Oscar M Jerez

• B.Ph, B.Ed., MEd, MS, PsyD
• Academic at University of Chile

BACKGROUND Artificial intelligence (AI) is an emerging field that has had a profound impact on medical education. Its growing implementation offers personalized learning environments, promising improvements in the academic performance of medical students. OBJECTIVE This study aims to explore how AI tools influence the academic performance of medic...

This article provides a systematic overview of the Case-Based Research (CBR)methodology in the context of Medical and Health Sciences Education (MHSE). CBR is amethodology that emphasizes the in-depth study of individual cases in order to obtain a detailedand contextualized understanding of the phenomena under investigation, making it a tool ofepis...

Desde su aparición en los años cincuenta, hasta su popularización a finales de los noventa, las incubadoras de negocios han promovido el emprendimiento y la innovación a nivel mundial. Este artículo propone una revisión sistemática de la literatura sobre la evaluación de su desempeño a nivel global. Se analizaron 75 artículos provenientes de Scopus...

From their emergence in the 1950s to their popularization in the late 1990s, business incubators have promoted entrepreneurship and innovation worldwide. This article proposes a systematic review of the literature on the evaluation of their performance at the global level. We analyzed 75 articles from Scopus and Web of Science from 2015 to 2021. We...

The COVID-19 pandemic is having an undeniable impact on all aspects of society [...]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, most Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) across the globe moved towards “emergency online education”, experiencing a metamorphosis that advanced their capacities and competencies as never before. Teaching and Learning Centers (TLCs), the internal units that promote sustainable transformations, can play a key role in m...

PROF-XXI is a European-funded project whose aim is the creation of Teaching and Learning Centers (TLCs) for Latin American Higher Institutions in an effort to promote the development of competences for university professors and foster teaching innovation in onsite, but also in online and hybrid education. PROF-XXI includes a partnership of seven hi...

Objective: Systematically analyse the characteristics and impact of peer assisted learning programmes implemented in undergraduate health education. Methods: Following the PRISMA protocol, we searched the electronic indexed databases WoS and SCOPUS; original studies reporting peer assisted learning in health science careers were included in the...

Background: Students belonging to sexual and gender diversity experience chronic stress due to stigmatization and discrimination. Aim: To identify the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transsexual, and queer (LGBTQ+) medical students. Material and Methods: Systematic literature review using the PRISMA protocol in PubMed, ERIC, EM...

Resumen Objetivo Analizar sistemáticamente las características y los impactos de los programas e iniciativas de aprendizaje asistido por pares realizados en estudios universitarios en ciencias de la salud en los cursos de pregrado. Métodos Siguiendo el protocolo PRISMA, se realizó una búsqueda en las bases de datos indexadas en WoS y SCOPUS, con...

Large-group activities have increased in higher education since 2000. Research focused on the possibility to have positive effects on students’ learning, regardless of the number of students by identifying facilitating factors. Hence, the achievement of learning results is used as a criterion of effectiveness. This review summarizes the findings of...

Faculty development for educational practice improvement is becoming a fundamental quality aspect in healthcare education. However, the particular demands, tight schedules, and heavy workload of healthcare educators represent important obstacles. A plausible solution is the incorporation of online learning methods, yet these present many challenges...

Knowing what characterizes an excellent teacher is relevant to guide training, evaluation, and continuous improvement of the clinical teacher. We performed a systematic review using the PRISMA protocol, aiming to identify the attributes of an excellent clinical teacher. MEDLINE, ERIC, ScienceDirect, and Scopus databases were searched for articles p...

The pedagogical usability is an important characteristic of applications that support learning as it relates to the added value students perceive while using it for learning. A good pedagogical usability means that an application has more chances to be accepted and used by the students thus raising the possibilities that students actually will lear...

In many engineering schools around the world, ethics is a compulsory subject. However, teaching ethics in engineering is not a simple duty, as engineering students usually attribute less value to learning ethics than to other subjects. Hereby, we report on our initial efforts towards developing a CSCL script for fostering meaningful ethical discuss...

Introducción: Una de las vías de acceso a la cavidad abdominal es la laparotomía media, siendo uno de los riesgos más temidos las complicaciones postoperatorias, las cuales pueden disminuirse con difusión de una adecuada técnica quirúrgica. Objetivo: Generar un consenso de expertos con pasos clave para realizar una laparotomía media supra-infraumb...

Nowadays the business world is characterized by vertiginous changes making work environments more complex and uncertain. This scenario requires professionals with practical experience. While students and new graduates often gain practical experience through internships or part-time jobs, universities can play an active role in developing the requir...

We propose a ‘1-to-1’ accompaniment and teaching development model emerging from the analysis and reflection of professional experience at a Teaching and Learning Center in a Chilean university. We highlight the relevance of the bond between professor and adviser and the establishment of a horizontal relationship, where both work collaboratively on...

Since the motivation to study and engage in academic activities plays a key role in students’ learning experience and well-being, gaining a better understanding of dental students’ motivations can help educators implement interventions to support students’ optimal motivations. The aim of this study, grounded in self-determination theory, was to det...

Este estudio tiene por objetivos evaluar las habilidades docentes de los tutores clínicos por parte de estudiantes de Semiología en la carrera de Medicina, y buscar factores sociodemográficos que se asocian a un buen desempeño de los tutores.

