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Research interests and extension
Mathematics education, STEAM methodology, educational robotics, transdisciplinary education (mathematics-science), climate change.
Area of expertise
Mathematics education, instructional strategies for teaching mathematics, design of instructional guides for learning mathematics and science.
Education/Academic qualification
Master, Administración Educativa, Universidad Latina de Costa Rica, Universidad Latina de Costa Rica
Master, Administración de Negocios con énfasis en Recursos Humanos, Universidad Interamericana de Costa Rica
Bachelor, Licenciada en Enseñanza de la Matemática, Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
External positions
Profesora enlace en la Universidad Técnica Nacional de Costa Rica
2018 → 2020
Profesora de matemática en el Colegio Científico de Costa Rica, San Carlos
2015 → 2023
Profesora universitaria en la Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
2003
Profesora de matemática en la Universidad Latina de Costa Rica
2003 → 2015
Keywords
- L Education (General)
- Mathematics Education
- STEAM Education
- transdisciplinarity
- AI Indexes (General)
- Climate change
- robotics education
Fields of knowledge of Science and Technology according to the OECD Frascati Manual
- Natural Sciences
- Social Sciences
Campus del Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica
- CAMPUS TECNOLOGICO LOCAL SAN CARLOS
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 4 Quality Education
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SDG 5 Gender Equality
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Identificación de estrategias de adaptación y mitigación del sistema de producción de energía hidroeléctrica de la cuenca del río San Lorenzo ante los efectos del cambio climático
Ballestero Alfaro, E. (Institutional academic coordinator), Chaves Álvarez, M. (Institutional academic coordinator), Freer Paniagua, D. (Institutional academic coordinator), Porras Cajina, D. (Institutional academic coordinator) & Delgado, E. J. (Institutional academic coordinator)
1/01/25 → 31/12/26
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Basic and applied research
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ProSTEM: Establecimiento de un programa de formación, divulgación y promoción STEM para fortalecer la educación en la Región Huetar Norte de Costa Rica
Ballestero Alfaro, E. (Institutional academic coordinator), Freer Paniagua, D. (Institutional academic coordinator), Porras Cajina, D. (Institutional academic coordinator) & Treviño Villalobos, M. (Institutional academic coordinator)
1/01/25 → 31/12/27
Project: Internally funded extension projects › Participatory and collaborative action
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Atta-Bot STEM: Impulsando la educación pública mediante una plataforma robótica desarrollada por el TEC
Calderón Arce, C. (Institutional academic coordinator), Solis-Ortega, R. (Institutional academic collaborator), Brenes Torres, J. C. (Institutional academic collaborator), Freer Paniagua, D. (Institutional academic collaborator), Trejos Granados, O. (External collaborating researcher ) & Ribera Puchades, J. M. (External collaborating researcher )
1/01/24 → 31/12/26
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Technological Development
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Identificación de acciones prioritarias para generar un plan de adaptación al cambio climático para las plantas hidroeléctricas San Lorenzo y Sigifredo Solís
Ballestero Alfaro, E. (Institutional academic coordinator), Freer Paniagua, D. (Institutional academic coordinator), Chaves Álvarez, M. (Institutional academic coordinator) & Porras Cajina, D. (Institutional academic coordinator)
1/07/24 → 30/06/26
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Basic and applied research