María-Carmen Ricoy

University of Vigo | UVIGO · Department of Didactics, School Planning and Research Methods

Information and Communication Technologies are now a common feature in classroom activities. The aim of this study was to present praxis developed for the tablet for use by primary education students (aged 6–12) studying the natural sciences and mathematics. This research is qualitative and follows the narrative-ethnographic approach. The study sam...

Information and Communication Technologies have led to a new way of life and, in particular, of socialization. The objective of this study is to analyse the image social media disseminate of news taken from digital newspapers, based on the opportunities and drawbacks attributed to smartphone use by teenagers. An essentially qualitative methodology...

The objective of this study is two-fold. Firstly, to analyse and discover the ability of HE students to use the physical home context for e-learning via ICT during the new normal; and secondly, to ascertain the underlying patterns of the adequacy of such domestic spaces. The authors offer a multidisciplinary approach combining pedagogic, architectu...

Environmental education, at least in northwest Spain, is often overlooked in the education system from infant schooling onwards and interventions are needed to raise the profile of this subject. The aim of this study was to examine the impact of a learning program designed for primary school students to broaden their ecological awareness and improv...

The growth of ICTs has led to a new socialization model and a continuous dynamic flow of communication and information, wherein smartphones have become very popular with teenagers. This paper investigates what teenagers use smartphones for and the related intervention measures published in digital newspapers. A qualitative methodology was used to a...

273 revista española de pedagogía año 78, n.º 276, mayo-agosto 2020, 273-290 Resumen: La gran transformación social que ha gene-rado el desarrollo y la expansión de las TIC co-mienza también a irradiar el ámbito educativo, una vez que se han incorporado nuevos disposi-tivos al proceso de aprendizaje. Por ello, el objeti-vo de este trabajo es propor...

En la actualidad existe una preocupación social generalizada sobre el uso que realizan los/as adolescentes de las Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación, y concretamente de dispositivos como el Smartphone. La utilización del teléfono móvil se ha popularizado entre este colectivo, repercutiendo de diferente forma en su vida. Por ello, a la vis...

The existence of studies that support the usefulness of tablets in primary education is encouraging. For this reason, this research analyses this device’s didactic use. The present project is part of a qualitative narrative research. The data of experiences supported by the tablet were collected through nine discussion groups and a set of observati...

The press is often attributed with little credibility, and the recent phenomenon of fake news has put it under the spotlight once again. As a result, the objective of this study is to discover the margin of the veracity versus falsehood of the news reports on tablets in primary education published in digital newspapers. This qualitative study has b...

Investigacións presentadas ao XI Congreso do Centro de Estudios Chamoso Lamas de O Carballiño. 30 traballos en case 500 páxinas que dan conta, por unha parte da historia local da comarca de Terras do Carballiño, con contribucións interesantes, entre outras, sobre a festa do pulpo que se celebra anualmente nesa localidade galega. Por outra parte, in...

En la actualidad todavía son escasas las investigaciones que ponen su foco de análisis en el impacto de la tableta en la Educación Primaria. Sin embargo, cada día son más las aplicaciones móviles (App) de las que se dispone para trabajar con ellas en el aula. Por ello, en esta investigación se analizan las utilidades y obstáculos que se derivan del...

Resumen La evolución constante de las Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación (TIC) va pareja a la universalización, deslocalización y globalización del movimiento a nivel mundial, así como a favor del uso de estos recursos en diferentes ámbitos, entre ellos el educativo. Con todo, el desarrollo de experiencias y de investigaciones sobre la ut...

El fracaso académico constituye una preocupación de la comunidad educativa. Por ello, asignaturas que cuentan con circunstancias poco favorables merecen una especial atención. El objetivo central de esta investigación es identificar y analizar los componentes de la desmotivación en los adolescentes en la materia de matemáticas en la Educación Secun...

Libro dixital que recolle as intervencións do IV Congreso Internacional sobre a Fenda Dixital, con achegas de autores de varios países, principalmente de Portugal, Brasil e do Estado Español

La influenciada de las TIC es notoria en todos los ámbitos y su utilización también se lleva incrementado en el contexto familiar y escolar. Por ello, el objetivo central de este trabajo es analizar y conocer el posicionamiento de la familia, concretamente de los padres-madres, en la integración de la tableta digital en el alumnado de Educación Pri...

