Browsing by Subject "Capabilities"

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    Adapting Knowledge Inference Algorithms to Measure Geometry Competencies through a Puzzle Game
    (ACM, 2023-09-06) Strukova, Sofia; Gómez Mármol, Félix; Ruipérez Valiente, José Antonio; Ingeniería de la Información y las Comunicaciones
    The rapid technological evolution of the last years has motivated students to develop capabilities that will prepare them for an unknown future in the 21st century. In this context, many teachers intend to optimise the learning process, making it more dynamic and exciting through the introduction of gamification. Thus, this article focuses on a data-driven assessment of geometry competencies, which are essential for developing problem-solving and higher-order thinking skills. Our main goal is to adapt, evaluate and compare Bayesian Knowledge Tracing (BKT), Performance Factor Analysis (PFA), Elo, and Deep Knowledge Tracing (DKT) algorithms applied to the data of a geometry game named Shadowspect, in order to predict students’ performance by means of several classifier metrics. We analysed two algorithmic configurations, with and without prioritisation of Knowledge Components (KCs) – the skills needed to complete a puzzle successfully, and we found Elo to be the algorithm with the best prediction power with the ability to model the real knowledge of students. However, the best results are achieved without KCs because it is a challenging task to differentiate between KCs effectively in game environments. Our results prove that the above-mentioned algorithms can be applied in formal education to improve teaching, learning, and organisational efficiency.
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    La educación superior desde el enfoque de capacidades. Una propuesta para el debate
    (Servicio de Publicaciones. Universidad de Murcia, 2010) Boni Aristizábal, Alejandra; Lozano Aguilar, José Félix; Walker, Melanie
    Hoy nos encontramos en un momento de gran transformación de la educación superior, equiparable en magnitud a la revolución humboldtiana de hace 200 años. En estos momentos, una vez más en la historia, se está debatiendo sobre las grandes preguntas de la educación: cuál debería ser el fin de la educación y cómo conseguirlo. Aquí vamos a apuntar las aportaciones que el enfoque de capacidades puede hacer a la educación superior. Comenzaremos presentando con cierto detalle este enfoque y la lista de diez capacidades básicas que propone M. Walker para la educación superior. Continuaremos presentando una experiencia de aplicar este enfoque en la Universidad de Sheffield en un proyecto basado en pedagogías basadas en la investigación. Para concluir vamos a sintetizar algunas ventajas que puede aportar este enfoque en la construcción del EEES y en el futuro de la educación superior.
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    Infrastructure and subjective well-being from a gender perspective
    (MDPI, 2022-02-16) Buendía Azorín, José Daniel; Sanchez de la Vega, María del Mar; Alarcón García, Gloria; Economía Aplicada
    Mainstreaming gender analysis into all aspects of policy making, including infrastructure and economic policy, is a key aspect to achieving gender equality. The main objective of this paper is to examine the impact of several public infrastructures on well-being by gender, applying the Capability and Subjective Well-being approaches. An index of access to infrastructure is constructed and its effect on well-being is estimated using a new survey dataset from Spain. The results from the logistic regression model show that access to infrastructure positively affects subjective well-being, particularly of female respondents. All dimensions of infrastructure matter more for women’s wellbeing than men’s. Important differences in the impact on well-being by the types of infrastructures analyzed and the impact differs significantly by age are obtained. The findings suggest that designing public infrastructure policies can contribute to reducing gender well-being gap.