https://hdl.handle.net/10259/8954 2026-04-17T12:16:29Z https://hdl.handle.net/10259/8958 Usefulness of Digital Game-Based Learning in Nursing and Occupational Therapy Degrees: A Comparative Study at the University of Burgos Sáiz Manzanares, María Consuelo; Martin, Caroline Françoise; Alonso Martínez, Laura; Almeida, Leandro Teaching in higher education in the 21st century is moving towards e-Learning or b-Learning teaching models. This situation has increased due to the SARS CoV-2 health crisis. Therefore, teaching–learning models must be based on the use of active methodologies that facilitate students’ motivation to work in learning management systems (LMS). One of the most current resources is the digital game-based learning (DGBL) use, specifically in health sciences degrees (e.g., nursing). In this study, we worked with 225 third-year students of degrees in nursing (ND) and occupational therapy (OTD). The objectives were (1) to find out if there were significant differences between students who had worked with DGBL techniques vs. those who had not, and (2) to find out if there were significant differences depending on the type of degree (ND vs. OTD) regarding access to the LMS, learning outcomes and students’ satisfaction with teachers’ performance. A mixed-method research approach was applied. In the quantitative study, significant differences were found in the accesses to the LMS in favor of the groups that had worked with DGBL techniques. Significant differences were also found in ND students with respect to learning outcomes in the group that worked with DGBL. Regarding the results of the qualitative study, differences were found in the frequency of interaction and in the preference of DGBL activities depending on the type of degree. Further studies will investigate the possible causes of these differences. 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10259/8957 La procrastinación en la formación inicial del profesorado: el rol de las estrategias de aprendizaje y el rendimiento académico Martín Antón, Luis Jorge; Aramayo Ruiz, Karina P.; Rodríguez Sáez, José L.; Sáiz Manzanares, María Consuelo Un alto porcentaje de alumnado universitario posterga sus actividades académicas, siendo causa de dificultades académicas y personales. El objetivo de este trabajo fue identificar y caracterizar la procrastinación académica, y su relación con el uso de estrategias de aprendizaje metacognitivas, estrategias socioafectivas, y con el rendimiento académico en estudiantes universitarios. La muestra estuvo formada por 794 estudiantes de grados y másteres de títulos de educación, que completaron la Escala de Procrastinación Académica (EPA), la Escala de Evaluación de Procrastinación para Estudiantes (PASS), y las escalas Estrategias Metacognitivas y Estrategias Socioafectivas de las escalas ACRA. Mediante análisis descriptivos, correlacionales, contraste de muestras, y de regresión lineal jerárquica, se constata que hay un alto porcentaje de estudiantes que procrastinan habitualmente, y que consideran que esta conducta les es perjudicial. Se produce una relación negativa entre la procrastinación académica con el rendimiento académico, y el uso de estrategias metacognitivas y socioafectivas. Las mujeres presentan menor grado de procrastinación académica que los varones, aunque consideran que es una conducta más perjudicial para sus actividades académicas. También difieren en una mayor atribución a la falta de empatía y baja autoconfianza por las mujeres, frente a la búsqueda de excitación por parte de los varones. No se encuentran diferencias entre cursos, edad o si realizan o no alguna actividad laboral. Las variables más predictoras de la conducta procrastinadora son el bajo uso de estrategias metacognitivas y la falta de energía y autocontrol. Se discuten las implicaciones de los resultados en actuaciones específicas para reducir la procrastinación en estudiantes universitarios.; A high percentage of university students postpone their academic activities, which leads to academic and personal difficulties. The aim of this work is to identify and describe academic procrastination and its link to the use of metacognitive learning strategies, socio-affective strategies, and academic performance in pre-service teachers. The sample was made up of 794 bachelor’s and master’s degree students in teacher education who completed the Academic Procrastination Scale, the Procrastination Assessment Scale-Student (PASS), and the Metacognitive Strategies and Socio-affectiveStrategies scales of the ACRA scales. Descriptive, correlational, sample contrast, and hierarchical linear regression analysis shows there is a high percentage of students who habitually procrastinate, and who believe their behavior to be detrimental to them. Academic procrastination is negatively related to academic performance and the use of metacognitive and socio-affective strategies. Women evidence a lower level of academic procrastination than their male counterparts, although they believe it to be more detrimental to their academic activities. There are also differences in that women attribute the problem more to a lack of empathy and lack of self-confidence, whereas in men the problem is linked to the search for excitement. The variables which most predict procrastination are the low use of metacognitive strategies and the lack of energy and self-control. No differences were found between the years of the degree, age or regarding whether students are working or not, or the dedication this entails. We discuss the implications of the results in specific actions aimed at reducing procrastination behavior in university students. 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10259/8955 Teacher Training Effectiveness in Self-Regulation in Virtual Environments Sáiz Manzanares, María Consuelo; Almeida, Leandro; Martín Antón, Luis Jorge; Carbonero Martín, Miguel Ángel; Valdivieso Burón, Juan A. Higher education in the 21st century faces the challenge of changing the way in which knowledge is conveyed and how teachers and students interact in the teaching-learning process. The current pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 has hastened the need to face up to this challenge and has furthered the need to approach the issue from the perspective of digitalisation. To achieve this, it is necessary to design training programmes geared towards teaching staff and which address both the use of technology and instructional design aimed at promoting the development of self-regulated learning (SRL) and automatic feedback systems. In this study, work was carried out with 23 teachers (8 inexperienced and 15 experienced teachers) in a training programme conducted through Moodle. The aims were: (1) to test whether there were any significant differences between the behaviour patterns of new teachers compared to experienced teachers, (2) to determine whether clusters of behaviour patterns corresponded to the type of teacher and (3) to ascertain whether the level of teacher satisfaction with the training activity in digital teaching will depend on the type of teacher. A quantitative as well as a qualitative design was applied. Differences were found in the behaviour patterns in the training activities for the development of rubrics and use of learning analytics systems in virtual learning environments. It was also found that the type of teacher did not correspond exactly to the behaviour cluster in the learning platform. In addition, no significant differences were found in the level of satisfaction between the two kinds of teacher. The main contribution this study makes is to provide a detailed description of the training stage as well as the materials required for its repetition. Further analytical studies are required on teacher perception of training programmes in digital teaching in order to provide personalised training proposals that lead to an effective use of teaching in digital environments. 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10259/8952 Psychometric properties of the academic procrastination scale in Spanish university students Martín Antón, Luis Jorge; Almeida, Leandro; Sáiz Manzanares, María Consuelo; Álvarez Cañizo, Marta; Carbonero Martín, Miguel Ángel Procrastination in academic activities is common amongst university students, and has negative consequences for their personal as well as academic development. As a result, there is a need for valid –yet at the same time brief and clear-cut– measurement tools that enable the specific procrastinating behaviour of university students to be measured. This work explores in depth the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Academic Procrastination Scale, a widely used brief tool in secondary and higher education in the Spanish speaking world. The scale was applied to a total of 1734 university students, together with the Procrastination Assessment Scale-Students (PASS), the Unintentional Procrastination Scale (UPS) and the Active Procrastination Scale (APS). Factor analyses indicate the best fit is a structure involving four interrelated factors (task aversion, poor time management, low emotional and motivational self-control, and risk assumption) compared to other proposed models. The model presents factorial invariance between men and women, and adequate convergent validity. We discuss the implications of using this scale in higher education, since differentiating the four factors might help to identify different support measures depending on university student needs. 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z