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This study analyses the understanding of master’s and doctoral students in Education about plagiarism, the issue of self-plagiarism and training to master citation rules in order to avoid academic misconduct. As well as dealing with some of the converging aspects in international literature on the concept of plagiarism, the article stresses that th...
This study analyses the understanding of master’s and doctoral students in Education about plagiarism, the issue of self-plagiarism and training to master citation rules in order to avoid academic misconduct. As well as dealing with some of the converging aspects in international literature on the concept of plagiarism, the article stresses that th...
Apresentação da Seção Temática: Ética e integridade acadêmica e científica
Our study investigates the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI), specifically generative AI technologies (GAI), on the linguistics of academic article titles. Triggered by suspicious of increased usage of specific verbs in article titles, this research hypothesizes that GAI tools may be influencing the language of scientific communication. To exp...
This research conducts a thorough review of academic integrity in teacher education, analysing the prevalence, reasons, and solutions for academic dishonesty. From an initial 693 articles in Web of Science and Scopus, 23 were selected based on strict criteria, revealing issues like plagiarism and cheating
among aspiring teachers. The study points...
Los valores en la docencia son un tema de gran interés debido a su relevancia y trascendencia en la formación del alumnado. Este trabajo pretende recopilar las investigaciones que abordan dicha temática con el fin de sistematizar y analizar el cuerpo de evidencias generadas. La revisión incluyó 32 artículos extraídos de las bases de datos SCOPUS, E...
This paper analyses data and perceptions of graduate students in Education on the partial production of an article, a master's thesis and a PhD dissertation written by artificial intelligence (AI). The motivation for the study occurs due to the rise of AI for text generation, examining the trends and implications of algorithmic writing usage by gra...
This paper analyses data and perceptions of graduate students in Education on the partial production of an article, a master's thesis and a PhD dissertation written by artificial intelligence (AI). The motivation for the study occurs due to the rise of AI for text generation, examining the trends and implications of algorithmic writing usage by gra...
La IA Generativa puede iluminar el aprendizaje, como en el mito de Prometeo, pero también alimentar prácticas ilícitas como el plagio, la suplantación de identidad o el IA-giarismo. Es imperativo un uso responsable de esta tecnología, garantizando que beneficie a la educación sin socavar la honestidad y la ética.
This study explores the landscape of predatory journals in education sciences by examining their prevalence, publishers, countries of origin, launch years, malpractices, and internet search metrics, focusing on journals indexed in Cabell's Predatory Reports (n=443). Education science journals make up 2.75% of the total predatory journals listed in...
This book extends and completes the construction of the sciences of integrity begun in 2021, and continued at the 2nd IRAFPA International Colloquium in Coimbra, Portugal, 16-18 June 2022. Eleven most accomplished contributions attempt to answer the question of what these new frontiers of integrity are in a changing academic world. If we were to de...
Ao longo do tempo, inúmeros pesquisadores/as têm assumido, em diferentes instâncias, a promoção da ética em pesquisa e da integridade acadêmica e científica, por meio da criação de redes de pesquisa, grupos de pesquisa, coordenação de comissões, proposição de eventos. Nesta seção, apresentamos entrevistas realizadas com alguns desses expoentes e lí...
Este artículo se centra en el estudio del plagio académico entre el alumnado universitario de nuevo ingreso en los grados de Trabajo Social y Educación Social. Mediante un cuestionario aplicado a 913 alumnos de 6 promociones se analiza la prevalencia del plagio y algunos de los principales factores asociados a este fenómeno. Los principales resulta...
This paper reports on a survey of 198 early career researchers from Spain, which aimed to assess their knowledge and attitudes towards predatory journals. The results revealed that the primary characteristic of predatory journals is their fast acceptance and publication times, while many other features are similar to legitimate journals. The study...
The climate crisis is one of the most important global problems facing humanity. Analyzing the search for information on climate change (CC) on the internet can be a predictor of public interest in this problem and, therefore, of the degree of concern exhibited by citizens. This study analyzes the interest in CC among the Spanish population and ide...
Most of the studies aimed at analyzing academic dishonesty amongst university students target the undergraduate cluster. This study aims to improve this situation by exploring and describing the opinion and perception of postgraduate degree academic heads (i.e. university vice-rectors, heads of the doctoral programs, heads of the postgraduate offic...
Text matching tools employed to detect plagiarism are widely used in universities, but their availability may have pushed students to find ways to evade detection. One such method is the use of automatic paraphrasing software, where assignments can be rewritten with little effort required by students. This paper uses the search engine analytics met...
We present the results of a questionnaire administered to 237 academic heads of studies in a Spanish university. They were asked about the perceived prevalence and evolution of 24 dishonest practices that postgraduate students may engage in, which are related to: inappropriate behavior during examinations, improper behavior in the preparation of ac...
