“Background: The aims of the study was to evaluate the psychometric properties and to characteristics of a scale on research skills as well as to characterize the experience of university thesis students using information databases (i.e., Scopus or Web of Science) and bibliographic reference managers. Methods: A sample of 1598 university students from five departments, acroos the different campuses of one Peruvian university. The psychometric properties of the instrument were evaluated using factor analysis and measurement invariance according to sex and age groups. In addition, an internal consistency analysis was conducted for scale reliability using Cronbach’s alpha, ordinal alpha, and the omega index. Results: Our study identified that the unidimensional model with correlated errors showed adequate indicators of reliability and goodness of fit, with the exception of the RMSEA, wh...

“Background: The aims of the study was to evaluate the psychometric properties and to characteristics of a scale on research skills as well as to characterize the experience of university thesis students using information databases (i.e., Scopus or Web of Science) and bibliographic reference managers. Methods: A sample of 1598 university students from five departments, acroos the different campuses of one Peruvian university. The psychometric properties of the instrument were evaluated using factor analysis and measurement invariance according to sex and age groups. In addition, an internal consistency analysis was conducted for scale reliability using Cronbach’s alpha, ordinal alpha, and the omega index. Results: Our study identified that the unidimensional model with correlated errors showed adequate indicators of reliability and goodness of fit, with the exception of the RMSEA, wh...

En el objetivo del presente estudio se analizó la bibliometría en la producción científica de la metodología Scrum con éxito en el sector educativo latinoamericano, 2017-2021. La investigación realizada de tipo cualitativa, donde la población y muestra fueron 47 artículos científicos obtenidos de las bases de datos de revista indexadas Scopus y Web of Science. Dentro de los resultados más resaltantes que se obtuvieron fueron que existió creciente producción científica de estudios realizados con la metodología Scrum con éxito en el sector educativo teniendo su mayor alcance en el 2019. Asimismo, los indicadores de colaboración demostraron que existe un alto grado de colaboración. Mientras que, los indicadores de impacto demostraron que existe una creciente citabilidad; sin embargo, donde se recomienda que se debería buscar publicar en revistas de alto impacto, debido a ...

Objetivo. Identificar cómo se relacionan las habilidades sociales, el bienestar psicológico y el rendimiento académico en una universidad privada de Chimbote, Perú. Metodología . Se realizó un estudio correlacional-transversal en 313 estudiantes de la Escuela Profesional de Educación. El estudio implementó instrumentos de inventario de situaciones sociales (ISS) y escalas de bienestar psicológico de Ryff. Además, se obtuvo la nota promedio de los estudiantes del semestre 2018-II. Resultados.Los resultados informaron que a mayores habilidades sociales y mayor bienestar psicológico, mayor rendimiento académico (R = 0,60 y 0,71, p <0,05). Asimismo, cuanto mayores son las habilidades sociales, mayor es el bienestar psicológico (R = 0,52, p <0,05). Asimismo, el nivel de habilidades sociales y bienestar psicológico presentó un nivel bajo (33,54% y 34,18%, respectivamente), mient...

Objetivo. Identificar cómo se relacionan las habilidades sociales, el bienestar psicológico y el rendimiento académico en una universidad privada de Chimbote, Perú. Metodología . Se realizó un estudio correlacional-transversal en 313 estudiantes de la Escuela Profesional de Educación. El estudio implementó instrumentos de inventario de situaciones sociales (ISS) y escalas de bienestar psicológico de Ryff. Además, se obtuvo la nota promedio de los estudiantes del semestre 2018-II. Resultados.Los resultados informaron que a mayores habilidades sociales y mayor bienestar psicológico, mayor rendimiento académico (R = 0,60 y 0,71, p <0,05). Asimismo, cuanto mayores son las habilidades sociales, mayor es el bienestar psicológico (R = 0,52, p <0,05). Asimismo, el nivel de habilidades sociales y bienestar psicológico presentó un nivel bajo (33,54% y 34,18%, respectivament...

Background: Schools are increasingly experiencing physical, psychological, and sexual violence, which impacts students’ academic achievement and physical and emotional health. Our objective was to identify regional prevalence rates, average prevalence by aggressor type, and provincial spatial conglomerates with higher rates for each type of school violence reported in educational settings in Peru during 2019. Methods: An analysis was made of 12,132 cases reported through Peru’s Specialized School Violence System (SíseVe). The Moran indices were calculated using provincial prevalence rates to identify conglomerates with high prevalence. Results: In the coast region, the Department of Tacna reported the highest prevalence rates for physical (99.7) and psychological (107); the Department of Amazonas, which is in the jungle, reported the highest prevalence rate for sexual violence (74.6...

Background: Schools are increasingly experiencing physical, psychological, and sexual violence, which impacts students’ academic achievement and physical and emotional health. Our objective was to identify regional prevalence rates, average prevalence by aggressor type, and provincial spatial conglomerates with higher rates for each type of school violence reported in educational settings in Peru during 2019. Methods: An analysis was made of 12,132 cases reported through Peru’s Specialized School Violence System (SíseVe). The Moran indices were calculated using provincial prevalence rates to identify conglomerates with high prevalence. Results: In the coast region, the Department of Tacna reported the highest prevalence rates for physical (99.7) and psychological (107); the Department of Amazonas, which is in the jungle, reported the highest prevalence rate for sexual violence (74.6...

