Personal profile
Research interests
Research interests
Her research interests focus on cognition and executive functions, quality and innovation in higher education, learning and curriculum analytics, and the assessment of 21st-century competencies. Her doctoral work focuses on the design and validation of models for evaluating learning outcomes through learning analytics to support continuous improvement in higher education.
Education/Academic qualification
Master, Cognitive Science, Universidad de Costa Rica
2014 → 2018
Bachelor, Psychology, Universidad de Costa Rica
2006 → 2013
Keywords
- L Education (General)
- TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
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 3 Good Health and Well-being
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SDG 4 Quality Education
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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Promoción del desarrollo de estrategias de mediación pedagógica en docentes de ingeniería en construcción, para el fomento de las habilidades de comunicación en las personas estudiantes
Baltodano Goulding, R. (Institutional academic coordinator), Allán Zúñiga, M. (Institutional academic collaborator), Guillén Jiménez, L. D. (Institutional academic collaborator) & Hernández Campos, M. (Institutional academic collaborator)
1/01/25 → 31/12/26
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Basic and applied research
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Relación entre hábitos de estudio, autoeficacia y autoregulación metacognitiva y el rendimiento académico en los cursos de formación matemática matriculados por estudiantes de primer ingreso a carreras de ingeniería del ITCR
Calderón-Ferrey, M. (Institutional academic coordinator), Meza Cascante, L. G. (Institutional academic coordinator), Del Valle Hasbun, D. (Institutional academic coordinator), Hernández Campos, M. (Institutional academic coordinator), Aguilar Cordero, J. F. (Institutional academic coordinator) & Soto-Grant, A. (Institutional academic coordinator)
1/01/23 → 31/12/23
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Basic and applied research
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Procesos de Manufactura en el Aula, desarrollo de un Objeto de Aprendizaje con Realidad Mixta (XR)
Villalobos Arias, L. R. (Institutional academic coordinator), Hernández Campos, M. (Institutional academic coordinator), Leandro Elizondo, R. (Institutional academic coordinator) & Law Wan, Y. (Institutional academic coordinator)
9/04/21 → 8/04/23
Project: Research Projects Internally funded › Basic and applied research
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Assessing 21st Century Competencies: A Two-Case Study on Curriculum Analytics to Inform Continuous Improvement in Higher Education
Hernández-Campos, M., Hilliger, I. & García-Peñalvo, F. J., 30 Mar 2026, In: Journal of Learning Analytics. 13, 1, p. 57-73 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Beyond the tool: A two-case study of faculty engagement with curriculum analytics for actionable insights
Hernández-Campos, M., Hilliger, I. & García-Peñalvo, F. J., 26 Apr 2026, 16th International Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference, LAK 2026. Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, p. 347-357 11 p. (16th International Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference, LAK 2026).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations -
Factors associated with 21st-century learning outcomes in higher education: A learning analytics model grounded in social cognitive theory
Hernández-Campos, M., Hilliger, I., Prado-Calderón, J. E., Martínez-Abad, F. & García-Peñalvo, F. J., Mar 2026, In: Computers in Human Behavior Reports. 21, 100981.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Direct measurement of learning outcomes in higher education: A proposal of nine standardized scales for continuous improvement in engineering programs
Hernández-Campos, M., Prado-Calderón, J. E., Gonzalez-Torres, A. & García-Peñalvo, F. J., Oct 2025, In: Evaluation and Program Planning. 112, 102638.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluating Learning Outcomes Through Curriculum Analytics: Actionable Insights for Curriculum Decision-making: A Design-based research approach to assess learning outcomes in higher education
Hernández-Campos, M., Hilliger, I. & García-Peñalvo, F. J., 3 Mar 2025, 15th International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge, LAK 2025. Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, p. 384-394 11 p. (15th International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge, LAK 2025).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
Open Access6 Scopus citations