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    A Failed Cross-Validation Study on the Relationship between LIWC Linguistic Indicators and Personality: Exemplifying the Lack of Generalizability of Exploratory Studies
    (MDPI, 2022-10-13) Moreno, José David; Olmos, Ricardo; Martínez Mingo, Alejandro; Jorge Botana, Guillermo de; Martínez Huertas, José Ángel
    (1) Background: Previous meta-analytic research found small to moderate relationships between the Big Five personality traits and different linguistic computational indicators. However, previous studies included multiple linguistic indicators to predict personality from an exploratory framework. The aim of this study was to conduct a cross-validation study analyzing the relationships between language indicators and personality traits to test the generalizability of previous results; (2) Methods: 643 Spanish undergraduate students were tasked to write a self-description in 500 words (which was evaluated with the LIWC) and to answer a standardized Big Five questionnaire. Two different analytical approaches using multiple linear regression were followed: first, using the complete data and, second, by conducting different cross-validation studies; (3) Results: The results showed medium effect sizes in the first analytical approach. On the contrary, it was found that language and personality relationships were not generalizable in the cross-validation studies; (4) Conclusions: We concluded that moderate effect sizes could be obtained when the language and personality relationships were analyzed in single samples, but it was not possible to generalize the model estimates to other samples. Thus, previous exploratory results found on this line of research appear to be incompatible with a nomothetic approach.
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    A two-dimensional multiple-choice model accounting for omissions
    (Frontiers Media, 2018-12-11) Abad, Francisco J.; Ponsoda, Vicente; Schames Kreitchmann, Rodrigo
    This paper presents a new two-dimensional Multiple-Choice Model accounting for Omissions (MCMO). Based on Thissen and Steinberg multiple-choice models, the MCMO defines omitted responses as the result of the respondent not knowing the correct answer and deciding to omit rather than to guess given a latent propensity to omit. Firstly, using a Monte Carlo simulation, the accuracy of the parameters estimated from data with different sample sizes (500, 1,000, and 2,000 subjects), test lengths (20, 40, and 80 items) and percentages of omissions (5, 10, and 15%) were investigated. Later, the appropriateness of the MCMO to the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) Advanced 2015 mathematics and physics multiple-choice items was analyzed and compared with the Holman and Glas' Between-item Multi-dimensional IRT model (B-MIRT) and with the three-parameter logistic (3PL) model with omissions treated as incorrect responses. The results of the simulation study showed a good recovery of scale and position parameters. Pseudo-guessing parameters (d) were less accurate, but this inaccuracy did not seem to have an important effect on the estimation of abilities. The precision of the propensity to omit strongly depended on the ability values (the higher the ability, the worse the estimate of the propensity to omit). In the empirical study, the empirical reliability for ability estimates was high in both physics and mathematics. As in the simulation study, the estimates of the propensity to omit were less reliable and their precision varied with ability. Regarding the absolute item fit, the MCMO fitted the data better than the other models. Also, the MCMO offered significant increments in convergent validity between scores from multiple-choice and constructed-response items, with an increase of around 0.02 to 0.04 in R2 in comparison with the two other methods. Finally, the high correlation between the country means of the propensity to omit in mathematics and physics suggests that (1) the propensity to omit is somehow affected by the country of residence of the examinees, and (2) the propensity to omit is independent of the test contents
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    Acceptance and commitment therapy in parents of children with cancer at psychosocial risk: A randomized multiple baseline evaluation
    (Elsevier, 2023) Bautista, Ana B.; Ruiz Vegas, Francisco Javier; Suárez Falcón, Juan Carlos
    Developing and testing psychological interventions for primary caregivers of children with cancer at significant psychosocial risk is still needed. One psychological factor contributing to their emotional distress is repetitive negative thinking (RNT). This study conducted a randomized, multiple-baseline evaluation of the effect of an individual, online, 2-session, RNT-focused ACT intervention in 12 parents. Participants responded to daily measures of emotional symptoms, RNT, and progress in values during baseline, intervention, and the 2-month follow-up. These measures have shown adequate psychometric properties at the individual level in this study. All 12 participants completed the intervention. A Bayesian hierarchical model indicated that most participants showed reductions in emotional symptoms and RNT (10 of 11), and 8 of 12 participants showed increases in valued living. The design-comparable standardized mean difference was computed to estimate the intervention effect overall. The effect sizes were large for all variables (PHQ-4: d = 0.83, 95% CI [0.27, 1.40]; RNTQ-3: d = 0.81, 95% CI [0.34, 1.28]; VQ-3: d = 1.07, 95% CI [0.22, 1.91]). Participants evaluated the intervention as useful at the 2-month follow-up. In conclusion, a brief and online RNT-focused intervention showed promising results in parents of children with cancer at significant psychosocial risk.