Libro promovido polo programa de doutoramento en Ciencias da Educación e do Comportamento para recoller os avances das investigacións realizadas por doutorandos e doutorandas, tanto na liña de investigación e intervención socioeducativa, como en TICs aplicadas á educación, necesidades específicas de apoio educativo, ou en saúde, sexualidade e xéner...

Instructors’ teaching styles in higher education are an issue of major importance because these interactions affect students’ self-perceptions, involvement, and achievement. This study aimed to test a theoretical model of relations between perceived teaching styles (autonomy support, structure, and control) and competences, self-efficacy, and commi...

En un contexto como el actual en el que las/os niñas/os y adolescentes son usuarias/os habituales de tecnología, en concreto con el uso del teléfono móvil, es importante indagar sobre las dinámicas en las que se encuentran inmersos/as. Por ello, se trata de llevar a cabo un estudio para analizar la tipología de uso del móvil e identificar las práct...

Educación social e escola. Unha análise da última década (2006-2016)

A pesar de disponer actualmente de una gran cantidad de aplicaciones educativas (APPs), las investigaciones disponibles son escasas. Por ello, en este estudio se analiza su uso y competencias asociadas con la tableta en Educación Primaria. El trabajo se enmarca en la investigación cualitativa con la recogida de información a través del rastreo y se...

A presente investigação foca-se na análise dos manuais escolares de um caso concreto: os de Educação Musical, do 3.º ciclo do ensino básico português. O objetivo principal é descobrir se estes apresentam aspetos de atenção à diversidade, em particular às necessidades educativas especiais. Através de uma metodologia qualitativa e recorrendo à técnic...

Digital technology as an everyday component should be more valued as classroom resource. The aim of this study is to find out if the textbooks of music education, for the 3rd cycle of Portuguese basic education, provide materials and/or alternativesfor the use of ICTs. Through a qualitative methodology, we used the technique of document analysis to...

En general los adolescentes cuentan con muchos recursos y grandes facilidades para disfrutar del ocio, con todo su desarrollo no está exento de problemáticas. Por ello, el objetivo central de este estudio es analizar las actividades y recursos de ocio de los adolescentes, así como determinar los lugares y círculos a los que lo circunscriben. El tra...

Entre las actividades de ocio de los/as jóvenes, cabe mencionar las asociadas con los videojuegos. Por ello, la finalidad central de este estudio es analizar las preferencias del colectivo de adolescentes con los videojuegos, así como conocer su dedicación y problemáticas que generan, teniendo en cuenta principalmente la variable de género. El pres...

The central purpose of this study is to detect the dynamics of the process of learning and teaching English as a foreign language in the basic education of youth and adults. The research has a qualitative focus framed by narrative. Content analysis was used to study the collected data. The results show that the pedagogical strategies employed to te...

The work presented here is intended to identify the mobile digital devices which Spanish university students rely on, as well as analyze the skills they deem necessary for their use in today's society. The part of the investigation addressed here fits the qualitative approach, from the reports of students who attended Social Education Degree at the...

The aim of this study is to identify laptop use patterns among Spanish university students. The present work, resulting from the qualitative component, focuses on a study conducted among students using a questionnaire with semi-structured questions. A total of 433 students from two universities took part in the study. Their ages ranged between 18 a...

Considering the potential and popularity of social media it is important to inquire into its use in learning. In this study the implementation of the activity carried out in Twitter with higher education students was analysed. The research was conducted following a mixed methodology, based on virtual ethnography complemented by quantitative analysi...

The central purpose of this study is to detect the dynamics of the process of learning and teaching English as a foreign language in the basic education of youth and adults. The research has a qualitative focus framed by narrative. Content analysis was used to study the collected data. The results show that the pedagogical strategies employed to te...

It is important for teens during adolescence to plan conscientiously their vital route to gradually strengthen academic and career aspirations, and this must be known by teachers and progenitors. The aim of this paper is to discover the academic and working preferences of students in their final year of compulsory education in Spain. The investigat...

