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Knowledge models as meaningful and long life learning alternative for rare disease affected students
(Science and Education Publishing, 2015) Pérez de Villarreal Zufiaurre, Maider; Cano Ibáñez, Noemí; González García, Fermín María; Psicología y Pedagogía; Psikologia eta Pedagogia
Rare diseases (RDs) are considered all diseases affecting to less than or equal to 5 in 10.000 citizens, criteria followed by most European Countries. Since most RDs incur disabling conditions, a few patients seldom reach adult life or attend class regularly. However, there are some less serious conditions which are compatible with a better quality of life during childhood and youth and which allow students attend classes in a more regular way. During this period and in these cases, we suggest the possibility of using the software Cmap Tools in order to create knowledge models, so that RD affected students who may miss classes due to their health status, can reach their fellows and follow their teachers’ explanations without any particular curriculum adaptation. In the context of a natural science class addressing health and illnesses, we suggest the possibility of using concept maps and V diagrams as tools for getting meaningful and long life learning. Once they learn the basis for creating basic concept maps, RD affected students and their mates may learn some of the symptoms, difficulties of diagnostic, treatment possibilities, foundations and research groups of the most common RDs held in Navarra (Spain), through concept maps. We show an educative intervention in a primary school in Navarra in which one of the students is affected by Treacher Collins and through the presentation of her disease, the rest of the students will get to know the characteristics of this particular disease and will make them be more empathic with her and her immediate reality, making RDs sound less rare. In the other side, by means of this teaching-learning process, RD affected students feel the main characters and also more valuable for society, which increases their self-esteem. By promoting this type of activities, teachers will manage a creative tool which help them in both emotional and professional aspects, since they do not have to adapt the curriculum to a particular student because Knowledge models allow the continuation of the learning process. Finally, the use of Cmap Tools provides items to measure what students knew previously about a particular topic and also helps them appreciate how their cognitive structure has changed and developed regarding their previous knowledge, stimulating a meaningful and long life learning and avoiding conceptual misconceptions.
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Las gafas de lo invisible: propuesta didáctica sobre convivencia y diversidad (Educación Primaria)
(2020) Ledesma Marín, Nieves; Pellejero Goñi, Lucía; Scotton, Paolo; Pérez de Villarreal Zufiaurre, Maider; Alemany González, Amparo; Monzón González, Javier; Ciencias Humanas y de la Educación; Giza eta Hezkuntza Zientziak; Gobierno de Navarra / Nafarroako Gobernua
Propuesta didáctica elaborada desde el grupo de investigación “Educación Holística e Inclusiva (EDHO·I)” de la Universidad Pública de Navarra, en el marco de la investigación “Convivencia y Diversidad: La prevención del acoso escolar a alumnado con enfermedades poco frecuentes”, financiada por la Dirección General de Universidades del Gobierno de Navarra. Esta propuesta permite profundizar en las temáticas “Diversidad y Convivencia” en Educación Primaria (8-12 años) promoviendo que el alumnado reflexione sobre la riqueza de la diversidad, el derecho de todas las personas a ser tratadas con respeto, el dolor que provoca el maltrato, la convivencia positiva, el amor y el cuidado. Desde la metodología del aprendizaje-servicio solidario se plantea elaborar un mural “el árbol del amor = el árbol de lo invisible” con el que las niñas y niños sensibilizarían al resto de la comunidad educativa sobre estos temas. Cada ejercicio de esta propuesta incluye su propósito educativo, algunas posibles preguntas para el alumnado y la agenda oculta del profesorado con cuestiones clave a tener en cuenta. Las actividades y ejercicios de esta propuesta (asambleas, dinámicas vivenciales…) pueden comenzar con la lectura del cuento “Ana y las Gafas del Reino Invisible” (GERNA, 2021) o el visionado de la obra teatral “Ana Montaña y el Reino Invisible” de la Compañía Iluna. Igualmente pueden trabajarse en aula algunas actividades sin tener que completar toda la propuesta. El Cuaderno de Orientaciones para Familias y Docentes que incluye el cuento mencionado completa las indicaciones para implementar esta propuesta en aula.
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Gestión contextualizada del currículum en Educación Infantil
(Tecnos, 2018) Belletich Ruiz, Olga; Pérez de Villarreal Zufiaurre, Maider; Ciencias; Zientziak
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Convivencia escolar e inclusión: un estudio en aulas con alumnado afectado por enfermedades raras
(Universidade Federal de Juez de Fora, 2020) Pellejero Goñi, Lucía; Scotton, Paolo; Ledesma Marín, Nieves; Pérez de Villarreal Zufiaurre, Maider; Ciencias; Zientziak; Ciencias Humanas y de la Educación; Giza eta Hezkuntza Zientziak
Este artículo presenta la herramienta metodológica utilizada en una investigación sobre convivencia, inclusión y enfermedades raras realizada en la Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA), detallando el marco teórico del estudio y cómo se han diseñado e implementado algunos cuestionarios (dirigidos al alumnado de educación primaria y profesorado); para estudiar las relaciones entre iguales en las aulas en las que convive el alumnado con enfermedades raras o poco frecuentes (ER-EPF). Los cuestionarios se centran en la percepción y experiencia del buen trato y del maltrato por parte del alumnado, así como en la convivencia con su grupo de iguales y en las intervenciones del profesorado en este ámbito, desde los parámetros de la inclusión educativa y la convivencia positiva
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Knowledge of the natural and social environment in ICT consumer children
(Elsevier, 2017) Belletich Ruiz, Olga; Pérez de Villarreal Zufiaurre, Maider; Psicología y Pedagogía; Psikologia eta Pedagogia
This study shows the influence of the current technological culture and ICT in the dynamics of socialization and the process of interaction with the reality of 2 to 4 year old children who are active or passive consumers of digital technology. Following the action-research method proposed by Kemmis (2010), the results of a previous study conducted with students of the Early Childhood Education Degree are analyzed. An alteration is observed in the children’s mental representation of the natural and social reality, in their interpretation and interaction, showing the need to develop a training program for prevention and correction, together with students, teachers and parents-mothers. Pedagogical, educational, psychosocial and technical characteristics that the program should have are provided, in order to contribute to the prevention and intervention on the issue, from the attention to health and transcultural variables, such as emotional expression, self and co-regulation characteristics, the socialization patterns, the development of attention and memory, motor skills, motivation and horizontal technology transfer.