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    Acculturation process in Romanian immigrants in Spain: The role of social support and perceived discrimination
    (Springer Nature, 2018-11-28) Cuadrado, Isabel; García Ael, Mª Cristina; Molero Alonso, Fernando Jorge; Recio Saboya, Patricia; Pérez Garín, Daniel Arsenio
    This work focuses on the study of the psychological acculturation process of the largest immigrant group in Spain: Romanian immigrants. It is known that both social support and perceived discrimination affect the acculturation process of immigrant people, but not how those three variables act together. This study aims to analyse the mechanism by which social support affects the acculturation of immigrant people –both maintenance and adoption dimensions in public and private acculturation domains– and the role played by perceived discrimination –both group and individual– in that relationship. In order to fulfil this goal, 150 immigrant people of Romanian origin (49.3% male) with a mean age of 35.33 years (SD = 11.84) answered a questionnaire, which included the aforementioned variables. Results show that social support has a positive indirect effect on the degree of adoption of Spanish customs (both in public and private domains) by Romanian immigrants through a reduction of their perceived discrimination. Besides, social support has no effect on Romanian immigrants’ maintenance of home society customs. This research contributes to knowledge on how immigrants’ perceived social support is related to their adoption of host society’s customs, highlighting the mediating role of the perceived discrimination in this process.
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    Actitudes hacia la Estadística en Alumnos de Educación: Análisis de Perfiles
    (Ministerio de Educación, Formación Profesional y Deportes español, 2019-04-12) Ordóñez Camacho; Romero Martínez, Sonia Janeth; Ruiz de Miguel, Covadonga; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8153-5706; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6941-5402
    Las actitudes hacia la estadística son un cúmulo de conductas, cogniciones y emociones respecto a la estadística. Las actitudes son aprendidas, mediadas por factores culturales e influyen en el aprendizaje y rendimiento de los alumnos, por ello, el objetivo del presente trabajo es realizar una descripción de dichas actitudes en una muestra de 855 alumnos universitarios de la Facultad de Educación de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid por medio de la identificación de perfiles que incluyen también variables de identificación, formación previa, autoconcepto académico y valoraciones sobre la estadística en su carrera y futuro profesional. La metodología que se ha utilizado combina métodos factoriales y análisis cluster. El procedimiento incluye la aplicación de dos cuestionarios (uno para medir las actitudes y otro para las demás variables), la identificación del número de componentes factoriales y de grupos y la validación y descripción de los perfiles. Se han identificado cuatro grupos: los dos primeros (61.64% de la muestra) están compuestos principalmente por mujeres del grado Educación Infantil/Primaria que presentan actitudes desfavorables, alta ansiedad, bajo autoconcepto y consideran la estadística poco útil profesionalmente. Los otros dos grupos están compuestos por alumnos que presentan actitudes favorables, alto auto-concepto y consideran que la estadística es bastante útil. El presente estudio constituye un primer paso en la identificación y caracterización de perfiles de actitud hacia la estadística en alumnos de Educación y permite crear programas educativos para despertar el interés hacia la materia en los grupos que más lo necesitan.
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    Adaptación española de la "Escala de Comunicación Diádica Sexual"
    (Fundación VECA para el Avance de la Psicología Clínica Conductual, 2019) Jastrzebska, Olga; Martínez Huertas, José Ángel
    La comunicación diádica sexual consiste en tratar temas sobre comportamientos sexuales con la pareja. Dada la importancia de los aspectos sexuales en la comunicación con la pareja, el objetivo de este trabajo es presentar la adaptación española de la “Escala de comunicación diádica sexual” (Dyadic Sexual Communication Scale, CDS; Catania, 1998), un instrumento que mide la percepción de la comunicación con la pareja sobre comportamientos sexuales. 891 participantes contestaron distintas escalas para analizar la fiabilidad y la validez de la adaptación española de la escala de CDS. La estructura unidimensional obtuvo un buen ajuste (CFI= 0,92; TLI= 0,90; RMSEA= 0,079) y una buena fiabilidad (= 0,87; = 0,87). En el trabajo se presentan distintas evidencias de validez de la adaptación, como la validez convergente con variables de satisfacción sexual y de ajuste diádico con la pareja. También se analizó la sensibilidad a variables personales como el sexo o la duración de la relación de pareja mostrando que, aunque no hay diferencias de medias, la relación entre la escala CDS y las variables medidas es sensible a estas variables personales. P ALABRAS CLAVE: escala Comunicación diádica sexual, propiedades psicométricas, sexualidad, salud sexual, adaptación española.
