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Experimental literature has found that risk attitudes are not robust to different elicitation techniques. However, most comparisons across elicitation methods involve different rewards and framings simultaneously. Our experimental design helps to disentangle the effect of these two factors. We consider two different personal rewards (money domain and grade domain) and two different scenarios while keeping the reward constant (lottery framing and exam framing). We find no differences in elicited risk aversion between the two domains. However, framing matters: elicited risk aversion is lower in the exam framing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

• We study the level of intergenerational transmission of democratic values eliciting preferences for social choice rules that aggregate individual preferences into a collective decision. • This is relevant because a high intergenerational transmission of democratic values would increase the stability of political institutions. • We run an experiment with 186 students and their parents and elicit their preferences in three different profiles. We estimate a panel data discrete choice model. • Our results indicate a significant intergenerational transmission of preferences for social choice rules. We study whether democratic values that govern the preferences over social choice rules are subject to intergenerational transmission. We focus on five social choice rules, namely, Plurality, Plurality with Runoff, the Majoritarian Compromise, Borda Rule and Social Compromise, that represent very diverse values about how to extract public will out of individual opinions. In our experiment, students and their parents are confronted with hypothetical preference profiles and are asked to decide which alternative should be chosen for the society. The design of the hypothetical preference profiles allows us to interpret a subject's choice of an alternative as her revealed preference for one of the focused social choice rules. We find significant differences between the rules most often chosen by the parents (Majoritarian Compromise and Plurality) and those by the students (Social Compromise). Analyzing the relation between the preferences over social choice rules for each parent-offspring pair, we find support for the hypothesis of parental transmission of preferences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The areas of interest in educational technology have been changing in relation to the evolution of the discipline. Technological developments and new educational approaches have allowed it to undergo an evolution in terms of topics, approaches and research methodologies. This article presents a study of the areas of interest and research topics in this discipline, through the analysis of its evolution, from instructional design and comparative studies, through the new approaches that integrate the different learning theories, to the impact of the development of new teaching modalities, such as e-learning. The analysis of the current state allows us to compile possible lines of future research in terms of subject matter, methodological approach, contexts and participants, which may be of interest to the scientific community. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The achievement of digital competence among students has become a main objective within Spanish educational policies in recent decades. In this regard, the European Framework for Digitally Competent Educational Organizations (DigCompOrg) guides schools in their digitization process in a systematic way. This research evaluates the degree of development of the use of learning technologies in a secondary school in the Region of Murcia (case study) according to the dimensions contemplated in the European model. The research design is based on the ADDIE model and chooses a mixed methodology in which quantitative (SELFIE questionnaire) and qualitative (discussion group) techniques are applied. The results presented here collect the analysis of the qualitative information on secondary school students, teachers and school leaders. This first stage of detection of needs has allowed the center to establish a self-reflection and self evaluation process on its digitization process, as well as the proposal of actions and improvement strategies that reinforce its commitment to digital pedagogies. Among them is the development of a digital strategy for the center, establishing progress evaluation mechanisms or working with digital learning technologies that promote self-evaluation and co-evaluation, all of which are related to the leadership dimensions and evaluative practices of the European model. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article focuses on gender equality as one of the most relevant objectives of the educational system to alleviate gender violence and combat stereotypes. At the same time, ICTs have become a very important educational tool in a digital society like the one where we live. Around these two topics we conducted this research whose purpose is, from the scientific production of the last six years, to analyze the educational practices in formal contexts that deal with gender equality and ICTs (infant, primary, secondary and higher education). The research design is a systematic review, based on the PRISMA statement and the PICoS strategy, using the 2013-2019 search period. After a screening process of a total of 90 documents, 18 papers were found that cover both study topics (gender and ICTs). A content analysis supported by semantic networks was performed, using Atlas.ti v.8. Among the main results, we highlight that most of the good practices in the different educational levels are related to the use of web 2.0. and STEM competences. Finally, we recommend the design of proposals that work on gender through ICTs, with the "smart classroom" as an interesting suggestion that is part of the emerging pedagogies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper evaluates the net effect of renewable energy policy in Spain from 2002 to 2017 and calculates its cost-effectiveness in terms of CO 2 emission reductions in the production of electricity. Our conclusions indicate that although the phasing out of Feed-in Tariffs reduced the regulatory costs, it also limited renewable participation in the electricity market, leading to an increased electricity price and higher emissions. According to our results, the joint effect of (i) the value of avoided emissions due to renewable energy participation and (ii) the merit order effect was able to compensate for the regulatory costs (subsidies) up until 2010, while the sign of the net effect was reversed from 2011 to 2017. Finally, we find that the economic implications of emission reductions are highly dependent on how the social cost of carbon is measured. