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Existe una necesidad urgente de evaluar el estado de las poblaciones de peces de aguas costeras tropicales, donde la pesca se realiza sobre cientos de especies diferentes que viven en ecosistemas diversos y complejos. Utilizando un método basado en las capturas, originalmente empleado por la FAO, para evaluar el estado de las pesquerías mundiales, este trabajo analiza el estado de las pesquerías de peces costeros de Cuba. El análisis de las series de capturas de 15 especies y grupos seleccionados, que se extiende por 50 años, muestra un pico máximo en 1975 y luego un decrecimiento significativo de las capturas (R2 = 0.7811). La evolución de cada fase de desarrollo de las pesquerías, utilizando dos criterios diferentes: el porcentaje del número de recursos en cada fase y el porcentaje de las capturas de cada recurso que se encuentra en cada fase, muestra el continuado incremento en la proporción de recursos plenamente explotados, sobreexplotados y colapsados y atestigua la rapidez con que casi todos, han llegado a sus límites máximos de explotación, con un decrecimiento total de un 47 %, que equivale a recursos plenamente explotados aunque próximos a la sobreexplotación.. Como promedio, las capturas de todas las especies y grupos muestran una declinación próxima al 50 % y una tasa anual de declinación del 1.1 % anual. A pesar de los sesgos potenciales de utilizar solamente datos de captura, el elevado número de especies involucradas en la pesca comercial, la larga serie de datos y la metodología utilizada, proporcionan una información valiosa para los administradores pesqueros. Recibido: 26.09.2023 Aceptado: 18.12.2023

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The proliferation of renewable energy sources and their impact on power systems makes it necessary to conduct studies to ensure the proper operation of the power system. This paper investigates recent research on the impact of renewable energy sources on voltage stability and new methods used to assess this stability. The effects of solar and wind power generation both individually and collectively are studied, along with other inverter models through which renewable energy sources are connected to transmission systems or distribution networks. In addition, the results are highlighted by categorizing them into a deterministic and probabilistic approach. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Evaluar la fuerza de tren superior a través de los métodos de prueba de flexión de brazo, dinamometría manual y dinamómetro electromecánico funcional en adultos mayores independientes. Estudio transeccional, en 32 adulos mayores. Datos recolectados con dinamómetro manual, prueba de flexión de brazo y con el dinamómetro Electromecánico Funcional Dynasystem. Los resultados con la prueba de flexión de brazo mostraron los mayores índices de fuerza fueron entre 65 a 69 años (21.9 %; f = 7), en dinamometría manual los hombres presentaron baja fuerza (15.6%; f = 5) y en la DEMF-DYNASYSTEM el mayor porcentaje fue para 7 repeticiones (21.3%). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This article aims to design and validate a scale of perception towards educational research. The instrument, which was applied to a sample of 324 university and non-university teachers, is made up of three dimensions: Value towards educational research, Involvement with educational research, and Competence in educational research. The results revealed excellent goodness-of-fit and reliability values, making its use relevant for the academic and educational field. In addition, statistically significant differences were found in the three dimensions of the instrument in favour of university teachers. These results provide important theoretical and practical implications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Objective: To assess the quality of care during natural childbirth in hospital setting through the Bologna Index. Method: This is an observational and cross-sectional study, with a quantitative design, performed in a reference service in obstetric care, located in the Northeast region/Brazil. A form based on the quality indicators of the Bologna Index and guidelines for natural childbirth and puerperal care was used. Data were analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistics. When analyzing the Bologna Index, 1 point was assigned to each variable met; and, after assessing each item, care was classified based on the following sum: "0" for lower quality, "1 to 4" for intermediate quality and "5" for higher quality of care. Results: It was found an average of 3.44 in the Bologna Index, corresponding to intermediate quality care. Among the five variables that make up the Bologna Index, the highest percentages were related to the use of partograph (85.4%), presence of a caregiver at the time of childbirth (94.5%) and skin-to-skin contact between mother and child in the first hour of life (98.1%). Nevertheless, there was a reduced percentage regarding the use of non-supine positions (9.1%) and absence of stimuli in the first clinical period of childbirth (56.3%). Conclusion: there has been progress in the quality of childbirth care in hospital setting, but it is necessary to provide information for the empowerment of women, greater adherence of professionals to good obstetric practices and insertion of nurses in the usual-risk obstetric care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article addresses the problem of evaluating graduate programs in Mexico. Since the 1970s, such evaluations have been consolidated for accreditation by outside agencies, and feedback on the programs' formative specifics has been prevented. The current study presents the results of a formative evaluation of the master's program in education at Universidad Autónoma de Baja California; the evaluation was based on the consumer-oriented model proposed by Michael Scriven. The results permitted providing feedback on the program according to the perspectives of direct and indirect consumers. In this manner, the study contributes to satisfying the need to reflect on the formative role of the evaluation of graduate programs in Mexico. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Las instituciones del Espacio Iberoamericano del Conocimiento (EIC) colaboran en proyectos educativos. Siendo la competencia comunicativa imprescindible para el desarrollo profesional y la colaboración del propio EIC. Este trabajo analiza los resultados de un proyecto educativo de colaboración entre ocho universidades y cinco países Iberoamericanos sobre la construcción de una rúbrica común validada con Delphi para evaluar las competencias orales en la exposición de proyectos por los estudiantes. La rúbrica se aplicó en tres grupos de estudiantes de tres instituciones y países distintos (Cuba, Ecuador y España), con modalidades de evaluación formativa (docente, autoevaluación y pares), analizando 788 evaluaciones totales (90 docentes, 61 autoevaluaciones y 637 pares). Los resultados confirman un “alfa de Cronbach” (.934) para las 22 variables analizadas. Con la prueba de Post-Hoc de Tukey en todos los ítems las evaluaciones de pares obtienen peores resultados que evaluación docente, mientras que las autoevaluaciones son mejores. La opinión de los estudiantes con un instrumento validado de satisfacción obteniendo una propuesta significativa de reedición de la rúbrica. El artículo ofrece como producto una rúbrica base validada y experimentada exitosamente en contextos geográficamente diferenciados del EIC.

