justice.
  • Teaching innovation and educational technology.
  • Active, alternative and personalized methodologies.

Posts:

  • García-Barrera, A., Monge, C. y Gómez, P. (2021). Percepciones docentes hacia las altas capacidades intelectuales: relaciones con la formación y experiencia previa. Revista Electrónica Interuniversitaria de Formación del Profesorado, 24(1), 239-251. DOI: 10.6018/reifop.416191.
  • Martínez-Álvarez, I., Llamas-Salguero, F. y López-Fernández, V. (2020). Influencia entre aspectos neuropsicológicos cognitivos y socioemocionales en alumnos de Educación Primaria. Fuentes, 22(2), 224-237. DOI: 10.12795/revistafuentes.2020.v22.i2.08.
  • Villalón, R., Luna, M. y García-Barrera, A. (2019). Valoración y uso de la plataforma Blackboard Collaborate en una universidad a distancia: estudio de caso sobre las prácticas declaradas de docentes del Grado de Psicología. Digital Education Review, 35. DOI: 10.1344/der.2019.35.267-288.
  • Martínez-Álvarez, I. y Lajo, A. (2018). Estudio neuropsicológico de la funcionalidad visual, las estrategias de aprendizaje y la ansiedad en el rendimiento académico. Aula Abierta, 47(2), 245-254. DOI: 10.17811/rifie.47.2.2018.245-254.
  • Martín-Lobo, P., Martínez-Álvarez, I., Muelas, Á., Pradas, S., & Magreñán, A. (2018). A study of 16 years old student learning strategies from a neuropsychological perspective: An intervention proposal. Trends in Neuroscience and Education, 11, 1–8. DOI: 10.1016/j.tine.2018.03.001.
  • Mateos, M., Martín, E., Cuevas, I., Villalón, R., Martínez, I., & González-Lamas, J. (2018). Improving written argumentative synthesis by teaching the integration of conflicting information from multiple sources. Cognition and Instruction, 36(2), 119-138. DOI: 10.1080/07370008.2018.1425300.
  • García-Barrera, A., Gómez-Hernández, P. y Monge-López, C. (2017). La atención a la diversidad en los MOOCs: una propuesta metodológica. Educación XX1, 20(2), 215-233.
  • García-Barrera, A. (2017). Las necesidades educativas especiales: un lastre conceptual para la inclusión educativa en España. Ensaio, 25(96), 721-742. DOI: 10.1590/s0104-40362017002500809.
  • García-Barrera, A. y de la Flor, P. (2016). Percepción del profesorado español sobre el alumnado con altas capacidades. Estudios Pedagógicos, 42(2), 129-149.
  • Gómez-Hernández, P., García-Barrera, A. y Monge-López, C. (Eds.). (2016). La cultura de los MOOCs. Madrid: Síntesis. ISBN: 9788490772379.

Research projects:

Project's name: Teacher training to improve assessment quality in Moodle classrooms (CEAM) (ID-UDIMA-2020-03).
IP: Alba García Barrera.
Number of researchers: 4
Announcement: I Convocatoria de Ayudas a Proyectos de Innovación Educativa de la Universidad a Distancia de Madrid.
Endowment: 1524,55 €
Start-end date: 01-01-2021 to 31-12-2021

Project's name: Comprehensive plan for the evaluation of educational innovation (PIEIE) (ID-UDIMA-2020-03).
IP: Julián Roa González.
Number of researchers: 6
Announcement: I Convocatoria de Ayudas a Proyectos de Innovación Educativa de la Universidad a Distancia de Madrid.
Endowment: 2000€
Start-end date: 01-01-2021 to 31-12-2021

Project's name: Improving didactics, education and learning in higher education with Online Serious Game Creator (Ideal Game) (Cód.: 2020-1-DE01-KA203-005682).
IP: Marc Beutner.
Number of researchers: Erasmus+ Programme. European Commission.
Announcement:
Endowment:
Start-end date: 01-09-2020 to 31-12-2022

Project's name: “Prepare argumentative syntheses from secondary and university sources: analysis of instructional components and their application to the design of a teacher training” (PID2019-105250RB-I00).
IP: Marc Beutner.
Number of researchers: 9
Announcement: 2019 call for "R + D + i PROJECTS" within the framework of the state program for the generation of knowledge and scientific and technological strengthening of the R + D + i system aimed at the challenges of society.
Endowment: 48966.00€
Start-end date: 01-01-2020 to 31-12-2023

Project's name: Comprehensive Improvement Plan for Initial Teacher Training (PIMeFIM) (FPE_017.18_INN).
IP: Rocío Garrido & Bianca Thoilliez.
Number of researchers: 16
Announcement: Call for Grants for Teaching Innovation Projects (INNOVA) from the Autonomous University of Madrid.
Endowment: 2000€
Start-end date: 01-10-2018 to 28-06-2019

Project's name: “Mobile Learning in vocational education (Go Mobile)” (2016-1-DE02-KA202-003332).
IP: Rasmus Pechuel
Announcement: Erasmus + program of the European Commission
Endowment: 55360.00€
Start-end date: 2016-2018

R&D contracts:

Project's name: Curriculum design and development in decentralized educational systems: Comparative and prospective study for Spain within the framework of the LOMLOE curricular reform (Ref.: 2021/00000003).
IP: Javier M. Valle López & Jesús Manso Ayuso.
Number of researchers: 17
Contracting entity: Ministerio de Educación y Formación Profesional y FUAM.
Endowment:
Start-end date: february-april 2021