Ce travail analyse le phénomène des « revues prédatrices », leurs caractéristiques, leurs processus de publication et pratiques éditoriales illicites, ainsi que l'impact et les conséquences de la soumission de manuscrits à ces revues pour les chercheurs. L'étude souligne également l'importance d'utiliser des stratégies et des ressources qui permett...
This study focuses on the phenomenon of presumed predatory scientific publications in the field of Educational Sciences, and the utilization of email by editors to request manuscripts. It examined, using content analysis methods, 210 emails received by three professors of the field of Education, at a Spanish university with different research profi...
Academic institutions worldwide have had to adapt their methods of teaching and assessment due to COVID-19. In many Spanish universities exams moved online, affording students with opportunities to breach academic integrity that were not previously available to them. This paper uses the emerging research method of search engine data analysis to inv...
En este trabajo se presenta el proceso de diseño, elaboración e implementación de unas pruebas de admisión ad-hoc para el ingreso de alumnado a los Grados de Maestro. A lo largo de varios cursos, mediante una metodología participativa y con la implicación de más de 500 participantes, se proyectaron y validaron unas pruebas de admisión para acceder...
En este trabajo se presenta el proceso de diseño, elaboración e implementación de unas pruebas de admisión ad-hoc para el ingreso de alumnado a los Grados de Maestro. A lo largo de varios cursos, mediante una metodología participativa y con la implicación de más de 500 participantes, se proyectaron y validaron unas pruebas de admisión para acceder...
Los portales de compraventa de trabajos académicos se han convertido en una suerte de colaboradores necesarios en las prácticas deshonestas del alumnado universitario a nivel mundial y en los últimos años su presencia se ha incrementado notablemente. Nuestro estudio, basado en los datos extraídos del programa SEMrush, analiza el tráfico, la publici...
Within an action research framework involving primary teachers and university professors, based on a Delphi study, those in charge of training future primary school teachers (at a Spanish university) identified and agreed upon measures that they thought were appropriate for improving the training programs in which they participated. A total of 84 d...
This article analyses the advertisements inserted in search engines of Spanish academic services websites in 2018 and 2019. Content analysis of these advertisements, conducted through the use of Semrush (Search Engine Optimization SEO and Search Engine Marketing SEM audit platform), shows that a large number of platforms offer to write academic ess...
This article looks at the differences and similarities between Spanish-born and immigrant students enrolled in the first year of Intermediate Vocational Education (IVET) programmes in Spain. We analyse and compare their sociodemographic and academic backgrounds, their reasons for choosing IVET courses, their dropout intention and, finally, their co...
Este trabajo se centra en el fraude en las evaluaciones por parte del alumnado universitario español y su reglamentación por parte de las universidades como dispositivo para combatirlo. A partir del análisis de la literatura y la consulta a un panel de expertos mediante la administración de un cuestionario en dos rondas se identifican los principal...
The main objective of this article is to define a typology of students enrolled in intermediate vocational education and training programmes in Spain. Students were first placed in groups based on various factors related to engagement. Then, their sociodemographic characteristics were analysed. Finally, the intentions of dropping out were considere...
This article details the results of a descriptive study that analyzes the characteristics and impact of cyberbullying among native and immigrant students enrolled in secondary education. Results indicate that immigrant children experience higher levels than native students of cyberbullying victimisation and they also perpetrate bullying to a greate...
La formación del profesorado en Educación Ambiental (EA) es fundamental para posibilitar la formación de una ciudadanía ambientalmente educada. En el presente artículo se describe el proceso seguido para el diseño y la validación de un instrumento con el que evaluar las competencias ambientales del alumnado del Grado de Maestro/a de Primaria. En un...
Teacher training in Environmental Education (EE) is essential to ensure the development of an environmentally literate citizenry. In this article, we describe the process followed for the design and validation of an instrument to assess the environmental competencies of primary pre-service teachers. In a first phase the basic competencies that shou...
This research evaluate the Environmental Competences (EC) of students enrolled in the first and last year of pre-service teachers Degree in a Spanish university. A questionnaire was designed and validated to assess six EC related to environmental knowledge, attitudes and behaviour of the students (n = 341). The results of the study reveal that teac...
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In this paper the results of an investigation aimed at analysing and comparing the Environmental Competences of future teachers undergoing training in two universities are presented. The main objective of the research is to analyse the difference in the acquisition of Environmental Competences amongst two groups of students enrolled in two...
Despite the importance of the subject of the early school leaving, there are few
researches about success and dropout pathways in Vocational Education and Training,
while there are many studies centered in other educational levels. This article aims to
respond to the following questions: What role do practical recommendations play in
research on vo...
