Andrés Saúl de la Serna-Tuya;Evangelina Jasso-Romero
{"title":"The Security of Digital Content at University Levels","authors":"Andrés Saúl de la Serna-Tuya;Evangelina Jasso-Romero","doi":"10.1109/RITA.2023.3250549","DOIUrl":"10.1109/RITA.2023.3250549","url":null,"abstract":"This research is motivated by the increasing use of information and communication technology (ICT) within the teaching-learning process in universities. This study uses the proposed work methodologies and instruments for identification and evaluation; an instrument proposed by the Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS) of the European Union was applied to evaluate the digital skills. The results made it possible to identify that there are major deficiencies in the digital skills of the participants, to the point of being placed at the initiation level, especially regarding the protection of personal data and digital identity, and protection of the environment.","PeriodicalId":38963,"journal":{"name":"Revista Iberoamericana de Tecnologias del Aprendizaje","volume":"18 2","pages":"146-151"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47860577","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Adrián Pérez-Suay;Steven Van Vaerenbergh;Pascual D. Diago;Ana B. Pascual-Venteo;Francesc J. Ferri
{"title":"Data-Driven Modeling Through the Moodle Learning Management System: An Empirical Study Based on a Mathematics Teaching Subject","authors":"Adrián Pérez-Suay;Steven Van Vaerenbergh;Pascual D. Diago;Ana B. Pascual-Venteo;Francesc J. Ferri","doi":"10.1109/RITA.2023.3250434","DOIUrl":"10.1109/RITA.2023.3250434","url":null,"abstract":"This work addresses the problem of inferring student performance from information acquired in a Learning Management System (LMS). In particular, we explore the capabilities offered by Moodle, a widely used LMS. The study is performed on data acquired from four classes within the same subject, for whom we make inferences about student performance marks. The developed methodology describes the degree in which the acquired information allows to predict the student marks belonging to the continuous evaluation, while the prediction of the final students marks has a higher intrinsic complexity that would require a more in- depth study of the relevant variables. Then, we follow a fully data-driven process to discover similarities among classes. In particular, we propose the use of a dependence estimation measure, the normalized Hilbert-Schmidt Independence criterion. We show how this dependence measure is useful to determine relations among classes, based on their particular teaching methodology, by only using data acquired from the LMS. This opens the door to explore the capabilities of LMS in similarity search between offered courses along an educational platform. In order to help the community and serve as a common way of comparison, we provide the source code of the proposed methodology.","PeriodicalId":38963,"journal":{"name":"Revista Iberoamericana de Tecnologias del Aprendizaje","volume":"18 1","pages":"19-27"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48098963","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Women in Computer Science Degrees: A Cross-National and Longitudinal Study","authors":"Sara Roman Navarro;Marcos Sánchez-Élez Martín","doi":"10.1109/RITA.2023.3250555","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RITA.2023.3250555","url":null,"abstract":"This study focuses on the numerical gap in CS from different angles, whether it presents a similar behavior in all countries or not, and how it evolves over time. We have analyzed OECD statistics from 1998 to 2016 in twenty-nine countries and present results that show that this is a global problem. The average of women who graduated in CS is lower in 2016 than it was in 1998 and the tendency is to continue to diminish, although the situation is very different from some groups of countries to others. We have made statistical analysis that has allowed to present a country classification. This analysis has shown that there is a wide difference between countries such as Mexico, Italy and Belgium for example. We have also carried out statistical analysis of possible relations between economic and social variables for the countries studied along the almost 19 years’ span and have found no statistically significant correlation in global terms, which shows that the problem is complex and that the solutions adopted are only partial.","PeriodicalId":38963,"journal":{"name":"Revista Iberoamericana de Tecnologias del Aprendizaje","volume":"18 1","pages":"54-61"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49943050","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Carlos Argelio Arévalo-Mercado;Estela Lizbeth Muñoz-Andrade;Héctor Cardona-Reyes;Martín Gabriel Romero-Juárez