Desconstruir um modelo de ensino que respondeu brilhantemente as necessidades do mundo para o qual foi criado, mas envelheceu a ponto de barrar as mudanças exigidas pela realidade atual - é isso que registra este livro, apresentando também saídas para construir a nova aprendizagem para os novos tempos. No Brasil, por iniciativa do Semesp, começam a...

Reading comprehension is essential for students, because it is a predictor of their academic or professional success, however, it is challenging for many students, even more if they are part of large classrooms. This paper presents a work which uses Design-Based Research with the purpose of combining theories, methods and techniques of the educatio...

In Chile, as well as in most of Latin America, public policies for higher education have recently adopted a focus on quality assurance and accreditation systems. Uncertainty, however, still exists in terms of the quality assurance consistency in the current Chilean accreditation system, especially in terms of the relation between public policy qual...

In response to the continuous changes in Latin American higher education from transfer-only knowledge towards the development of soft and specific skills, and the increasing demands for better-prepared professionals, the Learning Connected to the Organizational Environment method was introduced in the course of Marketing at the Faculty of Economics...

Background: Patient contact and clinical-based learning have been suggested as positive determinants of student motivation. However, few studies have been conducted on how this impacts dental student motivation. Based on the self-determination theory, this study aims to explore differences in the quality of motivation of dental student transition f...

El presente artículo sistematiza 20 años de investigación educativa sobre la efectividad de las clases masivas en el aprendizaje en contextos universitarios presenciales. Fueron seleccionados y analizados más de 90 artículos científicos, de los cuales se han podido desprender 5 tópicos relevantes: i) las interacciones al interior del aula, ii) la p...

AbstractIn recent decades, higher education institutions worldwide have been moving from knowledge-based to competence-based curricula. One of the greatest challenges in this transition is the difficulty in changing the knowledge-oriented practices of teachers. This study evaluates the consistency between syllabus design and the requirements impose...

La presente revisión analiza de forma sistemática los atributos de una docencia de calidad en la educación superior, extrayendo información sobre características y cualidades que constituyen una docencia de ‘excelencia’. La búsqueda documental se llevó a cabo a través de la triangulación de diversas fuentes, identificando 25 artículos. Mediante un...

The aim of this systematic review is to analyse the attributes that constitute high quality teaching in higher education by extracting data on the characteristics of 'excellent' teachers. A literature search was conducted through the triangulation of multiple sources, identifying 25 articles. Through a thematic analysis, two authors independently r...

This chapter presents the experience of the Faculty of Economics and Business of the Universidad de Chile implementing Service Learning as part of Methodology. First, it is described the process of de- velopment and then the institutionalization of the methodology and the various emphasis provided by academics. Second, the results of a questionnair...

The aim of this systematic review is to analyse the attributes that constitute high quality teaching in higher education by extracting data on the characteristics of 'excellent' teachers. A literature search was conducted through the triangulation of multiple sources, identifying 25 articles. Through a thematic analysis, two authors independently r...

In this work we present a study that documents how a blended learning environment could enhance students’ meaningful learning practicing 21st Century Skills. This study examines the outcomes of an experience done with 119 students of an undergraduate course on “Information Technology” for Business at a University level education. Students had to pr...

Internalization of students' motivation towards an intrinsic form is associated with increased interest, commitment, learning, and satisfaction with education. Self-Determination theory postulates that intrinsic motivation and autonomous forms of self-regulation are the desired type of motivation; as they have been associated with deep learning, be...

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The importance of developing good dentist-patient relationships has been well documented, but previous studies have focused on social techniques, not considering the psychological and behavioral characteristics of patients, and have used definitions and instruments that were not dental-specific. Therefore, the aims of this study were to propose a d...

Las competencias laborales de enfermería permiten disminuir inequidades, acceso limitado a los servicios y favorecen una atención segura y de calidad. La formación de enfermeras/os es fundamental en la composición y dinámica de la fuerza de trabajo en enfermería, la calidad y pertinencia de los cuidados y el desarrollo de la capacidad institucional...

The job skills involved in nursing make it possible to reduce inequalities and limited access to services, and to support safe and quality care. The training nurses receive is fundamental to the composition and dynamics of the nursing work force, the quality and appropriateness of nursing care, and the development of institutional capacity in the h...

RESUMEN El presente artículo sintetiza el Modelo de Gestión Inclusiva desarrollado por la Facultad de Economía y Negocios en conjunto con Prorectoría, con miras al aseguramiento de la calidad que consideren los criterios de diversidad e inclusión, replicable en las distintas unidades académicas de la Universidad, generando sistemas que permitan el...

RESUMEN El aprendizaje de la administración y las finanzas basado en clínicas empresariales se ha constituido, en el último tiempo, como una poderosa herramienta en la formación de nuevos profesionales. Lo anterior radica en la posibilidad de enfrentarse a desafíos profesionales en contextos reales, abordables a lo largo de un curso. El presente ar...

La ansiedad y el temor en relación a la atención odontológica es usualmente citada como un factor contribuyente al desarrollo de una baja calidad de salud oral. Una buena práctica profesional por parte del odontólogo se compone no sólo de un conocimiento didáctico y de habilidades técnicas, sino también de la capacidad para manejar emocionalmente y...

Analizar el comportamiento en el desarrollo de capacidades de instalación de fibra óptica a través de una metodología de aprendizaje bajo una modalidad b-learning y un enfoque de competencias laborales, de aprendices del nivel técnico medio y superior.