Estíbaliz Aragón Mendizábal

Universidad de Cádiz | UCA · Department of Psychology

Early math skills are determined by higher cognitive processes that are particularly important for acquiring and developing skills during a child's early education. Such processes could be a critical target for identifying students at risk for math learning difficulties. Few studies have considered the use of a structural equation method to rationa...

The open calculation based on numbers (ABN) is an innovative mathematics teaching-learning methodology used with a huge number of school children. The aim of this work was to study the cognitive profiles associated to ABN method, compared to those following a closed procedure traditional methods based on ciphers (CBC). A total of 128 first-year stu...

Background: The acquisition of mathematical abilities is associated not only with several academic aptitudes but also with the development of particular cognitive skills. This study analysed the role of the general and specific domain precursors of informal mathematical thinking. Method: A total of 109 4-year-old children (M = 59.30 months; SD = 3....

Research on cognitive development suggests that the human being has a number sense called "Approximate Number System" (ANS). There are also different characteristics for the representation system of symbolic numbers, called "Accuracy Number System". In this context, the aims of the study were: (a) to identify and longitudinally evaluate the develop...

The Early Numeracy Test-Revised (ENT-r) development was followed by several provisional standardization processes to adapt to this new version. Subsequently, the ENT-r underwent translation into Spanish and a shift from a paper-and-pencil format to a computerized version, intending to make it accessible online for schools. This paper introduces the...

Recent lockdown situations have highlighted social relationship deprivation of schoolchildren and the need to develop the teaching-learning process in informal contexts. The aim of this study was to analyze differential socioemotional and educational profiles in Early Childhood and Primary Education students using variables relating to academic per...

Mathematics teaching strategies have a positive impact on learning. However, there is a lack of studies on non-traditional approaches to early mathematics education in the specialized scientific literature. In this theoretical framework, a study to connect teaching methodology with the various cognitive processes implicated in learning has been des...

tThe main goal of this study was to clarify if students at risk ofMathematics Learning Disabilities had deficits in symbolic, non-symbolic processing, or both. Other purpose was to know if theOpen Algorithm Based on Numbers (OBN) teaching method offersadvantages over Closed Algorithms Based on Ciphers (CBC) method.A total of 307 Early Childhood Edu...

Desde hace más de una década, el currículum de Educación Primaria pone más énfasis en el cálculo mental que en el cálculo escrito, aunque en la práctica docente se siga priorizando la enseñanza de algoritmos escritos verticales. En este sentido, la enseñanza y aprendizaje de estos algoritmos sigue generando ciertas dificultades en parte del alumnad...

Resumen La investigación sobre el desarrollo cognitivo indica que el ser humano posee un sentido numérico al que se viene denominando “Sistema de Aproximación Numérica” (SAN). Existen también características diferentes para el sistema de representación de números simbólicos, denominado “Sistema Numérico Preciso” (SNP). En este contexto, los objetiv...

La igualdad de género como valor central de la UE, supone afrontar y disolver los estereotipos de género en la educación y formación, sobre todo en las disciplinas STEAM. Actualmente, el currículum de Educación Primaria pone más énfasis en el cálculo mental que en el cálculo escrito, aunque la enseñanza y aprendizaje de estos algoritmos sigue gener...

This research presents the results of the influence of a set of sociocognitive variables on the academic achievement of 1,498 Chilean students in 22 secondary schools in vulnerable contexts. An examination was made of attributional styles, strategies of self-regulation, school interaction, and academic self-concepts in relation to scholastic achiev...

Hay coincidencia en varios de los diagnósticos en el sistema escolar que constatan los bajos niveles de logro académico y de aprendizaje en matemática de los estudiantes, como también, carencias en la formación de profesores y profesoras. Sin embargo, las propuestas y acciones orientadas al cambio no parecen estar alineadas con la evidencia que pro...

Educational interventions are necessary to develop mathematical competence at early ages and prevent widespread mathematics learning failure in the education system as indicated by the results of European reports. Numerous studies agree that domain-specific predictors related to mathematics are symbolic and non-symbolic magnitude comparison, as wel...

This article shows the results of an investigation referred to the perception of Chilean students at school coexistence, belonging to highly vulnerable establishments are pre-sented, comparing the perception of those who present special educational needs of a transitory type (n = 47) and permanent type (n = 24), compared to those with typical de-ve...