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article describes the entire process of validating the data collection instrument of the CAPPLE project. The validation of the instrument (an online survey) aims to ensure the reliability, validity, relevance and functionality of the collection process. Hence, a validation method based on three complementary procedures has been chosen: expert judgement by eight experts in three consecutive rounds; a round of cognitive interviews with 24 subjects on 10 critical items, and a pilot study with 400 invited subjects, of which 224 are considered the final sample. Following the completion of the three methods described, we get an instrument that meets the validation criteria, configured by four basic dimensions (self-perception, information management, management of the learning process and communication) and that could be considered as a very useful tool in the study of Personal Learning Environments of university students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Nowadays, there are experiences with ICT in the hospital schools. Nevertheless, there have been few studies about how technology can improve educational processes and the premises to consider. From this starting point, we present in this paper, a proposal for curriculum integration of ICT for hospital teachers. It is the main contribution of this paper along with the exhaustive analysis of previous studies. This evaluation research has tried to contribute useful knowledge to meet the needs of a real educational context. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: This paper uses subjects’ diverse self-reported justifications to explain discrepancies between observed heterogeneous behavior and the unique equilibrium prediction in a one-shot traveler''s dilemma experiment. Principal components analysis suggests that iterative reasoning, aspiration levels, competitive behavior, attitudes towards risk and penalties and focal points may be behind different choices. Such reasons are coherent with same subjects’ behavior in other tests and experiments in which these particular issues are prominent, and thus, we identify “types” of subjects. Overall, we conclude that subjects’ self-justifications in complex strategic situations contain informational value which may be used to predict behavior in other situations of economic importance. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

This paper analyzes the emerging literature on the determinants of giving within a social network. We propose two main explanatory variables for previous experimental results on the friendship effect. The first is social integration, which has a positive impact on giving. The second variable is strategic and is based on reciprocity: the possibility of ex-post favors. Econometric analysis shows that both variables play a positive (and significant) role. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This case study analyzes the effect of using a tablet and apps on the communication and language development of a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) from an educational perspective. In the first phase of this observational research, a catalog of apps was designed and created to promote the development of communication and language in a student of the open classroom at the San José de Calasanz Pre-School and Elementary School of Yecla, Murcia. Sixteen activities enriched through the use of apps and a tablet were subsequently designed, implemented and assessed. As a result of this innovative experience, the student's language prerequisites, communicative intention and behavior improved. However, the imitation of gestures and actions and the use of protodeclaratives did not improve. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article presents the results of research focused on designing and validating an evaluation instrument to certify university professors' competency in Information and Communications Technologies (ICT). Based on a discussion group and a pilot test, we designed an instrument that was validated by experts. The methodology for its elaboration revolved around a continuous cycle of design, validation, analysis, and redesign. In the end, the instrument was structured in three blocks that can certify the ICT competency of university professors at three levels of mastery: bases of knowledge that support action with ICT; the design, implementation, and evaluation of action with ICT; and individual and/or collective critical reflection on action with ICT. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: We report on a two-stage experiment in which (i) we first elicit the social network within a section of undergraduate students and (ii) we then measure their altruistic attitudes by means of a standard Dictator game. We observe that more socially integrated subjects are also more altruistic, as betweenness centrality and reciprocal degree are positively correlated with the level of giving, even after controlling for framing and social distance, which have been shown to significantly affect giving in previous studies. Our findings suggest that social distance and social integration are complementary determinants of altruistic behavior. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: Feedback is an important component of assessment in learning environments, because it constitutes a new learning opportunity which is not usually available in most eLearning systems. Feedback allows students to know their learning flaws and helps teachers to design learning contents adapted to the needs of the students. Semantic Web technologies have been applied in recent years with different purposes in Education, but their applications for generating useful feedback have not been researched enough so far. In this paper we present an approach for generating feedback to open questions in assessment tests, by making use of ontologies and semantic annotations. The feedback is generated by obtaining the semantic similarity between the annotations associated with both questions and students’ answers. The method has been implemented as an extension of our online assessment platform. Its application in a real course is also presented and discussed here. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: The role played by Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) is more and more important in the development of the society and, consequently, the Education. ICT provide new representation languages that allow the development of new learning scenarios, and the educative institutions must know and use such new technologies for improving their processes. In this sense, ontologies and semantic web technologies constitute appropriate technologies for knowledge management in educational settings as it has been demonstrated in recent years. In this paper, we present a system that has been developed with teachers of a Secondary School that uses ontologies to support the development and management of the educative curriculum. We will describe both the functionality of the system and how the semantic technologies have been smoothly included into the Gescur platform. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: We provide empirical evidence to support the claims that social diversity promotes prosocial behavior. We elicit a real-life social network and its members’ adherence to a social norm, namely inequity aversion. The data reveal a positive relationship between subjects’ prosociality and several measures of centrality. This result is in line with the theoretical literature that relates the evolution of social norms to the structure of social interactions and argues that central individuals are crucial for the emergence of prosocial behavior. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]