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    Adaptation of a scale of Socioemotional Skills for teachers of Early Childhood, Primary and Secondary Education
    (Ediciones de la Universidad de Murcia & MIDE, 2023-04-03) Soria Aldavero, Esther; Rodríguez Navarro, Henar; Montero García-Celay, Ignacio; Martínez Huertas, José Ángel
    Este trabajo realiza un análisis factorial exploratorio de los datos recogidos por cuestionario en una muestra de 254 maestros y 233 profesores de la provincia de Soria (España) sobre el Factor Socioemocional de la escala ECAD-EP, diseñada originalmente para evaluar competencialmente patrones y perfiles docentes de educación primaria. Mediante análisis paralelo, comparación de modelos y estudio de la estructura factorial, se adapta la utilización de la escala para el colectivo de maestros (tanto en la muestra de primaria original como en la ahora incluida de infantil) y de profesores de secundaria, ampliando así sus oportunidades formativo-reflexivas en el proceso de autoevaluación y mejora docente. Se obtienen, además, resultados que evidencian una estructura subyacente de tres factores y una diferencia por colectivo docente en los factores 2 (Autoeficacia instruccional y emocional) y 3 (Dinamización del trabajo colaborativo). Por otro lado, no aparecen diferencias entre colectivos docentes en el factor 1 (Respeto a la diversidad), ni tampoco diferencias de género en ninguno de los tres factores. Se consideran las implicaciones para el diseño de modalidades formativo-reflexivas de estrategias diferenciales para los variados niveles de desempeño docente.
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    Adding maintaining factors to developmental models of anorexia nervosa: An empirical examination in adolescents
    (Beat (formerly Eating Disorders Association), 2021-02-23) Moreno Encinas, Alba; Graell Berna, Montserrat; Faya Barrios, María Mar; Treasure, Janet; Sepúlveda, Ana Rosa; Martínez Huertas, José Ángel
    Objective A biopsychosocial approach has been proposed to explain the pathogenesis of anorexia nervosa (AN), despite only a few of the existing etiological models having received empirical support. The aim of this study was to empirically investigate Herpertz-Dahlmann, Seitz, and Konrad (2011, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00406-011-0246-y)’s developmental model and to consider if interpersonal reactions to the illness might serve as maintaining factors following the model proposed by Treasure and Schmidt (2013, https://doi.org/10.1186/2050-2974-1-13)
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    Análise das propriedades psicométricas do questionário epistemológico-inventário de crenças epistemológicas (CEICE) em universitários espanhóis
    (Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, 2020) Romero Martínez, Sonia Janeth; Ordóñez Camacho, Xavier Giovanni; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8153-5706
    Crenças Epistemológicas (CE) são considerações sobre conhecimento e aprendizagem que influenciam o desempenho e a motivação dos alunos. O objetivo deste estudo é analisar as propriedades psicométricas do teste do questionário epistemológico-inventário de crenças epistemológicas (CEICE em espanhol) em estudantes universitários espanhóis, incluindo uma análise confirmatória de sua estrutura fatorial, confiabilidade e invariância fatorial de acordo com gênero, ano e área de estudo e descrição dos escores da escala. Para realizar os objetivos, o teste CEICE foi aplicado a uma amostra de 1.231 estudantes espanhóis e foi analisado por análise fatorial confirmatória, multigrupos e estatística descritiva. Los resultados confirman la estructura de cuatro factores (simpleza del conocimiento, certeza del conocimiento, velocidad del aprendizaje y habilidad innata). Los coeficientes Alpha de Cronbach muestran valores similares a los obtenidos en estudios previos y los Alpha Ordinal presentan fiabilidades más altas. A invariância fatorial entre os grupos analisados nos níveis configural e métrico é confirmada. O CEICE possui propriedades psicométricas adequadas e pode ser usado por psicólogos e educadores para medir EC e estabelecer comparações entre grupos.
