Esther Portal Martínez

Esther Portal Martínez (PhD) is a full-time professor at University of Castilla-La Mancha, Faculty of Social Sciences (Spain) and has been compensatory education teacher, math teacher and social and labour guidance. She has participated in various national and international research projects and her line of research focuses on teaching methodologies, conceptions of learning, employment and labour market. She is a member of the board of directors of Acción Educativa, Educative Renovation Movement.

Publications

Equity in University Programs for Older People in Latin America: A Qualitative Study From the Perspective of Managers
Equity in University Programs for Older People in Latin America: A Qualitative Study From the Perspective of Managers
Juan Lirio Castro, Esther Portal Martínez, Luis Medina Bernáldez. © 2024. 20 pages.
This work presents a qualitative study on equity and accessibility in university programs for older adults in Latin America. Seven semi-structured interviews were carried out...
The Assessment of Emotional Education in the Training of Social Educators: A Mixed Method Research
The Assessment of Emotional Education in the Training of Social Educators: A Mixed Method Research
Juan Lirio Castro, Luis Medina Bernáldez, Sergio J Fernández Ortega, Esther Portal Martínez. © 2023. 20 pages.
In this chapter the authors try to delve into the relationship between emotional education and social education in the context of higher education. To do this, the theoretical...
Instructional Design to Elicit Meaningful Learning in Students
Instructional Design to Elicit Meaningful Learning in Students
José Luis Gómez Ramos, Esther Portal Martínez, Natalia Hipólito Ruiz. © 2022. 17 pages.
This chapter highlights the importance of discriminating rote and meaningful learning theoretical fundaments for instructional design. Due to the incongruity of rote learning...
Myths, Stereotypes, and Misconceptions on Mathematics Teaching and Learning: The Need for a New Pedagogical Approach
Myths, Stereotypes, and Misconceptions on Mathematics Teaching and Learning: The Need for a New Pedagogical Approach
Esther Portal Martínez, Juan Lirio Castro, Rosa María López Campillo. © 2022. 19 pages.
This chapter reveals how mathematics plays a central role in infant, primary, and secondary education curriculums and has a decisive bearing in study plans for many university...