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This study analyses the attention to understanding of epistemic aspects of the nature of science (NOS) in Spain’s new science curriculum for the compulsory secondary education (ESO) stage, which was approved following the entry into force of the new LOMLOE education law (Organic Law 3/2020). To this end, the curricular provisions for the biology and geology and physics and chemistry subjects (Royal Decree 217/2022) are examined using qualitative content analysis. The theoretical reference used in the analysis of the document is the set of epistemic

Advances in neuroimaging techniques have significantly enhanced our ability to study differences in cognitive efficiency in children and adolescents. However, these studies have traditionally used intelligence quotient (IQ) as the sole measure of cognitive ability. Talent development experts are increasingly drawing attention to the major limitations of exclusively using this measure to identify the variables associated with giftedness, in terms of the validity of the construct they intend to measure and in respect of the measurement’s reliability

The training of proficient, educated and professional people was essential in Graeco-Roman antiquity. Rhetoric was used to deliver a speech correctly, make political decisions, defend a position, or accuse a certain person and to persuade a judge. These characteristics were developed in the school of rhetoric. This article describes the characteristics of education in Rome, its role within society, who received education and how, the changes it underwent during the course of history and, above all, the role of rhetoric in the schools of Ancient

  Scientific literature has shown that teacher characteristics and skills are one of the main sources of variation in students’ academic performance. This potential that teachers have in improving the quality of the education system justifies the importance of identifying the teacher-related factors that are positively related to student learning. This study aims to contribute to this purpose by analysing the professional profile of a good secondary school teacher from the perspective of students, members of school management teams, and the

Working with pupils on appropriate social-emotional education in schools will bring numerous benefits for human beings and for the society of the future (Monjas and González, 2000). The objective of this research is to verify to what extent the students who participate in the programme significantly improve their emotional and social competence. The method used was a quasi-experimental pre-test/post- est design with a non-equivalent control group. Statistical analysis was performed using IBM SPSS software (version 25.0) and the EXCEL spreadsheet

In today’s society, ICTs have become essential tools and supports in the daily life of adolescents, being present in all areas of their lives. They can make optimal use of them, but also an irresponsible or problematic use, especially in a stage of high vulnerability such as adolescence. To further examine the study of this social and educational problem, the following objectives are proposed: 1) to validate a dimension of an instrument on the problematic use of mobile phones, video games and the Internet; 2) to validate a dimension of a scale

The interaction between health-related quality of life and parenting styles can give rise to perceptions that influence behaviour in adolescents. It is thought to affect key el- ements in the emotional development of stu- dents at a very important stage. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore the re- lationship between health-related quality of life and perceived parental educational style as a function of parental gender. A total of 253 adolescents aged 11 and 18 years were selected from secondary schools in a region of south-eastern Spain.

Feedback in the evaluation process has become more important in teaching practice since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The aim of the present study is to analyse the construct validity and reliability of the Socioformative Analytical Rubric for the Assessment of Assertive Feedback (RASERA). This instrument was applied to a sample of 525 students from normal schools in Mexico. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis were used to analyse its construct validity. Its reliability was analysed using Cronbach’s alpha. The results of the first