Background: Schools are increasingly experiencing physical, psychological, and sexual violence, which impacts students’ academic achievement and physical and emotional health. Our objective was to identify regional prevalence rates, average prevalence by aggressor type, and provincial spatial conglomerates with higher rates for each type of school violence reported in educational settings in Peru during 2019. Methods: An analysis was made of 12,132 cases reported through Peru’s Specialized School Violence System (SíseVe). The Moran indices were calculated using provincial prevalence rates to identify conglomerates with high prevalence. Results: In the coast region, the Department of Tacna reported the highest prevalence rates for physical (99.7) and psychological (107); the Department of Amazonas, which is in the jungle, reported the highest prevalence rate for sexual violence (74.6...

Our aim was to determine the educational gap according to gender, socioeconomic status, and generational group among city adults. The study design was observational and cross-sectional, using data from the 2016-2017 Population Study in Chimbote, Peru. We looked at educational attainment, sex, socioeconomic status and age (for defining generational groups) of 20,005 people aged 22 years and over. Data were summarized in cross-tables and analyzed with a Chi-square test of homogeneity. The results showed that adults presented an educational gap, with a clear disadvantage in the lower socioeconomic level, particularly in the secondary and higher education level groups. Within the socioeconomic levels there are educational inequalities, evidenced in secondary and higher achievement for the poorest women and at the higher level for the younger generations of both socioeconomic levels.

Our aim was to determine the educational gap according to gender, socioeconomic status, and generational group among city adults. The study design was observational and cross-sectional, using data from the 2016-2017 Population Study in Chimbote, Peru. We looked at educational attainment, sex, socioeconomic status and age (for defining generational groups) of 20,005 people aged 22 years and over. Data were summarized in cross-tables and analyzed with a Chi-square test of homogeneity. The results showed that adults presented an educational gap, with a clear disadvantage in the lower socioeconomic level, particularly in the secondary and higher education level groups. Within the socioeconomic levels there are educational inequalities, evidenced in secondary and higher achievement for the poorest women and at the higher level for the younger generations of both socioeconomic levels.

La educación de los estudiantes universitarios comprende varias etapas de enseñanza teórica y práctica, con el objetivo de que se conviertan en profesionales con actitudes y habilidades para afrontar la realidad de sus especialidades. Al finalizar los semestres de educación, se solicita a los estudiantes un trabajo de investigación en formato de tesis o de artículo científico, para alcanzar el grado de bachiller o el título profesional. Lo anterior representa una tarea muy complicada para muchos estudiantes: realizar dichos trabajos de investigación les toma más tiempo de lo establecido y, en algunos en casos, desertan del certificado profesional por no saber cómo afrontar este reto educativo. Dentro de la estructura de estas investigaciones, la sección con mayor complicación es la metodología de la investigación y el análisis estadístico, dado que demanda una idea bás...

Background: The aims of the study was to evaluate the psychometric properties and to characteristics of a scale on research skills as well as to characterize the experience of university thesis students using information databases (i.e., Scopus or Web of Science) and bibliographic reference managers. Methods: A sample of 1598 university students from five departments, acroos the different cam- puses of one Peruvian university. The psychometric properties of the instrument were evaluated using factor analysis and measurement invariance according to sex and age groups. In addition, an internal consistency analysis was conducted for scale reliability using Cronbach’s alpha, ordinal alpha, and the omega index. Results: Our study identified that the unidimensional model with correlated errors showed adequate indicators of reliability and goodness of fit, with the exception of the RMSEA, whi...

“The aim of this study was to examine the association between fear of COVID-19 and risk perception with preventive behavior in health professionals from four Latin American countries. An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted. Health professionals with on-site care in Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, and Peru were surveyed. Information was collected through an online self-report questionnaire. The main variables were preventive behavior as the dependent variable and fear of COVID-19 and risk perception as independent variables. Linear regression was used, and unstandardized beta coefficient and value of ps were calculated. Four hundred and thirty-five health professionals were included, the majority were aged 42 years or older (45.29, 95%CI: 40.65–50.01) and female (67.82, 95%CI: 63.27–72.05). It was shown that the greater the fear of COVID-19, the greater the preventive behav...

The aim of this study was to examine the association between fear of COVID-19 and risk perception with preventive behavior in health professionals from four Latin American countries. An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted. Health professionals with on-site care in Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, and Peru were surveyed. Information was collected through an online self-report questionnaire. The main variables were preventive behavior as the dependent variable and fear of COVID-19 and risk perception as independent variables. Linear regression was used, and unstandardized beta coefficient and value of ps were calculated. Four hundred and thirty-five health professionals were included, the majority were aged 42 years or older (45.29, 95%CI: 40.65–50.01) and female (67.82, 95%CI: 63.27–72.05). It was shown that the greater the fear of COVID-19, the greater the preventive behavior...

Objective: It was to evaluate changes in lifestyle habits and health behavior among university students in Peru and Mexico during periods of confinement associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and to identify possible relationships between these changes and sociodemographic variables, health status, and technology consumption. Methods: It was a quantitative, observational, and cross-sectional study conducted among a population of 739 Mexican students and 305 Peruvian students, most of whom were women (n =778, 74.5%) and non-graduates (n =921, 88.2%). The questionnaire scale for changes in lifestyles during the quarantine period has been previously validated. Results: The association between sociodemographic factors and dimensions of change in healthy lifestyles was evaluated, and it was shown that gender and country of residence were significant for all dimensions of healthy lifestyle (p <...