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The current descriptive study investigates the conceptions of a group students (pre-service and in-service teachers) enrolled in a Master of TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) at La Trobe University, Australia, have of assessment in the context of English language teaching. This study was conducted in first place to address a gap in the literature about English teachers’ conceptions of assessment, and I second place to explore the level of agreement among those conceptions and the type of assessment preferred by the participants. For this purpose, 26 active students in the course accepted the invitation to participate in the study and completed an online survey administered through Qualtrics Management Platform. This quantitative descriptive study done in 2020 used Survey as the research method since it promotes the collection of data to describe the research object. The quantitative data obtained through an online survey were summarized and graphed in tables with the objective of answering the research questions. The results showed that participants’ understandings of assessment and forms of assessment were slightly inclined towards the use of summative assessment rather than formative. In contrast, their conceptions of assessment purposes and principles were inclined towards formative assessment features. All in all, it could be said that even though these participants seemed to cope more with summative assessment, they favoured formative purposes and principles of assessment. This suggests that respondents’ summative views of assessment in the use of types and forms of assessment are potentially affected by institutional demands, and do not entirely reflect the respondents’ assessment understandings.

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La presente investigación forma parte del trabajo final del Magister en Educación Superior, Mención Docencia Universitaria de la Universidad Arturo Prat, y busca conocer e interpretar la percepción de los estudiantes de pedagogía sobre la evaluación de los aprendizajes durante su vida académica, proceso de formación y la proyección como mediadores del proceso de enseñanza y aprendizaje en su vida profesional. Metodológicamente, guarda relación con un paradigma de tipo interpretativo para indagar las concepciones de la realidad y no sobre los efectos causales de la misma, así como está diseñada para conocer si ellos ven la evaluación como un proceso formativo clave en su formación profesional que les sirva de insumo y les otorgue la experiencia necesaria para utilizarla estratégicamente en su vida profesional. La investigación contiene en una primera etapa el planteamiento del problema y los aportes teóricos respecto de la evaluación en las universidades a nivel nacional e internacional, además de conceptos claves sobre la evaluación de los aprendizajes. Luego, se realiza una entrevista semiestructurada a estudiantes de último año de Pedagogía de una universidad chilena ubicada en el extremo norte del país, respecto a su percepción sobre la evaluación para los aprendizajes. Finalmente se analizan los datos entregados de manera cualitativa respecto a sus percepciones de cómo conciben la evaluación y cuáles son las fortalezas y debilidades que poseen a un año de ejercer su profesión como docentes.