En este artículo, se presentan los resultados de investigación, referidos a la percepción de un grupo de estudiantes chilenos de educación secundaria sobre la convivencia escolar, los cuales son pertenecientes a establecimientos de alta vulnerabilidad. Este ejercicio se desarrolló comparando la percepción de aquellos que presentan necesidades educa...

The traditional way of teaching mathematics generates significant learning difficulties in students that are reflected in their academic performance. In recent years, the number of teachers and researchers interested in finding innovative, flexible and comprehensible methodologies has increased. The main objective of this article has been to carry...

Proyecto I+D+i. Ref. PID2019-105584GB-I00 del Ministerio español de Ciencia e Innovación. RESUMEN En la actualidad, uno de los mayores retos educativos sigue siendo superar las dificultades que genera el aprendizaje matemático en el alumnado de Educación Primaria y Educación Secundaria. Recientemente, se ha incrementado la investigación sobre el ap...

This research presents the findings of a comparative study of mathematical competence among 130 students (M = 54.08 months; SD = 2.57) from vulnerable school contexts in Chile and the Spanish public school system. The study analyses a set of general and specific domain precursors for which evidence of socioeconomic background exists. Using multivar...

La situación generada por el obligado confinamiento a la sociedad por la COVID-19 ha llevado, en muchos países, a cambios en los hábitos de vida que han generado numerosos estudios para conocer los efectos de esta nueva situación social. Un importante cambio fue la digitalización del trabajo y, por ende, de la enseñanza, provocando la inmersión for...

La declarada equidad educativa en el contexto chileno ha sido contrastadapermanentemente como una dificultad para los estudiantes que se encuentran en contextos de alta vulnerabilidad social. En consecuencia, es procedente analizar factores no estructurales que puedan ser abordados por la comunidad educativa.Existe gran evidencia de la incidencia s...

Esta obra surge en demanda a la necesidad de aunar en un solo manual los contenidos tanto de didáctica como de psicología que se imparten en la asignatura Tutoría y Familia. Es un libro muy documentado, trabajado, basado en conocimientos científicos muy apropiados y muy bien expuestos.Se dirige particularmente al alumnado de grado de Maestro en Edu...

A lesson in a psychology course given to university students is presented, using the Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) approach. A total of 78 psychology freshmen college students participated in this experiment. All participants received four lessons in a regular university class. The lessons were about general concepts on psychologi...

The main goal of this study was to analyze the contribution of predictors of both domain-general (working memory, processing speed, and receptive vocabulary) and domain-specific variable (estimation and magnitude comparison) processes to informal mathematical performance (numbering, comparison, calculation, and understanding of concepts) in prescho...

One of the means for representing quantities/magnitudes is the mental number line. It is still a nonsolved question as to whether the method of learning mathematics in the early years could improve this type of estimating. A total of 233 students, aged four and five years, who learned mathematics with a new method called Open Algorithm Based on Num...

En los últimos años, se ha investigado la relación existente entre los dos sistemas cognitivos que contribuyen al procesamiento de cantidades (el sistema de aproximación numérica (SAN) y el (SEN) sistema de exactitud numérica) y su influencia en el rendimiento y dificultades de aprendizaje de las matemáticas. En este estudio, se investiga la relaci...

Dentro de lo que se conoce como dominio afectivo, las actitudes hacia las matemáticas hancobrado gran interés en las últimas décadas. Diversos estudios encuentran que estas son un factor clave a la hora de comprender y explicar la variabilidad de resultados de los estudiantes en matemáticas. No obstante, los instrumentos en castellano disponibles e...

Las Tecnologías del Aprendizaje y el Conocimiento (TAC) tienen una influencia cada vez mayor en la manera de mediar el aprendizaje de los más jóvenes. El incremento del proceso de enseñanza y aprendizaje mediado por las TAC en el ámbito de la educación y en el ámbito doméstico, induce a la creación de nuevas herramientas efectivas, avaladas por la...

Currently, we have been hearing from various educational and scientific forums the need to improve students’ mathematical learning. Mathematics is considered one of the most complex topics for comprehension. Math also is the subject presenting lowest grades of our students. Research focused on of mathematical competence development, has highlighted...

The main goal of this study was to analyse, using structural equation modeling, the contribution of predictors of both domain-general (working memory, processing speed and receptive vocabulary) and domain-specific (estimation and magnitude comparison) processes to informal mathematical performance (numbering, comparison, calculation and understandi...

