Perceived satisfaction of university students with the use of chatbots as a tool for self-regulated learning.

Chatbots are a promising resource for giving students feedback and helping them deploy metacognitive strategies in their learning processes. In this study we worked with a sample of 57 university students, 42 undergraduate and 15 Master's degree students in Health Sciences. A mixed research methodology was applied. The quantitative study analysed the influence of the variables educational level (undergraduate vs. master's degree) and level of prior knowledge on the frequency of chatbot use (low vs. average), learning outcomes, and satisfaction with the chatbot's usefulness. In addition, we examined whether the frequency of chatbot use depended on students' metacognitive strategies. The qualitative study analysed the students' suggestions for improvement to the chatbot and the type of questions it used. The results indicated that the level of degree being studied influenced the frequency of chatbot use and learning outcomes, with Master's students exhibiting higher levels of both, but levels of prior knowledge only influenced learning outcomes. Significant differences were also found in students' perceived satisfaction with the use of the chatbot, with Master's students scoring higher, but not with respect to the level of prior knowledge. No conclusive results were found regarding frequency of chatbot use and the levels of students' metacognitive strategies. Further studies are needed to guide this research based on the students' suggestions for improvement.

Aulas como contextos de aceptación y apoyo para integrar a los alumnos rechazados / Classrooms as contexts of acceptance and support for integrating rejected students

El GREI (Grupo interuniversitario de investigación del Rechazo Entre Iguales en contextos escolares) lleva varios años tratando de formular una respuesta global con el objetivo de favorecer la integración social y escolar del alumnado en situación de rechazo, desarrollando en las aulas un clima de convivencia, aceptación y apoyo a todos los niños y niñas. En el presente artículo se presenta la fundamentación, objetivos, características, componentes y resultados iniciales de este modelo de intervención que se caracteriza por ser multinivel, multicomponente y multiagente, y por combinar una intervención de carácter general, esto es, dirigida a todo el alumnado participante, y una intervención específica, centrada en niños y niñas objeto de rechazo por parte de sus compañeros. Participan alumnos, compañeros, profesores y padres. Los componentes esenciales son la formación y acompañamiento del profesorado y de las familias, y los programas: gestión social del aula, aprendizaje cooperativo, desarrollo socioemocional, aprendizaje de la amistad, los padres como facilitadores de las amistades de los hijos y cooperación familia-escuela. Aunque los resultados son aún preliminares, parecen apuntar con claridad hacia la mejora en los procesos relacionales del aula y, específicamente, a la prevención del rechazo entre iguales (AU)

The GREI Team (Grupo interuniversitario de investigación del Rechazo Entre Iguales en contextos escolares) has been working for several years to formulate a comprehensive response to the objective of promoting social and academic integration of rejected students, by providing a harmonious classroom atmosphere , acceptance and support for all children. This paper describes the basis, objectives, features, components, and first results of this intervention model, characterized by being multi-level, multi-component and multi-agent, and combining a general intervention addressed to all participating students, with a specific intervention focusing on peer rejected children. Participants are the students, peers, teachers, and parents. The essential components are the training and support of teachers and families, and the programs are: social management of the classroom, cooperative learning, emotional development, friendship learning, parents as facilitators of their children’s friendships, and home-school cooperation. Although results are still preliminary, they seem to point clearly to improving the classroom relational processes, and specifically, to preventing peer rejection (AU)

Efecto modulador de variables socioemocionales en el entrenamiento en estrategias de elaboración en Educación Secundaria Obligatoria (ESO): paráfrasis y aplicaciones / Modulator effect of socio-emotional variables on training in elaboration strategies in Compulsory Secondary Education (CSE): paraphrase and applications

Este trabajo tiene como finalidad comprobar la modulación de la motivación, el autoconcepto y las atribuciones causales en la eficacia de un programa de entrenamiento de estrategias de elaboración de la información en la etapa de Educación Secundaria Obligatoria (ESO). Se seleccionaron 328 alumnos de ESO, 179 de segundo curso y 149 de cuarto, y tres momentos de medida: pretest, postest y seguimiento. Los resultados indican un mayor uso de estrategias de aprendizaje por aquellos con mayor motivación intrínseca, al contrario que aquellos con mayor motivación extrínseca, con un menor uso de estrategias de aprendizaje. En cuanto al autoconcepto hay diferentes resultados en función del curso. En segundo nos encontramos una modulación de la variable Autoconcepto académico, mientras que en cuarto se produce por el Autoconcepto general y el Autoconcepto privado. En general, hay una tendencia a mejoras más significativas y con mayor durabilidad de aquellos con medio y alto autoconcepto, en especial en su percepción del uso de estrategias o tareas complejas que implican la relación de los contenidos a aprender con experiencias de su vida diaria. Sin embargo, aquellos con bajo autoconcepto mejoran significativamente en estrategias asociadas al aprendizaje de la ejecución de tareas concretas (AU)

The purpose of this work is to verify the modulation of motivation, self-concept, and causal attributions in the efficacy of a training program of strategies to elaborate information in the stage of Compulsory Secondary Education (CSE). We selected 328 students from CSE, 179 from second grade and 149 from fourth grade, and three measurement moments: pretest, posttest, and follow-up. The results indicate greater use of learning strategies by students with higher intrinsic motivation, in contrast to students with higher extrinsic motivation, who use learning strategies less frequently. With regard to self-concept, the results differ as a function of the course. In second grade, we found modulation of the variable Academic self-concept, whereas in fourth grade, such modulation is produced by General self-concept and Private self-concept. In general, there is a tendency towards more enduring significant improvements in students with medium and high self-concept, especially in their perception of the use of strategies or in complex tasks that involve relating the contents to be learned with experiences from their daily life. However, students with low self-concept significantly improve strategies associated with learning how to perform specific tasks (AU)

[Modulator effect of socio-emotional variables on training in elaboration strategies in Compulsory Secondary Education (CSE): paraphrase and applications]. / Efecto modulador de variables socioemocionales en el entrenamiento en estrategias de elaboración en Educación Secundaria Obligatoria (ESO): paráfrasis y aplicaciones.

The purpose of this work is to verify the modulation of motivation, self-concept, and causal attributions in the efficacy of a training program of strategies to elaborate information in the stage of Compulsory Secondary Education (CSE). We selected 328 students from CSE, 179 from second grade and 149 from fourth grade, and three measurement moments: pretest, posttest, and follow-up. The results indicate greater use of learning strategies by students with higher intrinsic motivation, in contrast to students with higher extrinsic motivation, who use learning strategies less frequently. With regard to self-concept, the results differ as a function of the course. In second grade, we found modulation of the variable Academic self-concept, whereas in fourth grade, such modulation is produced by General self-concept and Private self-concept. In general, there is a tendency towards more enduring significant improvements in students with medium and high self-concept, especially in their perception of the use of strategies or in complex tasks that involve relating the contents to be learned with experiences from their daily life. However, students with low self-concept significantly improve strategies associated with learning how to perform specific tasks.