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Language Revista electrónica de investigación y evaluación educativa, 2019, vol. 25, no 2
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- Association between motivational climate, school adjustment and family functioning in adolescents(2019) Castro Sánchez, Manuel; Zurita Ortega, Félix; García Marmol, Eduardo; Chacón Cuberos, RamónThe present study seeks to define and contrast an explanatory model of motivational climate, school adjustment and family functioning, and to analyse the existing associations between the aforementioned variables through structural equation analysis. The sample includes 2,134 adolescents aged 12 to 18 years from the province of Granada. Motivational climate (PMCSQ-2), school adjustment (EBAE-10) and family functioning (APGAR) are analysed. A descriptive cross-sectional design is used and the program AMOS 23.0 is employed to construct the multi-group structural equation model. The model showed appropriate fit (?2 = 241.34; df = 17; p < .001; CFI = .953; NFI = .950; IFI = .953; RMSEA = .079). The present study revealed that task-oriented motivational climates toward assignments generate higher levels of school adjustment within students. In fact, this same motivational climate is directly associated with family functioning, with these being considered positive variables for determining a good climate in the physical education classroom. On the other hand, an ego-oriented motivational climate was inversely related with school adjustment, without being linked to family functioning. All of this reveals the importance of promoting more self-determined types of motivation in the classroom, which encourage cooperation between group members, effort and personal improvement
- Equal opportunities and educational inclusion in Spain(2019) López Rupérez, Francisco; Expósito Casas, Eva; García García, IsabelThere is a growing international consensus that considers equity as a necessary, though not sufficient, characteristic of the quality of education systems. PISA 2015 has established two fundamental pillars of equity: equal opportunities and educational inclusion. Regarding equal opportunities, the OECD has chosen to distinguish the influences on students from the circumstances, on the one hand, and the effort, on the other. Of the first the student would not be responsible; of the second if it would be, by virtue of their individual choices. Regarding educational inclusion, it has established a distinction between academic inclusion and social inclusion. The present work is based on that same conceptual framework, but it enriches the indicators of equality of opportunities through indexes of processes that would improve the results of the students operating on their circumstances from the school environment. From the samples of Spain and its seventeen autonomous communities in PISA 2015, this work makes the measurement of a broad set of indicators and analyzes the relationships between them. From this broad set of empirical results, it draws relevant consequences for the improvement of the education system in Spain and its autonomous communities in terms of equity
- Assessing academic writin : The construction and validation of an integrated task-based instrument to evaluate specific writing skills(2019) Andueza, AlejandraAssessing academic writing skills is key to developing instructional processes to help freshmen students master academic writing. This article presents the construction and validation process of an instrument developed for that purpose. To do so, we first discuss the theoretical construct of the test, then we describe the process through which the instrument was developed and validated, and, finally, we report the results and discuss some implications for instruction.
- Occupational hardiness and life satisfaction in Spanish primary school teachers(2019) Gutiérrez Caballero, Juana María; Blázquez Manzano, Alberto; Feu Molina, SebastiánObjective. The work has multiple objectives: i) to analyze the psychometric properties on a scale of occupational hardiness applied to teachers in Spain; ii) to study the occupational hardiness based on demographic factors, the familiar context and the environment; iii) to predict the degree of satisfaction with life from the variables of the occupational hardiness. Method. A descriptive, transversal and inferential design was used. Occupational Hardiness and Life Satisfaction Scale questionnaires were applied to a sample of 649 active teachers employment. Results. Teachers show a high mean score in the total resistance score M=3.48±.363 (Likert Scale of 1-4), as well as in the Commitment M=3.68±.400, Challenge M=3.51±.461 and Control M=3.24±.516 dimensions. Confirmatory factor analysis showed an adequate adjustment of the scales. Inferential analysis indicated the existence of significant differences in resistance according to sex, years of experience and specialty (p<.05). Differences were found in the dimension of challenge and years of experience; differences in commitment according to sex and specialty; and in control according to type of school and professional status. The resistance variable is the one that contributes the most to predicting life satisfaction
- Service-learning in the Spanish university system : A study based on deans? perception(2019) Pérez Pérez, Cruz; González González, Hugo; Lorenzo Moledo, María del Mar; Crespo Comesaña, Julia María; Belando Montoro, María Remedios; Costa-Paris, AnaLa tercera misión de la universidad implica devolver a la sociedad parte de lo que de ella recibe. Este modo de entender la relación entre sociedad y universidad supone la implementación de nuevas metodologías de enseñanza-aprendizaje, en las cuales el profesorado deja de ser un mero transmisor de conocimiento, y los estudiantes adquieren un papel activo y crítico en respuesta a las necesidades sociales. El aprendizaje-servicio es una estrategia metodológica que combina la formación teórica en un ámbito de conocimiento con su aplicación a través de la prestación de un servicio a la comunidad. Esta metodología es apropiada para hacer posible la tercera misión de la institución universitaria. El objetivo de este trabajo es comprender la disposición de las facultades y escuelas universitarias de España para promover y crear oportunidades que den lugar a la implementación de proyectos de ApS en sus centros. Entre las conclusiones del estudio cabe destacar la percepción institucional, ya que el uso de esta metodología convierte a la universidad en una institución más abierta, que interactúa con la comunidad y el entorno, ampliando su campo de formación más allá del conocimiento técnico y científico, para brindar un servicio de transformación social.