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    Análisis de dos métodos de evaluación automática de análisis semántico latente (LSA): un nuevo método LSA (Inbuilt Rubric) y un método LSA tradicional ( Golden Summary) en resúmenes extraídos de textos expositivos
    (Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid, 2018) Jastrzebska, Olga; Mencu, Adrián; Moraleda, Jessica; Olmos, Ricardo; Antonio León, José Antonio; Martínez Huertas, José Ángel
    El objetivo de este estudio es comparar dos métodos de evaluación automática del análisis semántico latente (LSA): Un nuevo método LSA ( Inbuilt Rubric) y un método LSA tradicional ( Golden Summary). Se analizaron dos condiciones del método Inbuilt Rubric: el número de descriptores léxicos que se utilizan para generar la rúbrica (pocos vs. muchos) y una corrección que penaliza el contenido irrelevante incluido en los resúmenes de los estudiantes (corregido vs. no corregido). Ciento sesenta y seis estudiantes divididos en dos muestras (81 estudiantes universitarios y 85 estudiantes de instituto) participaron en este estudio. Los estudiantes resumieron dos textos expositivos que tenían distinta complejidad (difícil/fácil) y longitud (1,300/500 palabras). Los resultados mostraron que el método Inbuilt Rubric imita las evaluaciones humanas mejor que Golden Summary en todos los casos. La similitud con las evaluaciones humanas fue más alta con Inbuilt Rubric ( r = .78 and r = .79) que con Golden Summary ( r = .67 and r = .47) en ambos textos. Además, la versión de Inbuilt Rubric con menor número de descriptores y con corrección es la que obtuvo mejores resultados.
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    El aprendizaje de la ciudadanía activa en el movimiento social: una mirada retrospectiva al 15-M en España
    (Universidad de Tarapacá, 2022) Abril, David; Aguado Odina, María Teresa
    El ejercicio y aprendizaje de la ciudadanía es una cuestión irrenunciable en sociedades que defienden ideales democráticos de participación y justicia social. Entendemos la ciudadanía como un concepto dinámico y relacional; una práctica orientada al desarrollo de capacidades y acciones colectivas basadas en la creatividad y el diálogo dirigidos a la transformación social. La ciudadanía se aprende sobre todo ejerciéndola. Desde esta perspectiva, el estudio que presentamos reconoce el espacio de los movimientos sociales y específicamente el 15-M (también conocido como "movimiento de los indignados", surgido en el Estado español en mayo de 2011) como escuela de ciudadanía. Nuestro objetivo es justificar y ejemplificar esta afirmación a través de entrevistas en profundidad a personas que han participado activamente en el mismo. Se expone el concepto de ciudadanía y de aprendizaje de la ciudadanía como marco desde el que analizar los resultados de las entrevistas: motivaciones, aprendizajes, emociones, vínculos y redes. Esperamos poder compartir estos resultados con otras experiencias de participación y acción social en el ámbito latinoamericano
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    Are valence and arousal related to the development of amodal representations of words? A computational study
    (['Taylor and Francis Group', 'Routledge'], 2023-11-21) Jorge Botana, Guillermo de; Martínez Mingo, Alejandro; Iglesias, Diego; Olmos, Ricardo; Martínez Huertas, José Ángel
    In this study, we analyzed the relationship between the amodal (semantic) development of words and two popular emotional norms (emotional valence and arousal) in English and Spanish languages. To do so, we combined the strengths of semantics from vector space models (vector length, semantic diversity, and word maturity measures), and feature-based models of emotions. First, we generated a common vector space representing the meaning of words at different developmental stages (five and four developmental stages for English and Spanish, respectively) using the Word Maturity methodology to align different vector spaces. Second, we analyzed the amodal development of words through mixed-effects models with crossed random effects for words and variables using a continuous time metric. Third, the emotional norms were included as covariates in the statistical models. We evaluated more than 23,000 words, whose emotional norms were available for more than 10,000 words, in each language separately. Results showed a curve of amodal development with an increasing linear effect and a small quadratic deceleration. A relevant influence on the amodal development of words was found only for emotional valence (not for arousal), suggesting that positive words have an earlier amodal development and a less pronounced semantic change across early lifespan.