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Percepción de la convivencia escolar en aulas con alumnado con enfermedades raras (ER): un estudio mediante cuestionarios diseñados como modelos de conocimiento
(Tirant lo Blanch, 2020) Pérez de Villarreal Zufiaurre, Maider; Ciencias; Zientziak
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Design of rare disease based knowledge model net (RDKMN) in schools attended by affected students, as an inclusive and didactic tool
(Horizon Research Publishing, 2018) Pérez de Villarreal Zufiaurre, Maider; Psicología y Pedagogía; Psikologia eta Pedagogia
Rare diseases (RD) are those affecting at least 1 of 2.000 inhabitants. Many RD, induce disabling conditions and those school age affected children usually miss classes due to the complicated diagnostic procedures and the several medical treatments they need, thereafter. It is still unknown the exact number of students in this situation in Navarra (Spain), although according to data from the INE [16], there should be at least 1300 children with disabilities from which at least 372 children in school age could be RD affected. These students should be able to be identified in schools, as the vast majorities need help at some point, derived in some cases from cognitive deficiencies but in others, from their absence of classes due to health complications. Some Rare Disease Affected Students (RDAS) also suffer from bullying due to the ignorance of their peers or even teachers, towards their situation. In this paper, the use of Cmap Tools software, together with a planned intervention in each school from Navarre, attended by at least, one RDAS, is proposed for creating knowledge models based on the specific RD affecting children in Navarre. This way, a RD based Knowledge Model Net (RDKMN) could be built, together with affected and non affected students, and this meaningful knowledge could be useful for any school attended by children suffering the same disease in Spain or other European countries. This could become a powerful international inclusive and didactic tool, which could help normalizing RD and including RDAS in the educational field, creating inclusive schools, and therefore spreading the knowledge to the social field.
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Elaboración de trabajos de fin de grado. Superación de obstáculos y errores
(Universidad del Zulia (Venezuela), 2016) Belletich Ruiz, Olga; Pérez de Villarreal Zufiaurre, Maider; Psicología y Pedagogía; Psikologia eta Pedagogia
En este trabajo describimos los obstáculos epistemológicos más comunes en estudiantes de Grado para elaborar trabajos prácticos en la universidad, especialmente los Trabajos de Fin de Grado. Nos basamos en las definiciones de obstáculos epistemológicos señalados por Bachelard (1987) en su Teoría de los Obstáculos Epistemológicos, aplicadas a las Ciencias Sociales y, la Teoría de los Errores Conceptuales (González, Morón y Novak, 2001). Desde una investigación-acción, con el método de análisis de situaciones didácticas, diseñadas ex profeso para la elaboración de Trabajos de Fin de Grado, se identifican los tipos de obstáculos y los factores que inciden en su fijación.
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Design of knowledge models for teaching experimental sciences at university
(Horizon Research Publishing, 2018) Pérez de Villarreal Zufiaurre, Maider; Psicología y Pedagogía; Psikologia eta Pedagogia
Teaching Experimental Sciences is a compulsory subject in the Bachelor’s Degree in Primary Education (BDPE). It belongs to the discipline of Education and to the field of 'Knowledge of the social and natural environment', and consists of a total of 24 ECTS, of which 6 ECTS correspond to 'Teaching Natural Sciences' (TNS). This subject is taught in the second half of the second year of the BDPE. The aim of this work has been the presentation of this subject as a Knowledge Model (KM) including interlinked Concept Maps (CCMM) with different levels of deepness of the developed topics; and to check if this new way of presentation has a positive effect on students’ satisfaction towards the learning and teaching process (LTP) by inquiring about the meaningful learning and coherency of the contents by using CCMM. Results show although it is difficult to change from the comfort zone at the beginning, when students start using Cmap Tools for creating their own Knowledge Models, they finish learning meaningfully and understanding better the whole subject, find it easier to study for the evaluation and get to the domain of Knowledge by reaching basic, general and specific skills.
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Researching gender professions: nurses as professionals
(Sciedu Press, 2018) Zufiaurre Goicoechea, Benjamín; Pérez de Villarreal Zufiaurre, Maider; Ciencias Humanas y de la Educación; Giza eta Hezkuntza Zientziak
Nurses as professionals of health, childhood education teachers, social workers and caregivers, join a group of “feminine professions” which grew through policies of a welfare state in postwar constructive period, or in times of postwar accords (Jones, 1983). These professions are under challenge because of neoliberal policies and practices in the 21st century. In the paper, we want to give lights to the contradictory situations nurses face, as workers and as care keepers. Nurses, suffer of a combination of public and private functions, at work, at home, and when caring family relatives. The way women feel about their role as professionals, and as women and workers, is illuminative, as we enquired in a funded research developed with nurses in the community of Navarra, Spain, first from 1993 to 1996, and next, checking a continuity each ten years, 2006 and next 2016.