O trabalho que se apresenta tem como finalidade identificar os dispositivos móveis digitais aos quais recorrem os alunos universitários espanhóis, assim como analisar as competências que consideram necessárias para a sua utilização na sociedade contemporânea. A parte da investigação aqui abordada enquadra-se no enfoque qualitativo, a partir dos rel...

Los estudios recientes ponen de manifiesto que los videojuegos se encuentran entre las principales preferencias de ocio, tanto en la niñez, como en la adolescencia. Estos medios facilitan, al igual que los juegos tradicionales, el entretenimiento y la diversión. Sin embargo los videojuegos, que ya forman parte del acervo dominante de nuestra época,...

Las dotaciones tecnologicas con las que cuentan las instituciones manifiestan cierta preocupacion y voluntad por promover, desde la escuela, la incorporacion de los avances digitales. De hecho, en la actualidad diversos centros de nuestra Comunidad, asi como otros del resto del Estado llevan a cabo la implantacion de distintas experiencias con las...

The aim of this study is to identify laptop use patterns among Spanish university students. The present work, resulting from the qualitative component, focuses on a study conducted among students using a questionnaire with semi -structured questions. A total of 433 students from two universities took part in the study. Their ages ranged between 18...

The Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) mark the work dynamics of the different contexts and the field of education is not an exception. This research aims to understand the perception that students recently integrated in university education have on best educational practices with ICT. In particular we analyzed the content of reports...

As Tecnologias da Informação e Comunicação (TIC) marcam as dinâmicas de trabalho dos diferentes contextos profissionais, e o âmbito educativo não é uma exceção. Nesta investigação, pretende-se conhecer a percepção que têm os alunos recém-integrados no ensino universitário sobre as boas práticas educativas com as TIC. Para tanto, analisou-se o conte...

RESUMENDesde este trabajo asumimos la integración del alumnado con necesidades educativa especiales en la Universidad como un reto necesario que juntos hemos de compartir. Nos aproximamos a este ambi- cioso desafío, a través del análisis que realizamos en la Universidad, particularmente, en la UNED. El estudio abordado nos permite conocer las posib...

Atopar na rede unha ampla programación sobre os xogos populares non é tarefa doada. Por isto, considérase de interese coñecer o tratamento que se lle da os xogos populares, nas páxinas webs, polas entidades que traballan na nosa contorna nas actividades de lecer. O estudo abordado encádrase na metodoloxía cualitativa. A través dunha análise de cont...

The present study analyses the use of Twitter in the course Social Media and Digital Learning, taught as part of a master’s programme at Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (Spain). The main purpose of the use of this resource was to develop a learning community. This was implemented through the micro design of activities. A mixed researc...

El acercamiento y análisis a las impresiones que tienen los implicados sobre la evaluación, en este caso los estudiantes universitarios, puede constituir un valioso medio para reconducir el proceso con la finalidad de mejorarlo. Con el objeto de adentrarnos en la percepción que manifiesta sobre la evaluación un colectivo de estudiantes, del Máster...

Use of new technologies in university training is an ongoing reality today. However, the inequalities that exist among university students are the source of an important problem. Such inequalities need to be detected and analyzed and therefore a study of college freshmen can be very valuable. This qualitative study intends to analyze the digital di...

Use of new technologies in university training is an ongoing reality today. However, the inequalities that exist among university students are the source of an important problem. Such inequalities need to be detected and analyzed and therefore a study of college freshmen can be very valuable. This qualitative study intends to analyze the digital di...

The integration of ICT in the teaching/learning process involves some challenges that must be accepted by both teachers and students in today’s context, vis-à-vis the exigencies of adapting to the European Higher Education Area. The main objective of this study is to investigate the benefits, problems and feelings that ICT use leads to for students...

The approach and the analysis of the impressions of the people involved in evaluation, in this case the university students, can be a valuable mean to redirect the quality of the process in order to improve it. With the aimed of getting into the perception of a students group that attended to the master of secondary education, training and teaching...

Con este trabajo se trata de conocer la percepcion que tiene un grupo de estudiantes del master de formacion del profesorado de secundaria sobre los beneficios y controversias que genera la inclusion de las TIC en los centros, a partir de su inmersion en las practicas externas. La investigacion se abordo a traves de un estudio cualitativo, utilizan...