The importance of active citizenship education has been vastly demonstrated recently in both formal and non-formal education. This paper is a systematic review of academic literature that examined the existing evidence from studies evaluating and analyzing the active citizenship components in schools compulsory curriculums, including the curriculum...
Amb aquest estudi, a partir d’un panel Del- phi fet en tres rondes entre els professors de la UIB que imparteixen docència al grau d’Educació Primària (GEP) i els mestres coordinadors de les pràctiques dels centres escolars, es pretén destriar orientacions sobre com millorar el programa formatiu del GEP. Els partici- pants (170 en la primera ronda,...
Positive perceptions and practices of active citizenship for a healthy diversified society have been linked to a variety components of civic education curriculums, such as democracy, public participation, political plurality..etc. Past research has suggested that the more comprehensive civic education curriculums are the more active citizens the st...
This article details the results of a descriptive study that analyzes the characteristics and impact of cyberbullying among native and immigrant students enrolled in secondary education. Results indicate that immigrant children experience higher levels than native students of cyberbullying victimisation and they also perpetrate bullying to a greate...
The relationship between knowledge of what constitutes academic plagiarism, knowledge of citation norms, and academic plagiarism perpetration among students in their final year of Economics at an average size Spanish university is analyzed. The research counted on the participation of a sample (n=325) of students who responded to a questionnaire pr...
The questionnaire is based on itineraries of success and dropping out rates of pupils enrolled in secondary VET programs in the education system in Spain, which aims to provide evidence on a scientific basis and intervention, that contribute to improving knowledge of the Vocational Training Spanish educational system and, more specifically, to prev...
both scientific and academic communication should be guided, amongst others, by the principles of honesty, integrity, probity and truthfulness. Misleading, misrepresenting, defrauding, lying, betraying, concealing, confusing, etc. are practices that are incompatible with the transmission of scientific knowledge and academic activities. The reality,...
In this paper we describe and summarize the rationale, objectives, methodology and the preliminary results of a research project carried out in the Balearic Islands and Barcelona (Spain) focused on analysing the drop-out and attainment itineraries followed by VET students of both regions. The project is funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and...
Para combatir el fraude en las evaluaciones se suelen instrumentar 3 tipos de dispositivos: los normativos o reguladores, los formativos e informativos y, finalmente, los mecanismos de detección. En este trabajo, centrado en los primeros de estos dispositivos, se estudian 72 normativas universitarias para averiguar hasta qué punto y de qué manera l...
INTRODUCCIÓN. En este artículo se aborda la necesidad de mejorar los planes de formación inicial del profesorado de infantil y primaria proponiéndose, a través de un proceso participativo entre el cuerpo docente de un departamento universitario, un conjunto de medidas orientadas a este fin. MÉTODO. Las medidas que se proponen son el resultado de un...
This paper presents the project focused on vocational training success and dropout pathways in Spain, particularly on young people following initial and medium vocational training programs (professional qualification levels 1 and 2). The sample is from Mallorca (Islas Baleares) and surrounding of Barcelona (Catalonia). The main objectives of the pr...
El professorat, la seva preparació i actuació professional, constitueix l’eix fonamental per al bon funcionament
dels centres educatius; és el factor que més influencia té sobre la qualitat de l’educació escolar (Hattie, 2003). La intervenció d’altres factors pot fer que un sistema escolar estigui per sota de la categoria del seu professorat; el
qu...
El professorat, la seva preparació i actuació professional, constitueix l’eix fonamental per al bon funcionament
dels centres educatius; és el factor que més influencia té sobre la qualitat de l’educació escolar (Hattie, 2003). La intervenció d’altres factors pot fer que un sistema escolar estigui per sota de la categoria del seu professorat; el
qu...
El professorat, la seva preparació i actuació professional, constitueix l’eix fonamental per al bon funcionament
dels centres educatius; és el factor que més influencia té sobre la qualitat de l’educació escolar (Hattie, 2003). La intervenció d’altres factors pot fer que un sistema escolar estigui per sota de la categoria del seu professorat; el
qu...
El professorat, la seva preparació i actuació professional, constitueix l’eix fonamental per al bon funcionament
dels centres educatius; és el factor que més influencia té sobre la qualitat de l’educació escolar (Hattie, 2003). La intervenció d’altres factors pot fer que un sistema escolar estigui per sota de la categoria del seu professorat; el
qu...
The importance of pre-service teacher training regarding environmental education (EE) has been vastly demonstrated. This systematic review examined the existing evidence from studies evaluating and analysing the relationship between EE, including environmental competences and pre-service primary school teacher training. The literature review perfor...
