Irene Dora Maria Scierri

Los cambios sociales como la incorporación de la mujer al ámbito laboral o la aparición de nuevas formas de relaciones afectivas han dado lugar a nuevas estructuras familiares que se alejan del modelo tradicional. Sin embargo, las investigaciones previas evidencian que cuando estas nuevas familias acceden al sistema educativo, se enfrentan a una escuela diseñada principalmente para familias tradicionales. En este contexto, la formación del profesorado adquiere un papel clave, ya que ellos son quienes deben atender la diversidad de sus aulas. No obstante, sus concepciones previas pueden actuar como barrera frente al trato de las familias no convencionales. El presente estudio tiene como objetivos: a) Analizar qué estructuras familiares son reconocidas por los docentes en ejercicio, y b) Examinar las diferencias en la percepción de la diversidad familiar en función de las variables sociodemográficas (“género”, “edad”, “filiación religiosa”, “orientación sexual”, “etapa en la que imparten docencia”,“ estado civil”, la “tendencia política”, “el tipo de universidad donde estudió”, los “años de experiencia como docente” y el “número de hijos”). Para ello, se aplicó el “Cuestionario de Diversidad Familiar para docentes” a 52 docentes de tres centros educativos de Infantil y Primaria de la provincia de Granada. El diseño fue cuantitativo, no experimental, descriptivo, transversal y comparativo. Se emplearon estadísticas descriptivas e inferenciales (prueba de Kolmogórov-Smirnov, chi cuadrado y tamaño del efecto). Los resultados mostraban un mayor reconocimiento hacia las estructuras similares a la familia tradicional. Como conclusión, se destacaba que aunque los modelos familiares eran reconocidos por la mayoría de docentes, no todos presentaban el mismo reconocimiento, lo que reflejaba la necesidad de formación en la temática.

Research in the field of assessment has long emphasized the need to involve students as co-responsible in evaluative processes, also in relation to the opportunity to promote self-regulation skills in learning, essential for learning that can continuously renew and adapt to different circumstances and moments in life. The essay outlines a research path with a dual purpose: addressing the need for conceptual clarity in assessment approaches, especially in the realm of so-called “formative” assessment, to ensure consistency in applications and measurements in educational research; examining the gap between the theory of assessment and its application in school classrooms.

FEMALE BULLYING: PRESENTATION OF THE QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH OF A NATIONAL MIXED-METHOD INVESTIGATION Abstract Due to its seriousness and prevalence, bullying is a crucial topic for educational research, also in order to adopt appropriate educational strategies to prevent and tackle it. One of the possible avenues of investigation is the adoption of a gender perspective. In fact, bullying is often studied with a universalistic approach, despite the fact that research shows the presence of peculiarities that can be associated, albeit not exclusively, with different genders. The national project «Female bullying at school. An intersectional mixedmethod investigation» aims to better understand bullying among girls by adopting a gender and intersectional perspective. This contribution presents the quantitative part of the research. The outcomes regarding the incidence and characteristics of bullying will be discussed and the gender differences that emerged will be explored. The results confirm the relevance of the phenomenon and highlight the peculiar gaze of girls, providing support for the usefulness of adopting a gender perspective in the study of bullying.

The contribution illustrates the role of relationship and sexuality education in promoting health and well-being among young people and preventing gender-based violence and homophobia.

The Emergency Remote Teaching experience during the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in schools reviewing teaching methods and strategies. The Italian Society for Educational Research (SIRD) conducted a survey in which more than 16,000 Italian teachers took part. The aim of this study is to be a first step in analysing the data from the Tuscany and Umbria regions by comparing them with national data in relation to the teaching and assessment methods and strategies used, and with the previous teacher training in distance learning. Secondly, the paper aims to deepen the link between the use of certain teaching and assessment methods, the previous training, and the quality of the distance learning experience perceived by teachers. For this purpose, some items and scales from the questionnaire used in the SIRD survey and some categories from the qualitative analysis of the responses to the open-ended questions were selected. The study, first and foremost, revealed some peculiarities of the two regions, including Tuscany’s lower evaluation of the effectiveness of the experience. On the national level, a positive relationship was found between teachers using interactive teaching strategies and “alternative” assessment activities and the higher perception of both effectiveness for student learning and adequate performance assessment. Finally, the role of previous training is underlined as useful only if it is not generally technology-centred, but rather related to teaching and assessment methods in virtual learning environments.

Teachers’ assessment concepts and strategies play an important role, due to their effects on students’ learning outcomes and ability to learn independently. The literature gives ample space to ‘formative assessment’ as an approach that supports the teaching-learning process. However, within more recent docimological reflection, it is possible to identify approaches involving different degrees of student involvement in the assessment process, which have been less investigated, especially from an empirical point of view. This is the background for the present research, which attempts to focus on assessment concepts and strategies in relation to learners’ involvement. The study presents the first results of a survey currently involving more than 1,500 Italian primary and secondary school teachers, bringing out assessment concepts and implemented strategies.

The area of research into the relationship between formative assessment and self-regulated learning is well established. Several studies have explored the connection between assessment and self-regulated learning, but the literature shows that there are still several lines of research to be explored, including examining which formative assessment practices actually help students improve their self-regulation skills and under which conditions. The paper presents a reasoned review of empirical studies, with experimental or quasi-experimental research design, that have examined the effect of formative assessment practices on self-regulated learning. The target population includes students from all levels of education. It was possible to classify two different ways of implementing formative assessment practices: a global approach and an analytical approach. Most of the reviewed studies recorded significant positive effects on self-regulation. The results and implications for future research are discussed.