With this work is intended to know the perception of a students' group who attended the master teacher training for secondary education about the benefits and controversies generated by the inclusion of ICT in schools, from their immersion in external practices. The investigation was approached through a qualitative study, using an interview techni...

The problem underlying the study considers that the integration of resources from diverse typologies, as well as the evidence of its quantity, reveals a way of acting from which teaching strategies that involve the training process were derived. For this reason, this study is mainly intended to find out what are, in general, the resources used in S...

This study is concerned with the promotion of the female condom. It is a qualitative study that was carried out by means of discussion groups, with the participation of nine groups. The study's sample was formed by 83 university students aged 19-42 years, from Galicia (Spain). The main objective of this study is to know the degree of satisfaction o...

At the present time, the information and communication technologies (ICT) are an integral part of the everyday life of societies, and therefore it is necessary that they are given greater importance within the school context. This work establishes the following goals: getting to know the training received in this area by math high school teachers i...

At the present time, the information and communication technologies (ICT) are an integral part of the everyday life of societies, and therefore it is necessary that they are given greater importance within the school context. This work establishes the following goals: getting to know the training received in this area by math high school teachers i...

En el marco del Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior (EEES) se incluye el desarrollo de competencias transversales, de formación disciplinar y profesional desde diseños abiertos. Por ello, la finalidad principal de este trabajo es conocer la percepción que tienen los estudiantes de las carreras de educación, como agentes implicados en la configura...

RESUMEN. En la actualidad, las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación (TIC) son una parte integral de la vida cotidiana de las sociedades, por lo que deben adquirir mayor importancia en el contexto escolar. El presente trabajo establece como objetivos conocer la formación que tienen en esta área los docentes de matemáticas de educación sec...

The objective was to design, implement and evaluate a health education program, using the analysis of the habits that harm the health of people over 65 years old. An evaluative research was carried out from a multiple case study in the North-West area of Spain, combining both the quantitative and the qualitative approach. A questionnaire and interv...

Con este artículo se trata de conocer la percepción que tienen los ciudadanos sobre las competencias que consideran necesarias para la utilización de las herramientas digitales en el trabajo, comunicación y ocio. La investigación se ha abordado, en su conjunto, a partir de una perspectiva metodológica cuantitativa- cualitativa, aunque por su extens...

This article deals with the perception that citizens have on the competences that they must develop for the use of digital tools in the work, communication and leisure environments. This research has been developed from a quantitative-qualitative perspective. Due to limitations in the compulsory article length, we develop here the qualitative appro...

En este trabajo se presenta la evaluación de una experiencia de promoción de uso del preservativo femenino en una muestra de 45 parejas heterosexuales (N = 90), llevada a cabo a través de un estudio cualitativo, mediante la técnica de Grupos de Discusión. Los principales resultados ponen de manifiesto que el conocimiento adquirido sobre el método a...

Avalia-se a percepção que apresentam as pessoas idosas sobre os fatores que influenciam sua saúde e seu desenvolvimento vital como ponto de partida para melhorar sua qualidade de vida. São analisadas 147 histórias de vida dos pacientes com idades entre 65 e noventa anos, em uma investigação avaliativa com abordagem biográfico-narrativa. Como result...

En el artículo se estudia el grado de utilización que realiza el profesorado de los recursos tecnológicos y se analiza su funcionalidad pedagógica en la enseñanza superior de las carreras de educación en España y Portugal. El diseño de investigación se aborda desde el estudio de caso, analizando la situación objeto de estudio en ambos países. La in...

In this paper, we assess elderly people's perception of the factors that influence their health and their vital development as a starting point to improve their quality of life. We analyze 147 life stories of patients aged between 65 and 90, in an evaluative research with a biographical-narrative approach. As results and conclusions, we emphasize t...

This paper studies the quantitative use of technological resources by teachers. It analyzes their pedagogical functionality in education courses both in Spain and Portugal. Its methodological approach is based on case studies and an analysis of the situation of the study object in both countries. This transverse research combines extensive and inte...

La formación en la empresa: oferta, funciones y recursos.