En este trabajo se analiza el fenómeno del plagio académico entre el alumnado de Educación Secundaria
Obligatoria y Bachillerato. Se trata de un tema poco estudiado en los niveles preuniversitarios
y muy escasamente tratado en el contexto hispanohablante. Se investiga la prevalencia de
este fenómeno así como su relación con el género y la procrasti...
This paper analyses the phenomenon of academic plagiarism among students enrolled in Secondary
Education and High School. It is a subject poorly studied at pre-university level and very
scantily discussed in the Spanish-speaking context. It investigates the frequency of committing
plagiarism and the relationship between gender and procrastination a...
RESUMEN: El presente artículo describe un estudio desarrollado entre docentes de Educación Secundaria Obligatoria acerca de su nivel de conocimiento y uso de programas de detección de plagio académico. A la vez, se presentan los datos relativos a un análisis de eficacia y fiabilidad de diversos programas de detección de plagio. Los resultados obten...
In this study, we analyse, first, what competences regarding environmental
sustainability are envisaged in the curricula of primary teachers at Spanish universities
and, second, to what extent these competences guide the aims and content of the
subject matter and the topics in the syllabi. From an analysis of the 79 competences
which, according to...
Este trabajo se centra en la problemática del abandono escolar
temprano en España. El objetivo es profundizar en el conocimiento
de las razones y procesos que conducen al mismo,
a partir de la visión de los propios jóvenes. La metodología
es cualitativa y se basa en el enfoque biográfico. Los resultados
documentan la multiplicidad de factores que i...
En este trabajo se presentan los primeros resultados de una encuesta realizada entre el alumnado de la UIB con la finalidad de conocer diversos aspectos relacionados con el plagio académico. En un primer apartado se analiza la prevalencia de diversas prácticas académicas deshonestas para, a continuación, profundizar en el análisis del plagio. ¿Hast...
Esta investigación tiene como finalidad la creación de nuevos conocimientos sobre los procesos de abandono escolar prematuro y de retorno al sistema educativo de la población joven de Baleares.
Con este fin se han realizado entrevistas biográficas a treinta jóvenes que dejaron la escuela sin el título correspondiente a la Educación Secundaria Oblig...
El presente estudio tiene como objetivo localizar, sistematizar y revisar las diferentes publicacio- nes (artículos académicos) que tratan el fenómeno del plagio académico entre el alumnado de Educación Secundaria.
Se trata de un estudio realizado en el marco del proyecto coordinado de I+D “El plagio académico entre el alumnado de ESO”, financiado...
Este artículo analiza, primeramente, la frecuencia manifestada en la comisión de plagio académico por parte de alumnado de ESO y, en segundo término, se profundiza en el estudio de la relación entre el rendimiento académico del alumnado y la perpetración de plagio. Los resultados obtenidos ofrecen una interesante constatación acerca de la extensión...
This article examines, firstly, the frequency reported in committing plagiarism by students of Compulsory Secondary Education and, secondly, it delves into the study of the relationship between academic achievement and the perpetration of plagiarism. The results provide interesting findings about the extension of the phenomenon of plagiarism in cla...
This article discusses the treatment of the concept "sustainable development" within the basic rules governing the curriculum of Secondary Education in Spain. The aspects in discussion are: what are the concepts related to sustainability which appear in the regulations, and how often do they appear; in which courses and subjects of this school stag...
This paper analyses which of the skills for environmental sustainability are provided for the edu- cational programmes of the future primary teachers who are attending Spanish universities and to what extent these competences guide the objectives and contents of the subjects and courses. The analysis of the seventy-nine competences that, according...
En este trabajo se presentan los resultados de un estudio sobre la autovaloración
de los conocimientos y habilidades del alumnado pregraduado de la Universidad de las
Islas Baleares (UIB) para la búsqueda de información con fines académicos. También se
describen diversos aspectos sobre la utilización de algunos servicios bibliotecarios así
como de...
El estudio del plagio académico se ha convertido en un tema candente en la literatura académica a nivel internacional. En este trabajo se presentan los datos obtenidos en una investigación –basada en la administración de un cuestionario a una muestra representativa de alumnado de educación secundaria- centrada en: a) analizar la prevalencia del fen...
This article discusses the treatment that is given to the concept of Sustainable Development (SD) on High School textbooks. Firstly, it takes into account if the SD is collected in the regulations governing the educational curriculum of this stage in order to then analyse the way in which this content is discussed in the most common textbooks. In a...
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From the Department of Applied Pedagogy at Balearic Islands University we participate with other European institutions in a EU granted project named Ed2.0Work. One of the activities of the project is to generate a social network (Special Interest Groups) to discuss and exchange experiences, knowledge, questions, etc. on the topic of using Web2.0 in educational processes. I would like to invite you all to participate in this network by registering at http://sigs.ed20work.eu/home . Thanks a lot.