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have an increasing influence on the way we interact, learn, and live. The increase in teaching and learning methodologies that are mediated by ICT in the field of education and in the domestic settings encourages the design of new effective technological tools, supported by scientific research and de...

Introduction. Differences in learning mathematics between boys and girls are being controversial according to different studies. However, those divergences are not always supported by empirical studies. One of the specific sources of difficulties on this topic is the fluency calculation learning, where performance differences between boys and girls...

INTRODUCCIÓN. El aprendizaje basado en experiencias que desarrollan las competencias profesionales es fundamental en la formación del profesorado, concretamente de Educación Infantil. El presente estudio revela la percepción del profesorado en su formación inicial sobre el uso de la tecnología 3D y el desarrollo de la creatividad. Este trabajo es e...

This article presents the results of a comparative study regarding the impact and contribution of two instructional approaches to formal and informal mathematical reasoning with two groups of Spanish students, aged four and five. Data indicated that for both age groups, children under the ABN method [Open Algorithm Based on Numbers (ABN)] (n = 147)...

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Introducción. El presente estudio analizó el papel predictor sobre la fluidez de cálculo de distintos predictores específicos que conforman las habilidades numéricas tempranas.Método. Un total de 122 alumnos (M = 69.89 meses; DT = 3.44), de los cuales 54 fueron niñas y 68 niños. Las habilidades numéricas fueron evaluadas al finalizar la educación i...

At present, we have been hearing from various educational and scientific forums the need to work on improving the mathematical learning of our students. Mathematics is considered by students as one of the most complex subjects and also the one with the least successful results in our students' grades. Mathematics researches have highlighted the nee...

Based on evidence and empirical analysis of different variables associated to academic achievement, this research aims to identify elements to be considered in the training process of early education mathematics teachers. Among the different researched factors, affective-attitudinal factors linked to mathematics learning are highlighted, due to the...

Para prevenir dificultades de aprendizaje de las matemáticas es conveniente emplear metodologías de enseñanza que se adapten al nivel y al ritmo de aprendizaje de los alumnos. Uno de estos métodos es el Algoritmo Abierto Basado en Números (ABN) que se caracteriza por ser flexible, transparente y contextualizado. El objetivo principal de este trabaj...

The present study evaluated the effectiveness of educational intervention software, Playing with Numbers-2 on early mathematics learning. This software trains learning and mathematical reasoning skills, using an evidenced-based procedure. A total of 156 second-year preschool boys and girls (Mean age = 65.39 months) were assessed by the Early Numera...

El efecto san Mateo en lectura se refiere al fenómeno contrastado de cómo las diferencias en el rendimiento entre buenos y malos lectores pueden incrementarse a lo largo del tiempo de escolarización. Presentamos un estudio longitudinal acerca de la presencia/ausencia del efecto san Mateo en una muestra de estudiantes evaluados desde 1.° a 5.° de ed...

The aim of this study was to compare the advantages and disadvantages of different behavioral assessment procedures with the purpose of design a long-term assessment procedure that brings together the benefits observed. The study involved four adults with severe and profound intellectual disabilities and severe behavioral problems. A behavioral ass...

El efecto san Mateo en lectura se refiere al fenómeno contrastado de cómo las diferencias en el rendimiento entre buenos y malos lectores pueden incrementarse a lo largo del tiempo de escolarización. Presentamos un estudio longitudinal acerca de la presencia/ausencia del efecto san Mateo en una muestra de estudiantes evaluados desde 1.° a 5.° de ed...

Number sense is regarded as a strong predictor of mathematics achievement at formal school. This paper describes the improvement of early math skills using computer-assisted instruction and the effectiveness of an intervention program. An experimental design with control and experimental groups, and pre- and postintervention measurement was used. P...

To prevent difficulties in learning mathematics is appropriate to use teaching methods that methods that fit the level and rhythm of student learning. One of these methods is the Open Algorithm Based on Numbers (ABN) which is characterized by flexibility, transparency and contextualization. The main objective of this study was to analyze the differ...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the competences to be improved in initial and permanent formation, in order to prevent burnout syndrome in the teachers of this stage of education. Burnout may have a negative influence on the teaching and learning processes, classroom environment and behaviour patterns that are transmitted to children in train...