Within the growing importance of occupational training this work investigates on technological means and educative resources, for use in occupational training courses promoted by the company. The research has been done through a case study with the interview of 20 employees. The conclusions indicates that resources that combine visual and auditory...

Trying to correspond to the challenges of the school of the 21st century, with this work it is intended to know the conditions of accessibility of the pupils to the ICT, the motivador role of these and other resources, giving special attention to Mathematics. The presented work results of case study developed through an inquiry, handed to 97 pupils...

Trying to correspond to the challenges of the school of the 21st century, with this work it is intended to know the conditions of accessibility of the pupils to the ICT, the motivador role of these and other resources, giving special attention to Mathematics. The presented work results of case study developed through an inquiry, handed to 97 pupils...

In this paper the perception of non-institutionalized elderly persons about their health and access to health, social and leisure resources is dealt with. We approached this study based on the analysis of a questionnaire in which 407 subjects took part. With regards to the conclusions reached, the health of the participants is acceptable while thei...

Within the growing importance of occupational training this work investigates on technological means and educative resources, for use in occupational training courses promoted by the company. The research has been done through a case study with the interview of 20 employees. The conclusions indicates that resources that combine visual and auditory...

Palavras-chave Tecnologias de informação e comunicação; ensino secundário; matemática. Tentando corresponder aos desafios da escola do século XXI, com este trabalho pretende-se conhe-cer as condições de acessibilidade dos alunos às TIC, o papel motivador destes e outros recursos, dando especial atenção à disciplina de Matemática. O trabalho apresen...

En este artículo se estudia el perfil de los menores en desamparo acogidos en un centro de la red de apoyo social (España). Se analizan sus características personales-contextuales, escolares, razones que han llevado a su protección y medidas adoptadas. El estudio se aborda a través del análisis documental de los expedientes abiertos en un curso esc...

En el estudio abordado se indaga sobre la oferla formativa que presenta una empresa del sector textil, las funciones que cumple la misma, así como los recursos educativos utilizados y preferentes. La investigación se desarrolla desde un estudio de caso a través de 20 entrevistas realizadas a los trabajadores. Entre los principales resultados y conc...

Ikerketak gazteen eta helduen oinarrizko heziketan erabiltzen diren heziketa- baliabideak ezagutzea du helburu, eta bereziki, irakatsi eta ikasteko bide gisa prensaren erabileraren inguruko dinamikak. Azterketak bi metodo erabili ditu: batetik, informazioa biltzeko tresna modura galdetegia erabili da (622 lagun), eta bestetik, elkarrizketa (36 elka...

Objective to determine quality of life and resource use by a group of elderly people as a starting point for the subsequent design and implementation of a health education program in the autonomous region of Galicia (Spain). Material and methods this study was carried out in 407 noninstitutionalized elderly persons attending 17 walk-in primary car...

To determine quality of life and resource use by a group of elderly people as a starting point for the subsequent design and implementation of a health education program in the autonomous region of Galicia (Spain). This study was carried out in 407 non-institutionalized elderly persons attending 17 walk-in primary care health centers in the south o...

This article describes a qualitative study, and it focuses on the analysis of the dynamics surrounding tutorial action in higher education. The authors have tried to determine the specific needs of the students by identifying and examining the functions associated with tutorial action. Several action guidelines aimed at improving tutorial function...

Esta contribución axuda a coñecer os diversos contextos analizados, descubrindo evidencias sobre as demandas dos estudantes e da conta das prácticas innovadoras que se desenvolven coa acción titorial en múltiples universidades. A revisión abordada é un punto de partida para descubrir o nivel de innovación no que se atopa a acción titorial na univer...

Con el Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior, se han creado nuevas expectativas sobre la mejora tecnológica y comunicativa de la formación universitaria. En este sentido con este trabajo hemos indagado sobre la utilización que hacen de los foros virtuales los estudiantes de la enseñanza superior con el objeto de conocer su experiencia, demandas y e...

The objective of this paper is to study the use and educational application of technical resources by students of Social Education (SE) in Spain. The reasons for this research were based on the importance of gaining a deep command of the various skills associated with information and communication technologies in the acquisition of generic competen...