The accelerated technological development together with the increasingly widespread access to Internet, has marked an importantmilestone in the way in which governments provide information and most services to citizens. Currently, it has become imperative that citizens can execute much of their procedures in a quick and efficient way, and even without leaving home. Governments are obliged to provide tools so that processes can be carried out safely but also ensuring the satisfaction of the users who execute them. After a previous investigation, in which an evaluation process was carried out in order to determine the level of usability that e-government sites present, it was possible to identify a set of recurring problems that affect the ease of use of this type of sites, which would be solved through the so-called usability patterns. This paper presents the set of usability patterns developed under the context of e-government applications, with the aim of providing design tools for this type of sites and thus avoid problems that threaten the ease of use of services that are provided to citizens from public or governmental institutions’ portals. A set of usability patterns were developed based on identified problems and existing catalogs. The developed patterns were applied to an e-government site which was later evaluated, verifying a substantial increase in the usability level withrespect to a previously executed evaluation.

Hoy en día es necesario que los docentes demuestren la competencia evaluativa: saber evaluar, saber cómo evaluar y poner en práctica la evaluación con un amplio conjunto de técnicas y métodos. En este trabajo se muestran los resultados de una investigación cuyos objetivos han sido: 1) conocer si los docentes se han formado o han leído sobre diferentes técnicas y métodos de evaluación; 2) averiguar el nivel de dominio que tienen de las diferentes técnicas y métodos de evaluación; 3) comprobar si han puesto en práctica dichas técnicas y métodos en el aula. El diseño metodológico es de tipo descriptivo, basado en el método de encuesta y a cuyo cuestionario ha respondido una muestra de 193 docentes españoles. Los resultados apuntan que la autoevaluación es el método de evaluación sobre el cual más se han formado los docentes y el más utilizado en el aula. Por contra, el cuestionario KPSI es el instrumento sobre el que menos se han formado y por ende, el menos empleado en el aula. Una de las principales conclusiones que se derivan del estudio gira en torno a la importancia de mejorar la formación del profesorado para potenciar el dominio de la función evaluadora de este colectivo.

