Introduction: Fitting together virtual teaching environments has made possible the continuance of higher education at the global level, and particularly in Peru, after the proliferation of the COVID-19 virus during 2020 and 2021. Nevertheless, teachers and students from Amazonian communities continue to face challenges to public education, such as…

Introduction: Research has shown that burnout is one of the main causes of teachers' affectations. However, less is known about coping strategies for its prevention. This study analyzed the risk of teachers' burnout profiles from a socio-contextual approach. Our primary hypothesis was that a greater adjustment between the teacher-work environment…

Introduction: The discussion around academic achievement in the context of distance education has raised the need to develop studies that allow identifying the variables that best predict it. The goal of this study was to analyze the fit of a structural equations model that assumes that sociodemographic variables, personality traits, motivation…

Introduction: The objective was to evaluate the factor structure and propose a new version of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale with only positive items to overcome the method effect associated with negative items. Method: A version A (positive and negative items) and a version B (only positive items) were considered. A sample of 350 university…

Introduction: University teachers have had to face the changes required by online education in times of the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of the present research was to determine whether workload and adaptation to online classes predict professional self-efficacy in university teachers. Method: A total of 321 university teachers (55.5% male, 44.5%…

Introduction: The objective of this work is to present the results of the adaptation and validation process of the Motivated Scale Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) in university students in Colombia. Method: The research is framed in the so-called instrumental studies, which seek to adapt, validate and analyze the psychometric properties of an…

Introduction: The Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) is one of the most worldwide employed scales to assess self-regulated learning and its factor structure is a topic of debate nowadays. In this paper the internal structure of the instrument is analyzed on university students of Argentina and Uruguay. The aim was to extract a…

Introduction: This paper aims to determine whether e-Service-Learning, as a methodology that encourages learning based on student action and reflection on a social need, has a positive effect on an innovation-oriented teamwork competency, and to specify which areas of teamwork are affected, and any type of causal relationship that may exist…

Introduction: Inspiration is a concept that is used in different disciplines; however, there is no instrument that measures its impact in the academic sphere. In this sense, the present study aims to develop and validate a measurement instrument for academic inspiration (AIS). Method: A total of 7,871 university students from different careers…

Introduction: According to The Organizer of Indonesian Higher Education (2018), 7% of students in Papua and West Papua drop out of college. In contrast, this figure is much higher than the national dropout rate, which is 3%. For Papuan students to succeed academically, they ought to have a good career adaptability. Papuan students with higher…

Introduction: High school students' self-reports about their perception of barriers, optimism and attachments in relation to the postsecondary transition were examined. Method: Factor analysis of an inventory administered to 1044 high school students (573 males and 471 females) who attended six urban schools in Scotland identified three factors.…

Problematic smartphone use has become a global problem with broad implications for education. The present meta-analysis studies the relationship between problematic smartphone use and procrastination in students. A literature search was conducted in Web of Science, PsycInfo and Scopus databases, obtaining a total of 18 articles that met the…

Introduction: Socio-emotional skills are important in professional performance, especially in health careers. Specifically, empathy and emotional intelligence influence interpersonal relationships related to professional practice. The objective is to determine the relationship between empathy, emotional intelligence and self-esteem in students of…

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has generated repercussions in higher education. Therefore, the objective was to determine whether the use of virtual academic media, academic repercussions and adaptability predict satisfaction with studies in university students. Method: Explanatory and transversal study, in which 725 university students of…

Introduction: Critical thinking is a highly-valued skill in higher education, even though there are few studies that demonstrate its effectiveness on scientific skills of pedagogy students. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of a critical thinking program (PENCRIT-RC) on inquiry and probabilistic reasoning skills in pedagogy…