Fermin Torrano

Fermin Torrano
  • PhD in Educational Psychology
  • Managing Director at International University of La Rioja

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Current institution
International University of La Rioja
Current position
  • Managing Director
Additional affiliations
September 2013 - October 2017
International University of La Rioja
Position
  • Managing Director
September 2015 - present
International University of La Rioja
Position
  • Director Master Integrated Management Systems
November 2013 - present
International University of La Rioja
Position
  • Director Master Occupational Safety and Health

Publications

Publications (32)
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The growing integration of Tablets in schools demands an evaluation that includes families, who are critical agents in technological transformation processes. This article analyses perceptions of Spanish Primary and Secondary student families, on the use of Tablets in schools. The study counts with a sample of 396 parents from 31 schools, 6 autonom...
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The purpose of this research is to carry out a systematic review of the existing scientific literature on the prevalence of Burnout in university professors in the time period 2005–2020. For that purpose, an exploratory review through the Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus related to this psychosocial syndrome under the PRISMA methodology has been mad...
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The emergence of musculoskeletal symptoms (MSSs) in computer workers is a relevant occupational health problem. This study tests a multilevel model of analysis of risk factors in the appearance of musculoskeletal pain and discomfort in computer workers that integrates indicators from different areas: temporal usage patterns, ergonomic factors, psyc...
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Purpose: The aim of this work is to examine the presence of Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) and the exposure to psychosocial risk in a sample of 399 Occupational Health and Safety Technicians (OHSTs), deepening in the associations between both aspects. Methods: The Standardized Nordic and the Decore questionnaires were used. Different descriptive...
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The aim of this paper is to analyze the relationship between hiring conditions and work absenteeism in a sample of 5524 workers in order to identify which segments (by type of contract and workday, time hired, seniority in the company and sick leaves occurred in the last three years) are more related to the possibility of suffering a temporary inca...
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El objetivo de esta investigación fue conocer y analizar los principales factores de riesgo psicosocial a los que están expuestas las profesoras que trabajan en universidades online. Para ello, se realizaron 20 entrevistas en profundidad fenomenológicas, tomando como referencia el modelo de Seidman, a 10 mujeres que trabajan bajo esta modalidad, pa...
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The aim of this paper is to analyze the primary stress factors female professors at online universities are exposed to. The technique used for the prospective and exploratory analysis was the Delphi method. Two rounds of consultations were done with fourteen judges with broad experience in health and safety at work and university teaching who reach...
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This cross-sectional study analyses the usage patterns of the new communication and information technologies (ICTs) and their relationship with visual discomfort and musculoskeletal diseases in an intentional sample of 1259 workers of Spanish organizations. The usage pattern with the greatest incidence of visual and muscular-skeletal disorders, esp...
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os niños con trastorno por déficit de atención y/o hiperactividad (tdah) se caracterizan por manifestar pautas persistentes de inatención, impulsividad e hiperac-tividad, así como por un deterioro en otras funciones cog-nitivas, como la velocidad de procesamiento, aunque esta cuestión no ha sido del todo clarificada. El objetivo de este estudio fue...
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Las Tablets son concebidas en la actualidad como uno de los principales dispositivos tecnológicos móviles capaces de promover diferentes dimensiones del aprendizaje vinculadas a la competencia digital, como el aprendizaje móvil y ubicuo, el colaborativo o el creativo, entre otros, por lo que cada vez más centros educativos han comenzado a integrarl...
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Son bien conocidos los efectos negativos que tiene el calor extremo sobre el organismo desde un punto de vista fisiológico. Por ello, con la finalidad de proteger a los trabajadores, existen unos límites de exposición a estrés por calor, definidos de tal forma que no se supere la capacidad de respuesta fisiológica de los mismos, cuando éstos están...
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The diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is mainly based on structured scales, such as Conners' ADHD Rating Scale (EDAH in the Spanish version) and DSM interviews. The use of technologies in neuropsychological assessment, such as the AULA virtual reality based test leads to more accurate diagnosis. The current study presents...
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En las dos últimas décadas el aprendizaje autorregulado se ha convertido en uno de los principales focos de la investigación psicoeducativa y en uno de los ejes primordiales de la práctica docente. En este contexto el objetivo de la presente investigación es examinar la existencia de diferencias de género en la motivación académica y en el uso de e...
