Towards Agent-Based Simulation Support for Training Teachers

García-Magariño García, Iván (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Plaza, Inmaculada (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Igual, Raúl (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Lombas, Andrés S. (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Resumen: he quality of teacher training is crucial as it influences the academic performance of students. The last decades have witnessed a steep increase in the use of information applications for improving the training of teachers. In this line of work, the current approach proposes to use agent-based simulation for supporting the training of teachers. The current work focuses on the capability of teachers in designing appropriate teaching strategies with the corresponding schedules of learning activities. In particular, the current approach uses FTS-SOCI (an agent-based Framework for simulating Teaching Strategies with evolutions of Sociograms) for simulating the social repercussions of certain teaching strategies. Teachers can pursue obtaining groups with high cohesion, which is normally related with a high academic performance. This article illustrates the current approach with the training of a computer science teacher for the programming subject.

Idioma: Inglés

Año: 2016

Publicado en: Lectures on Modelling and Simulation 2 (2016), 66-77
ISSN: 1961-5086

Originalmente disponible en: Texto completo de la revista

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MEC/CAS16-00075
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/TEC2013-50049-EXP

Tipo y forma: Artículo (PostPrint)

Área (Departamento): Ingeniería Eléctrica (Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica)
Área (Departamento): Tecnología Electrónica (Departamento de Ingeniería Electrónica y Comunicaciones)
Área (Departamento): Lenguajes y Sistemas Informáticos (Departamento de Informática e Ingeniería de Sistemas)
Área (Departamento): Metod. de las Ciencias del Comportamiento (Departamento de Psicología y Sociología)