The open calculation based on numbers (ABN) is an innovative mathematics teaching-learning methodology used with a huge number of school children. The aim of this work was to study the cognitive profiles associated to ABN method, compared to those following a closed procedure traditional methods based on ciphers (CBC). A total of 128 first-year stu...

Introduction. This study analyses the predictive role of several specific components of early numerical skills on the fluency calculation. Method. A total of 122 students (Mean age = 69.89 months; SD = 3.44), 54 girls and 68 boys participated in the study. The early numeracy skills were assessed by the end of pre primary school education, and fluen...

Taking notes is a common strategy among higher education students, and has been found to affect their academic performance. Nowadays, however, the use of computers is replacing the traditional pencil-and-paper methodology. The present study aims to identify the advantages and disadvantages associated with the use of computer (typing) and pencil-and...

El objetivo de este trabajo consistió en el estudio de las diferencias de género en el conocimiento matemático temprano y en sus variables predictoras en 200 alumnos de 5 años de edad. Se evaluaron como variables de dominio general: alfabetización emergente, inteligencia fluida, memoria de trabajo y a corto plazo y funciones ejecutivas. Los contras...

La utilización de un soporte informatizado como procedimiento de evaluación puede presentar ciertas ventajas frente a la tradicional vía de lápiz-y-papel. Un ejemplo de ello es la variable motivacional que asociada a las tareas informatizadas puede conllevar a una mayor funcionalidad de los resultados. Además, la vía informatizada, puede medir una...

En este estudio se trató de detectar el alumnado en riesgo de presentar dificultades de aprendizaje de las matemáticas, en los niveles iniciales de la escolarización obligatoria, satisfaciendo la necesidad de llevar a cabo una evaluación completa y exhaustiva, determinando qué aspectos de la evaluación del rendimiento matemático correlacionan con l...

This study tested a structural model of cognitive-emotional explanatory variables to explain performance in mathematics. The predictor variables assessed were related to students’ level of development of early mathematical competencies (EMCs), specifically, relational and numerical competencies, predisposition toward mathematics, and the level of l...

Changes on early mathematic competency with children in risk of learning difficulties were studied, after a computer assisted mathematic training program. A total of 128 second-year preschool boys and girls were assessed by the Early-Numeracy-Test (ENT-R). For 30 sessions, a remedial intervention was carried out using “Playing with Numbers 2.0” sof...

Early numeracy skills can be predicted from several higher cognitive processes at early ages. Therefore, both a cognitive assessment and early mathematics test were administered to 208 preschool participants, in order to explain the potential predictive role of higher cognitive processes in mathematics performance. Results from stepwise multiple l...

Changes on early mathematic competency with children in risk of learning difficulties were studied, after a computer assisted mathematic training program. A total of 128 second-year preschool boys and girls were assessed by the Early-Numeracy-Test (ENT-R). For 30 sessions, a remedial intervention was carried out using "Playing with Numbers 2.0" sof...

Resumen Se hace una revisión exhaustiva del estado del arte de las dificultades de aprendizaje de las matemáticas, considerando inicialmente las diferentes terminologías utilizadas para referirnos a este tipo de problemática. Asimismo, se revisan las diferentes estadísticas sobre la prevalencia de este tipo de trastorno y se analizan las causas más...

La utilización de un soporte informatizado como procedimiento de evaluación puede presentar ciertas ventajas frente a la tradicional vía de lápiz-y-papel. Un ejemplo de ello es la variable motivacional que asociada a las tareas informatizadas puede conllevar a una mayor funcionalidad de los resultados. Además, la vía informatizada, puede medir una...

In the latest PISA report (2012), Spain scored 10 points below the OECD average and 5 points below the European Union. That suggests it is convenient to review Early Mathematics teaching and learning procedures. The Algorithm Based on Numbers (ABN) methodology represents a significant change in the quantity and quality of children's mathematical ac...

Introduction: Recently researchers have studied the relevance of domain-specific and domain-general predictors on basic academic skills development (e.g., [1]). Some data maintain that intelligence, working memory and its components as general predictors of basic school skills ([2],[3]).In addition, domain-specific predictors of academic skills as...

In the latest PISA report (2012), Spain scored 10 points below the OECD average and 5 points below the European Union. That suggests it is convenient to review Early Mathematics teaching and learning procedures. The Algorithm Based on Numbers (ABN) methodology represents a significant change in the quantity and quality of children’s mathematical ac...