The purpose of the performance evaluation is to measure the degree in which an employee of an organization adjusts or complies with the desired profile. The results of this measurement allow generating recommendations to improve the performance of the functions by the employee. Moreover, the results favor the human talent management, related to professional growth, bonuses, compensations, and candidate selection. In this paper, an analysis, comparing, and characterization process of the performance evaluation methods are presented. This process was realized to take advantage of the benefices of performance evaluation and identify which methods of performance evaluation are most used in software development teams. This analysis allows us to characterize these methods and identify the factors that determine their usage, as well as the criteria that allow them to specify and differentiate their application in the software industry. A methodology is integrated into three phases to carry out the purpose of this work. Through this methodology, it was possible to conduct the characterization of performance evaluation methods for software development teams. We identified 11 conventional performance evaluation methods and 10 approaches to performance evaluation for software development teams. We included conventional methods because the particular proposals for software development teams use some of them. From this set of studies, the analysis of characterization and comparison factors was established. This characterization shows that the evaluation of technical competences takes precedence, over generic, psychological, or experience competences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The link between evaluative methods from Ergonomics and Human Factors with the field of Education could provide formality to experiential knowledge; the benefits of this systematization concerns the possibility of early recognition of students' educational lag factors, even before the literacy process, contributing to the early start of strategies for educational improvement, before eventual failure in tests and written assignments. From this perspective, we analyzed the Ergonomic Methods of Systematic Observation, HTA and SAGAT correlated with teaching practices at 2nd Grade Elementary School, aiming to promote the formalization of student performance registers and support the achievement of school recovery and improvement plans. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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En los últimos años la realidad educativa universitaria muestra atisbos de cambio. Entre otras innovaciones, ha supuesto la introducción de nuevas formas de evaluación, despertando así el interés científico que merece. Concretamente, la evaluación formativa y compartida se desarrolla en itinerarios de evaluación que tratan de adaptarse a las necesidades del alumnado. Las vías de evaluación continua, mixta y final, no obstante, se relacionan con diferentes rendimientos académicos, lo que merece la pena valorar con detenimiento. Este artículo trata de profundizar en la relación que dichos itinerarios tienen con las calificaciones obtenidas y se analiza de manera descriptiva las tendencias de evaluación del profesorado así como las preferencias de elección de sistema de evaluación por parte de sus estudiantes. Los resultados muestran, por una parte, como la mayor parte del alumnado opta por una evaluación continua y formativa, y por la otra, que dicho itinerario se relaciona con altas calificaciones académicas. Los peores resultados académicos los obtiene el alumnado que accede a la evaluación final. Este estudio constata no solo la preferencia del alumnado por los itinerarios de evaluación que contemplan la evaluación formativa y compartida, sino la influencia que tienen estos elementos en el rendimiento, es decir, en las notas. Ello contribuye a entender mejor las necesidades y elecciones de nuestro alumnado y, por consiguiente, a ajustar de forma óptima nuestra docencia.

The new housing buildings proposed for Guanabacoa are predominantly located outside the urbanized area. This work provides a procedure for evaluating constructive solutions for new works in compact areas, which contributes to the sustainability of the urban regeneration process. Based on the application of theoretical and diagnostic methods and tools, an evaluation procedure is proposed that considers other similar ones used before, complemented by urban and architectural requirements of the study area, and integrated into the technological requirements of construction solutions. The method proposes a system of variables, parameters and indicators to apply at different stages and in the whole. The application of the evaluation method shows that the appropriate solutions for the construction of new housing buildings in compact areas of Guanabacoa are: traditional (hollow mortar block; ceramic hollow vessel and ceramic brick) and EPS-based solutions (Avantec, Cassaforma and Lamcomet). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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At present, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause morbidity and mortality worldwide. Physical activity (PA) has been identified as an invaluable tool for the prevention and treatment of CVD, due to its versatility, relative ease of implementation, and cost-effectivity. The benefits of PA are widely recognized, including improvement of insulin sensitivity, reduction of endothelial dysfunction, and multiple changes in cardiovascular physiology; along with neuroprotective and immunomodulatory effects. Nevertheless, the use of PA as therapeutic tool appears to be limited by deficiencies in health personnel regarding the knowledge and skills required for issuing formal recommendations for PA in clinical practice. This review discusses key concepts such as PA, exercise, and fitness, as well as energy expenditure (EE) and the units used for its measurement. Furthermore, the different options for PA evaluation are also discussed, including subjective methods, which depend on the logging of activities as they occur or retrospectively; and objective methods, which involve the monitoring of biological indicators of EE in real time during the performance of PA. The wide variety of available methods offers enough flexibility to satisfactorily measure PA in any clinical or research scenario. Understanding PA physiology and knowledge of the advantages and disadvantages of each of the assessment methods allows maximum gain from their use, yielding more accurate and beneficial results for patient care. This would allow the optimized use of PA for the prevention and treatment of CVD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Esta investigación trata sobre el estudio de los riesgos ergonómicos que pueden encontrarse en los puestos de trabajo de las empresas de servicio de alimentos y bebidas (catering). El objetivo principal es la evaluación de los riesgos ergonómicos a los que se expone un trabajador al realizar las tareas y por puestos de trabajo en este tipo de empresas, y usarla como apoyo para diseñar sistemas de gestión que ayuden a prevenir accidentes laborales o profesionales. El problema se produce porque la empresa de catering Grisú (unidad de análisis) no cuenta con sistemas de gestión ergonómicos, y al no poseerlos presta poca atención a los riesgos a los que están enfrentados sus trabajadores, entre otros, básicamente, las molestias musculoesqueléticas. Esta investigación es de carácter cualitativo tipo vivencial; para ello, se analizaron los puestos administrativos y operativos de la empresa por medio de matrices como: Matriz de evaluación de riesgos ergonómicos método rula Matriz de evaluación de riesgos ergonómicos método owas Matriz de medidas preventivas. Los resultados de riesgos ergonómicos en los puestos que se intervinieron (un puesto administrativo y tres operativos) fueron los siguientes: trivial (8), tolerable (3), moderado (7), importante (6) e intolerable (3), sumando 27 entre todos. Se obtuvo el 80 % de los riesgos significativos en los puestos de trabajo.

