The article is an approach to the emergence and organization of intercultural bilingual education in Ecuador focusing on achievements, difficulties and challenges from an intercultural look. The study was completed by analyzing documents from a qualitative perspective. The findings provide collected data demonstrating the significant loss of ancestral languages in the country as an alert calling for the urgent need to improve this important type of education.

The paper is aimed at describing the improvement opportunities in mathematics primary classrooms resulting from the experimental introduction of the SIC model (sense-intervention-closing). This Model involves a feedback methodology based on the analysis of critical events that pre-service teachers developed under tutor’s guidance. A descriptive qualitative study was carried out by means of semi-structured interviews to primary teacher trainees at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaiso. The findings show that the feedback received from the model allowed reflection, self-regulation of their practices, and in-depth analysis of their actions in the area of mathematics leading to the improvement of teaching procedures. The role of the tutor proved to be a key to success in a process where critical events, technical, didactic and professional aspects were interwoven.

The paper is aimed at describing the improvement opportunities in mathematics primary classrooms resulting from the experimental introduction of the SIC model (sense-intervention-closing). This Model involves a feedback methodology based on the analysis of critical events that pre-service teachers developed under tutor’s guidance. A descriptive qualitative study was carried out by means of semi-structured interviews to primary teacher trainees at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaiso. The findings show that the feedback received from the model allowed reflection, self-regulation of their practices, and in-depth analysis of their actions in the area of mathematics leading to the improvement of teaching procedures. The role of the tutor proved to be a key to success in a process where critical events, technical, didactic and professional aspects were interwoven.

The article approaches the need of given instruction on energy-saving as a constituent of a comprehensive education al high school. The aim is to describe a developmental strategy, devised on the basis of specially tailored theoretical framework, observation, questionnaires and interviews. The main finding is the proposal of an alternative to achieve educational objectives on this area.

The article aims at socializing a theoretical and procedural framework for the modeling of education municipal board supervisors’ performance, particularly in their mediation role. This is an alternative that contributes to solve present limitations in the theoretical development and the practical realization of this process. The use of theoretical methods of modeling, systemic approach, analysis, synthesis and induction-deduction lead to a proposal characterize by its comprehensive nature providing a theoretical and functional orientation of the modeled process. At the same time, it offers its conceptual framework, it includes a principle that explains the relationship between the transversal character and the specific content of the mediation function in the supervisory process; it also establishes the objectives, explain its content, and provides procedural guidelines for the management of supervisors of the education municipal board. Finally, the supervisor’s competencies are modelled.

This article explores the use of humor at the university teaching-learning process. A questionnaire was given to 42 university instructors from different departments. To collect information about sex, university teaching experience, use of humor in the classroom, benefits or difficulties faced, prior training on the topic, and a brief description of some valuable experience. The development of the sense of humor in these teachers, as a personal quality, was also evaluated through the Multidimensional Sense of Humor Scale (MSHS) of Thorson, Powell, Sarmany-Schuller and Hampes and validated for Spanish speakers by Carbelo. The findings corroborate of contributions of different researchers in other social and cultural contexts; reflect the valuable experiences of Cuban teachers in the use of humor as a didactic resource in an empirical and intuitive way, but effectively. The development of the sense of humor as a personal quality at different levels of development was also found in teachers, as potential to improve and systematize the use of this didactic resource.

This paper aims at identifying the main key competencies and indicators of the didactic-methodological dimension of the English-to be-teachers in Camaguey. The theoretical systematization was used to build a rationale off the didactic-methodological dimension. An analysis of the English syllabuses was carried out to evaluate how the competencies and indicators are implied in the formative process. A survey to first-year students was used to examine how the Integrated English lessons impact on their didactic-methodological training. The main result of the paper has to deal with the didactic instrumentation of the key competencies and indicators in the language classroom.

The paper is aimed at describing a theoretical framework for improving the pedagogical professional performance of teachers in Angola. The study relies on methods such as analysis-synthesis, inductiondeduction processes and document analysis. The main finding is a pattern for teacher improvement involving didactic performance and self-development and professional growth.

The paper describes the impact of Meeting with Sophia project, a space for philosophical debate intended to promoting motivating activities towards the study of philosophy. The point of departure was the diagnosis of law students’ needs, topics of interest and the space for the debates. The immediate antecedent of the project was a five-year approach to teaching philosophy integrating instruction, education and extracurricular activities. The findings of the survey given to the students show a high level of satisfaction. The students design software and upload project contents to the intranet.

The environmental education of architecture students is a process that prepares them to be competent in creating and transforming of architectonic and urbane spaces, on the bases of an ecological awareness and a sound understanding of the environmental problems of the profession. The article approaches the environmental education of architects as a component of professional development and is aimed at fostering Environmental Professional Competencies (CPA) by means of a training. On the bases of the devise theoretical framework modelling was used to design the environmental professional competency strategy from a comprehensive systemic perspective. The main finding is precisely the afore mentioned strategy.

The paper aims at describing a set of indicators to evaluate the quality of the courses supported on the Moodle platform, whose relevance was confirmed by induction-deduction, the use of a rating scale, observation, methodological reflection workshops and techniques of descriptive statistics. The proposed system is not only a tool for self-evaluation in the process of devising the courses in the Moodle platform of the University of Camagüey, but also a challenge to transform teaching methods and procedures; this is a question that requires advisors, managers and teachers’ attention.

Nowadays, higher education in Cuba demands the improvement of the teaching process, particularly in classroom daily activities. Problem-based learning (PBL) is a widely spread as a valuable learning tool focused on facing students to real professional situations and tasks. The aim of this paper is to show the effectiveness of the method in the subject Drawing, taking into consideration a new conceptualization and a sequence of steps for the application of PBL in the teaching process. The research was carried out using theoretical methods, particularly, analysis-synthesis and documental revision as well as the empirical methods such as the observation of the teaching-learning process. Additionally, some diagnostic tests were given before and after the implementation of PBL. The students’ answers to these questionnaires proved that PBL improves the interpreting skill needed for solving graphic problems in the teaching of engineering.

The paper aims at describing a student booklet using architectural drawings and graphics as a didactic tool in support of the teaching process of architect trainees. A theoretical framework explains architectural concepts, patterns and professional documents, collected from reference documents and interviews to professors and employers. The aim is to face trainees’ shortcoming in working graphic representation and projects. The finding is a booklet describing patterns, architectural drawing notions. The booklet is a guide to trainees for project design in construction, and remodeling of buildings.

Objective: The teaching learning process of sciences should be developed as a result of using current scientific methods and independent active learning of the knowledge they will require afterward in their professional performance. This paper aims at devising alternatives that contribute to the development of intellectual skills through the subject Human Anatomy and Physiology. Methods: From the perspective of the functional structural systemic, theoretical methods such as the analytical-synthetic, the inductive-deductive, systematization and modeling were used. Likewise, empirical methods such as documentary study, observation, survey and pedagogical test were used; the percentage analysis was used to assess the information. Results: The fundamental result of the research consist of a system of elementary intellectual skills for human anatomy and physiology learning in Biology teachers’ education, as well as alternatives contributing to their development. Conclusions: The study allows to conclude that students’ development of elementary intellectual skills for each discipline and self-regulated learning favor the education of professionals according to the demands of modern society.