{"title":"Applying Cognitive Load Theory and the Split Attention Effect to Learning Data Structures","authors":"Carlos Argelio Arévalo-Mercado;Estela Lizbeth Muñoz-Andrade;Héctor Cardona-Reyes;Martín Gabriel Romero-Juárez","doi":"10.1109/RITA.2023.3250580","DOIUrl":"10.1109/RITA.2023.3250580","url":null,"abstract":"Learning data structures is a hard task for computer science students, given the mental effort required to simultaneously understand abstract diagrams and the dynamic manipulation of nodes and pointers using programming languages. In literature, proposed solutions to the problem focus on visualization-based artifacts, pedagogical methods, or a combination of both. The present study is framed within the cognitive learning paradigm and describes the design and testing of a linked list visualization software tool, based on the Split Attention effect of Cognitive Load Theory. The study was carried out at the Autonomous University of Aguascalientes (UAA), Mexico. In the learning effectiveness test, significant results (p = 0.000) are reported for the participants of the experimental group (n = 35), using the nonparametric Wilcoxon test, with a quasi-experimental pre-post test design. It is discussed that the spatial and temporal integration of linked list node diagrams and the corresponding worked example code for the implementation of its basic operations can benefit students with learning gaps in previous introductory programming courses. It is also reported that the control group (n = 36) had gains through traditional learning (p = 0.022), although this group started from a higher prior academic performance. We propose to extend the Split Attention Tool to include a wider range of data structures and to replicate the study with randomized experimental designs.","PeriodicalId":38963,"journal":{"name":"Revista Iberoamericana de Tecnologias del Aprendizaje","volume":"18 1","pages":"107-113"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46024365","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Accessibility and Positive Applied Uses of Extended Reality for Users With Reduced Mobility","authors":"Alicia Cañellas-Mayor;Laura Aymerich-Franch","doi":"10.1109/RITA.2023.3250585","DOIUrl":"10.1109/RITA.2023.3250585","url":null,"abstract":"This article presents the results of exploratory research to examine the accessibility limitations that eXtended Reality (XR) presents for people with reduced mobility. The research used in-depth interviews with experts and the application of the Delphi method. In particular, we explored potential solutions to provide a more accessible and usable XR, and looked at positive applied uses of this technology in terms of improving the well-being of people with reduced mobility. The results will be used to develop a cultural and educational XR prototype.","PeriodicalId":38963,"journal":{"name":"Revista Iberoamericana de Tecnologias del Aprendizaje","volume":"18 1","pages":"100-106"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46349238","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Hoyos-Gutiérrez;J. Cardona-Aristizabal;P. Muñoz-Gutiérrez;D. Ramirez-Jimenez
{"title":"A Systematic Literature Review on Rapid Control Prototyping Applications","authors":"J. Hoyos-Gutiérrez;J. Cardona-Aristizabal;P. Muñoz-Gutiérrez;D. Ramirez-Jimenez","doi":"10.1109/RITA.2023.3250559","DOIUrl":"10.1109/RITA.2023.3250559","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, a systematic literature review of rapid control prototyping, which facilitates education in the modelling and control of dynamic systems because it reduces programming effort, is presented. Six questions were proposed that were used in the analyses of one hundred references from conference and journal papers. The questions used are, for example, the dates and geographic regions of the publication, software and hardware platforms, differences, similarities, and application areas. Several applications were reviewed in electrical systems, transport vehicles, nonlinear systems, power electronics, process control, industrial automation, and robotics. The review concludes with which geographic regions are more prolific, the advantages and problems of the use of RCP, and what differences exist between the commercial and free software design.","PeriodicalId":38963,"journal":{"name":"Revista Iberoamericana de Tecnologias del Aprendizaje","volume":"18 1","pages":"76-85"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46075379","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Quantitative Analysis of Users’ Agreement on Open Educational Resources Quality Inside Repositories","authors":"Mayara Sousa Stein;Cristian Cechinel;Vinicius Faria Culmant Ramos","doi":"10.1109/RITA.2023.3250446","DOIUrl":"10.1109/RITA.2023.3250446","url":null,"abstract":"Quality assessment inside learning object repositories is normally performed by the community of users that share interest and rate the same resources. At the same time, this strategy is largely disseminated in the most known repositories. In addition, the final presentation of the overall quality of the resources is normally restricted to the average rating given by the community, thus, hiding the internal distribution of the ratings and the characteristics of the users involved in the evaluation process. The present paper analyzes to which extent different raters tend to agree about the quality of the resources inside the Merlot repository. For that, data were collected from the repository and calculated the Intra-Class Correlation coefficient for 102 pairs of evaluators, as well as the Spearman correlation among the average ratings of a given resource by evaluators coming from the same categories of disciplines. Results point out a high concentration of poor agreement between raters (75% to 85% of the pairs of raters tended to disagree), and no correlation among the average ratings of the resources from the different disciplines. Based on these findings, the authors suggest improvements to the repository interface better presenting the overall quality of the resources.","PeriodicalId":38963,"journal":{"name":"Revista Iberoamericana de Tecnologias del Aprendizaje","volume":"18 1","pages":"2-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47191833","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Laura Calatayud Calatayud Requena;Mireia Guardeño Juan;Laura Monsalve Lorente