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Objective: To describe the most important methods of assessing medication adherence and to determine what methods can be used in the Community Pharmacy daily clinical practice. Methods: A non-systematic search of the most relevant research articles published on the subject was performed in the National Library of Medicine database, Washington, DC (MEDLINE: PubMed). Results: The methods available for measuring adherence can be classified into direct and indirect methods. Direct measures include measurement of the drug or its metabolite concentration in a biological sample and directly observed therapy. Indirect methods include asking the patient (or using a selfreport adherence scale), performing pill counts, using of electronic devices and checking rates of refilling prescriptions. The collection of patient's self-reports questionnaires is a very useful, simple and inexpensive method in clinical settings. Among all the existing questionnaires, the choice of one against another will be based on patient's illness and according to what has to be measured (patient's medication-taking behavior, barriers or beliefs associated with adherence) Conclusions: There are multiple and different methods for assessing therapeutic adherence. None of them is considered the gold standard. For this reason, it is recommended to use several methods. The most feasible options in Community Pharmacy daily clinical practice are the utilization of self-report medication adherence scales and analysis of refilling prescriptions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Presentamos una nueva propuesta metodológica en la práctica evaluadora que está tomando impulso en las aulas universitarias españolas: la integración de la rúbrica como herramienta de apoyo para la evaluación, tanto por parte del docente como de los estudiantes, a la hora de realizar evaluación de pares y autoevaluación. Los datos fueron obtenidos durante el curso académico 2012-13, en la materia Nuevas Tecnologías aplicadas a la Educación Infantil, perteneciente al primer curso de la formación inicial de futuros docentes de Educación Infantil (3-6 años). Se trabajó con 71 estudiantes distribuidos en 7 grupos experimentales (que utilizan la rúbrica) y 6 de control (que no la utilizan) en diferentes situaciones de aprendizaje. Se pretendió constatar su influencia tanto en el dominio de contenidos como en el desarrollo de competencias e implicar al alumnado en el proceso de evaluación. Los resultados manifiestan que estamos ante un instrumento que contribuye a la educación infantil y que los estudiantes están satisfechos con su uso.

Assessment is a curricular element that has undergone a major transformation in higher education as a result of different processes of educational reform. Educational research has been very fruitful in this field resulting in a shift of focus: assessment ‘for’ learning, sustainable, competency based assessment and an active role of the student. In a technological context, the e-rubrics have been established as a useful tool for conducting a proper evaluation process to current educational needs. The research results show its potential for self-regulation and self-efficacy of students, assessment quality and teaching improvement. But it is necessary to develop e-rubrics that meet criteria of reliability and validity. To this end two rubrics were designed for use in a subject’s degree in a group of students and the reliability of the instruments was analyzed. The reliability of the rubric has been assessed through internal consistency to what was used Cronbach Alpha. Reliability coefficients were obtained considered acceptable, but can be improved. Specific training in the use of the instrument for self-assessment and peer assessment, it is considered essential for successful implementation of e-rubrics. The article includes two rubrics used in the study.