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The aim of this study is to analyze the workers perception´s with regard to the most used methods to identify and evaluate psychosocial risks in companies: the FPSICO and the COPSOQ. Both instruments were applied to a sample of 41 workers of three organizational units of a technology centre. In addition to analyze the answers, we collected his opin...
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Self-regulated learning has received increasing attention in recent decades in psycho-pedagogical research, insofar as its promotion among students not only leads to better academic results, but also greater autonomy and motivation, greater control over their learning process and an ability to transfer this learning to different situations. In this...
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El aprendizaje autorregulado (self-regulated learning) ha recibido una aten-ción creciente en las últimas décadas en la investigación psicopedagógica, en cuanto que su promoción en los estudiantes posibilita no sólo mejores resultados académicos, sino también una mayor autonomía y motivación, un claro protagonismo en su proceso de aprendizaje y una...
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Background The complexity of current organizations implies a potential overload for workers. For this reason, it is of interest to study the effects that mental workload has on the performance of complex tasks in professional settings. Objective The objective of this study is to empirically analyze the relation between the quality of decision-makin...
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The purpose of this paper is to carry out an initial validation study of the motivational scales of the Patterns of Adaptive Learning Scales (PALS) focusing on the student. The sample was composed of 374 Spanish students from 8º grade of middle-school. For this task, we focus on different procedures of analysis: we made confirmatory and exploratory...
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Nº 89 • Diciembre 2016 42 IntroduccIón Históricamente, la evaluación de ries-gos laborales ha estado más centrada en analizar las condiciones de seguridad y de higiene que los aspectos psicosociales (1). Sin embargo, los actuales cambios organizativos, económicos y sociales que se están produciendo en el mundo del trabajo, sumado a la mejora de las...
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En las últimas décadas el estudio de las interrelaciones entre cognición y motivación (recogido bajo el constructo de aprendizaje autorregulado o Self-Regulated Learning) se ha convertido en tema central de la Psicología de la Educación y en una de las principales direcciones por donde avanza la disciplina. Dentro de este marco de referencia, el ob...
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The purpose of this paper is to carry out an initial validation study of the motivational scales of the Patterns of Adaptive Learning Scales (PALS) focusing on the student. The sample was composed of 374 Spanish students from 8° grade of middle-school. For this task, we focused on different procedures of analysis: We made confirmatory and explorato...
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In Chapter 2, Self-Regulated Learning: Present and Future of Research, González and Torrano (Spain) comment on profound changes seen over the past 30 years in the context of the Psychology of Education. Self-learning today has become a central topic for research and one of the primary axes in educational practice. Since the publication of Zimmerman...
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Te aim of this chapter is to revise and analyse the principal methods and instruments that have been used by researchers to assess and measure SRL and the different components that are included within this process.
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El objetivo principal de este estudio es, por un lado, analizar los principales procesos implicados en la autorregulación de la conducta y. Por otro lado. aportar a los profesores y educadores que trabajan en el campo de la educación especial una serie de estrategias, que tienen como objetivo ayudar a los alumnos con discapacidad a controlar su con...
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The context of Educational Psychology has seen profound changes over the last 30 years; due to these, self-regulated learning has become a current focus for research, and one of the essential axes of educational practice. Since Zimmerman and Schunk's (1989) publica-tion, Self-Regulated Learning and Academic Achievement: Theory, Research, and Practi...
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Los profundos cambios que ha experimentado el contexto de la Psicología de la Educación durante los últimos 30 años han llevado a que el aprendizaje autorregulado se convier-ta, actualmente, en tema central de la investigación y en uno de los ejes primordiales de la práctica educativa. A partir de la publicación de Zimmerman y Schunk (1989), Self-R...
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Los profundos cambios que ha experimentado el contexto de la Psicología de la Educación durante los últimos 30 años han provocado que el aprendizaje autorregulado se convierta, actualmente, en tema central de la investigación y en uno de los ejes primordiales de la práctica educativa (Pintrich, 2000a; Reynolds y Miller, 2003). En ello ha influido s...
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La autorregulación del aprendizaje es una de las metas prioritarias de la educación escolar y una de las características más importantes para que los alumnos se impliquen de forma activa en el proceso de enseñanza y aprendizaje. Según las últimas investigaciones realizadas en el campo del aprendizaje autorregulado (Self-regulated learning) (Zimmerm...

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