{"title":"ICT in the University Environment: Twitch and Instagram as Learning Tools","authors":"Laura Calatayud Calatayud Requena;Mireia Guardeño Juan;Laura Monsalve Lorente","doi":"10.1109/RITA.2023.3250557","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/RITA.2023.3250557","url":null,"abstract":"In recent days, Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have been incorporated into the teaching-learning process. The study aims to achieve greater student engagement, and satisfaction using Instagram and Twitch platforms as methodological tools in teaching. The sample collects 50 students from the degree of a primary school teacher at the University of Valencia. The evaluation instrument has been based on direct observation and the use of the survey Barrado et al. (1999), evaluating the practical program, and the degree of satisfaction of the students. The results show the benefits of accessing learning at any time. Active participation in the platforms has made possible the involvement of students, receiving immediate feedback, and allowing them to build continuous learning.","PeriodicalId":38963,"journal":{"name":"Revista Iberoamericana de Tecnologias del Aprendizaje","volume":"18 1","pages":"70-75"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49943052","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eduardo Filgueiras Damasceno;Larissa Fernandes;Armando Paulo da Silva;José Barbosa Días
{"title":"A Systematic Mapping Study on Low-Cost Immersive Virtual Reality for Microbiology","authors":"Eduardo Filgueiras Damasceno;Larissa Fernandes;Armando Paulo da Silva;José Barbosa Días","doi":"10.1109/RITA.2023.3250551","DOIUrl":"10.1109/RITA.2023.3250551","url":null,"abstract":"Educators are increasingly recognizing the advantages and benefits of Virtual Reality to broaden their teaching experiences in biology. Besides giving them another way to visualize learning objects, transforming their students from spectators to actors in the learning process. However, little has been discussed about the use of these low-cost immersive environments. Thus, the reviewed publications were retrieved by extracting keywords from documents indexed in four digital scientific libraries, which were then systematically filtered using exclusion, inclusion, semi-automated methods. This paper addresses three key points: which technologies are used in microbiology teaching, which of these are in the Virtual Reality technology domain, and which are implemented with low-cost resources. The mapping was performed between application domains and learning content and between design elements and learning content. We noted that most of the reviewed works have an evaluation of the usability of the applications, not focusing on the educational feasibility or the learning outcomes that can be obtained by them. We observed that the publications show gaps in the actual use and our review indicates unexplored areas, both at the level of the application project centered on the user and in the requirements of educational viability, thus being able to motivate future work in the field.","PeriodicalId":38963,"journal":{"name":"Revista Iberoamericana de Tecnologias del Aprendizaje","volume":"18 1","pages":"62-69"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47421748","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
José M. Benjumea;David Cotes Prieto;Laureen Carvajal Oyaga;Laura Niño Sepúlveda;Samantha Moreno Pulido
{"title":"Development of Experimental and Collaborative Work Skills in the Students of Mechanics of Solids by Implementing a Low-Cost Torsiometer and Digital Image Correlation","authors":"José M. Benjumea;David Cotes Prieto;Laureen Carvajal Oyaga;Laura Niño Sepúlveda;Samantha Moreno Pulido","doi":"10.1109/RITA.2023.3249560","DOIUrl":"10.1109/RITA.2023.3249560","url":null,"abstract":"The theoretical and experimental components in the mechanics of solids course at the Civil Engineering School at Universidad Industrial de Santander in Colombia are not integrated. This hinders the students’ understanding of the relationships between the loads applied to structural elements and the effects. An experimental and theoretical learning experience for pure torsion in elastic beams is proposed to address this issue. The experiment was also intended to contribute to the students’ team skills and the capacity to conduct experiments and draw conclusions based on the results. A total of 81 students organized in 23 teams used a low-cost torsiometer designed by the authors and applied the digital image correlation technique to measure deformations on specimens. The results from a virtual survey applied to the students after the tests showed the effectiveness of the proposed learning experience to enhance the comprehension of the physical phenomena studied and a positive impact on the students’ learning.","PeriodicalId":38963,"journal":{"name":"Revista Iberoamericana de Tecnologias del Aprendizaje","volume":"18 1","pages":"10-18"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48846133","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}