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    Assessing Police Attitudes Toward Intervention in Gender Violence: the Role of Training, Perceived Severity, and Myths About Intimate Partner Violence Against Women
    (Springer, 2023) Serrano Montilla, Celia; Garrido Macías, Marta; Sáez Díaz, Javier; Sáez, Gemma; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1353-3263
    Purpose Even though evidence has broadly confirmed that public attitudes toward intervention shape the decision-making process when dealing with IPVAW events, rather less is known about what determines the police decision-making process. Research support that police attitudes toward intervention in IPVAW explain differences when police officers response to IPVAW events. This research analyzes the combined role of IPVAW myths, perceived severity, and IPVAW training in reactive (tolerance for IPVAW and minimal police involvement) and proactive (important police task and pro-arrest) police attitudes toward intervention in gender violence. Methods Drawing from snowball sampling, we collected responses of 211 Spanish police officers via online subject-recruitment platform. Results The main findings of our study confirmed that IPVAW myths lead to less proactive attitudes toward intervention both directly and through a reduction in the perceived severity of IPVAW. Importantly, we found a moderating role of IPVAW training, suggesting that the endorsement of IPVAW myths leads to less proactive responses, but only for untrained police officers. Conclusions Our findings suggest the importance of IPVAW training on police proactive attitudes toward intervention via IPVAW myths instead of perceived severity. Police training programs to both novice and experienced officers should be focused on confronting IPVAW myths in order to improve police perception, evaluation and involvement in gender violence events.
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    Assessing Self-Care in Psychologists: A Spanish Adaptation of the SCAP Scale
    (Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos del Principado de Asturias, 2022) Garrido Macías, Marta; Sáez, Gemma; Alonso Ferres, María; Ruiz, Manuel J.; Serrano Montilla, Celia; Expósito, Francisca; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1353-3263; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1605-951X; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8081-3428; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1286-6624; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6157-4292
    Background: Psychologists’ increased workload over recent years has highlighted the importance of using self-care strategies that allow these professionals to become aware of and control their overall health. Despite the importance of these strategies, there is no instrument adapted for measuring them in the Spanish population. Therefore, this study presents an adaptation of the Self-Care Assessment for Psychologists (SCAP) scale for the Spanish population. Method: A total of 368 professional Spanish psychologists (Mage = 40.34, SD = 10.50) participated in the study. First, we obtained validity evidence based on the content using a panel of six experts. Second, we analyzed the dimensionality and internal consistency of the instrument, and we obtained validity evidence based on its relationship with related constructs. Results: A bifactor structure fit the data adequately, and suitable reliability was confirmed. In addition, self-care was associated with lower levels of perceived stress and burnout and higher satisfaction with life. Conclusions: The Spanish version of the SCAP is a reliable, valid instrument that supports the intended interpretation of the SCAP scores about the self-care strategies used by Spanish psychologists.
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    Assessment of the effects of health and financial threat on prosocial and antisocial responses during the COVID-19 pandemic: The mediating role of empathic concern
    (ELSEVIER, 2021) Serrano Montilla, Celia; Alonso Ferres, María; Navarro Carrillo, Ginés; Lozano, Luis Manuel; Valor Segura, Inmaculada; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0856-8197; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5801-0469; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2303-3326
    This research aims to elucidate the connection of perceived health and financial threat linked to the COVID-19 pandemic with the willingness to engage in prosocial and antisocial behaviors, while also testing the potential mediating role of empathic concern. During the lockdown period, a sample of Spanish community members (N = 702) filled in a multi-measure online survey. Our results revealed that (a) COVID-19 health (but not financial) threat predicted a greater tendency to express prosocial actions, (b) none of these forms of COVID-19 threat predicted antisocial inclinations, and (c) empathic concern mediated the effects of COVID-19 health threat on both prosocial and antisocial tendencies. Findings speak to the ongoing debate about whether individuals most psychologically impacted by the pandemic would tend to respond in a more prosocial or antisocial manner.
