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Pardines, Inmaculada and Sanchez-Elez, Marcos and Martínez, Daniel A. Chaver and Gómez, Jose Ignacio
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This paper presents a proposal for assessing the laboratory sessions of a subject of the first year in computer science degrees. This methodology is based on online short-answer exam questions related to the concepts studied in each session. After analyzing the academic results of a large group of students, we may conclude that this way of evaluating knowledge is precise. The obtained grades neither underestimate nor overestimate the student's work, being similar to the ones achieved in a final exam. Moreover, there is continuous feedback, which allows the teacher to go into detail about those aspects of the subject that students have not understood.
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García-Peñalvo, Francisco-José and Cabezuelo, Antonio Sarasa and Rodríguez, José Luis Sierra
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Innovation and engineering are very close concepts. Innovation is one of the key competences of the engineers in the way they use their own creativity and knowledge base to face the problems they have to resolve for humanity’s improvement and social evolution. In this special section, we have selected four papers from three research events (CINAIC 2013, TEEM 2013, and ISELEAR 2013) that empower the innovation and research cycles in engineering from different perspectives.
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Pérez-Benedito, José Luis and Aragón, Enrique Querol and Alriols, Juan Alonso and Medic, Ljiljana
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To improve the professor time management, a study using optical mark recognition has been carried out. A free software package [automultiple choice (AMC)] and low-cost software (GEXCAT) has been tested on the evaluation of several groups of UPM students. This paper is the beginning of a UPM educational innovation project. As a result of the experience, both softwares are analyzed to develop in the future a new GEECA version, including optical mark recognition for classroom evaluations. The updates made to GEECA 2013 are presented and the adaptation of GEECA to work with AMC and GEXCAT.
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Quintana, Ana María Vivar and Rogado, Ana B. González and Gavilán, Ana Belén Ramos and Martín, Isabel Revilla and Esteban, Maria Ascensión Rodríguez and Zorrilla, Teófilo Ausín and Izard, Juan F. Martín
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This paper reports an experiment in the application of rubrics, as an assessment tool, in different degree courses in the fields of engineering and architecture. This paper involved five subjects, seven teachers, and a total of 170 students. We analyze the scores obtained by the students and the degree of satisfaction of both the students and teachers, based on questionnaires developed specifically for this purpose.
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Patiño, Kathia Pittí and Diego, Belén Curto and Rodilla, Vidal Moreno and Conde, María José Rodrguez and Rodríguez-Aragón, Jesús Fernando
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Robotics has become a learning tool for multiple environments in ordinary school and after-school programs. This paper presents the perceptions of 127 teachers who teach educational robotics (ER) in Latin America and Spain at several preuniversity education levels. The studied dimensions were: 1) teacher profile; 2) technological resources; 3) learning activities; 4) environmental characteristics; and 5) learning outcomes. The analysis suggests that learning outcomes in ER activities are related to attributes of the learning environment and the pedagogical approach.
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Cesteros, Ana M. Fernández-Pampillón
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The quality of digital educational material (DEM) is a fundamental component of the high-quality institutional certification for the outstanding use of information and communication technologies in learning and teaching. However, currently, there are no national or international standards for DEM quality assessment. This deficiency limits not only the effectiveness of the certification systems to assess the e-learning quality of an educational institution, but also the creation, use, reuse, and appraisal of DEMs. This paper presents a project of AENOR (Spanish Association for Standardisation and Certification) for the development of a DEM quality standard and the project’s first results.
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