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    Attitudes towards technology among distance education students: Validation of an explanatory model
    (Universidad Complutense, Madrid, 2020) Romero Martínez, Sonia Janeth; Ordoñez Camacho, Xavier Giovanni; Guillén Gámez, Francisco David; Bravo-Agapito, Javier; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8153-5706; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6470-526X; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3516-7367
    Attitudes toward technology are preconceived notions that affect the teaching-learning process and the academic-professional performance of students, in particular those who use technology. This investigation has two objectives: to test the measuring properties (reliability, factorial structure) of an instrument that measures attitudes and to propose and validate a model that hypothesizes digital competence and frequency of use of technologies have a positive impact on attitudes. The sample included 1,251 students of the Madrid Open University in a nonexperimental, explanatory study using structural equation methodology. The results indicated adequate psychometric properties for the test and good adjustment of the proposed model (χ² = 163.91, df = 37, p < .001) allowing for further exploration of the relationship between use, skill, and attitudes in the distance education context and improving the properties of measuring instruments proposed in Spanish.
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    Automated summary evaluation with inbuilt rubric method: An alternative to constructed responses and multiple-choice tests assessments
    (Taylor and Francis Group, 2019-02-09) Jastrzebska, Olga; Olmos, Ricardo; León, José A.; Martínez Huertas, José Ángel
    Automated Summary Evaluation is proposed as an alternative to rubrics and multiple-choice tests in knowledge assessment. Inbuilt rubric is a recent Latent Semantic Analysis (LSA) method that implements rubrics in an artificially-generated semantic space. It was compared with classical LSA’s cosine-based methods assessing knowledge in a within-subjects design regarding two validation sources: a comparison with the results of rubric scores and multiple-choice tests, and the sensitivity of predicting the academic level of the test-taker. Results showed a higher reliability for inbuilt rubric (from Pearson correlation coefficient .81 to .49) over the classical LSA method (from .61 to .34) and a higher sensitivity using binary logistic regressions and effect sizes to predict academic level. It is concluded that inbuilt rubric has a qualitatively higher reliability and validity than classical LSA methods in a way that is complementary to models based on semantic networks. Thus, it is concluded that new Automated Summary Evaluation approaches such as the inbuilt rubric method can be practical in terms of reliability and efficiency, and, thus, they can offer an affordable and valuable form of knowledge assessment in different educational levels.
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    Brain-intelligence relationships across childhood and adolescence: A latent-variable approach
    (Elsevier, 2018-05) Román,Francisco J.; Morillo Cuadrado, Daniel Vicente; Estrada, Eduardo; Escorial, Sergio; Karama, Sherif; Colom, Roberto; Morillo Cuadrado, Daniel Vicente
    The analysis of the relationships between cortical and intellectual development is a complex matter. Greater brain plasticity in brighter individuals has been suggested, but the associations between developmental cortical changes and variations in the general factor of intelligence (g) across time at the latent level have not been addressed. For filling this gap, here we relate longitudinal changes in g with developmental changes in cortical thickness and cortical surface area. One hundred and thirty-two children and adolescents representative of the population from the Pediatric MRI Data Repository completed the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence in three time points and MRI scans were also obtained (mean inter-registration interval ≈ 2 years, age range = 6.1 to 21.3 years). Longitudinal latent variable analyses revealed an increase in g scores amounting to a full standard deviation on average. Intelligence differences estimated at the latent level were significantly correlated related with cortical changes. Older individuals showed greater decrease in cortical values along with smaller increase in intelligence. Furthermore, thickness preservation in brighter individuals was observed at early adolescence (10–14 years).
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    Building inclusive and democratic schools in Spain: strategies for mobilising knowledge on inclusive education through participatory action research
    (Taylor & Francis, 2021-07-22) Moliner Garcia, Odet; Lozano, Josefina; Aguado Odina, María Teresa; Amiama, Joxe; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5318-5489; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4966-7896; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0320-5218
    This article presents the results of a research on transformation processes for creating more democratic and inclusive schools. Through a multiple case study of four Spanish schools, the authors analyse how the actors involved in participatory action research processes mobilise knowledge on inclusive education. The authors explore the strategies that favour said mobilisation when inclusive, democratic and community curricular practices are implemented. These practices are carried out in schools within the framework of Participatory Action Research (PAR) processes. The results show that collaborative and dialogical practices allow to question the pedagogical practices, and serve for linking contexts (school, territory and university) and mobilising the available knowledge (generate it, apply it, share it and disseminate it).
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    Burnout and Quality of Life in Professionals Working in Nursing Homes: The Moderating Effect of Stereotypes
    (Frontiers Media, 2022-03-04) López Frutos, Patricia; Pérez Rojo, Gema; Noriega, Cristina; Velasco, Cristina; Carretero, Isabel; Galarraga Cristobal, Leyre; López, Javier; Martínez Huertas, José Ángel