Tenured Scholars
Balladares, Jaime
Assistant Professor
Psychologist, Master in Educational Psychology from the Catholic University and Ph.D. in Education from University College London (UCL) – Institute of Education (IoE) (London, United Kingdom). He is currently a professor in the Department of Learning and Development.
Main areas of study: Initial literacy, implementation and evaluation of free games to learn to read, and effects of socioeconomic level on learning processes.
Education
| Job title | Institution that grants it | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. in Education | University College London (UCL) | 2018 |
| Master in Psychology with mention in Educational Psychology | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile | 2010 |
| Psychologist and graduate in Psychology | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile | 2008 |
Research Projects
| Year | Type | Name | Role | Read more |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022- 2024 | Initiation fund (11220812). National Research and Development Agency - ANID | Evaluation of the impact of regulated games on literacy predictors in Prekindergarten and Kindergarten children in contexts of high and low socioeconomic status. | Principal Investigator | https://www.instagram.com/juegosparaleer/ |
| 2023-2024 | UC Educational Challenges Program | Design, adaptation and evaluation of the impact of a progressive intervention for the acquisition of reading (fluency and precision) | Principal Investigator | https://edulab.uc.cl/htdocs/content/uploads/2023/04/FICHA-MASTERWISE.pdf |
| 2023-2024 | I° Research Contest for Academics of Pedagogy in English | Why did I decide to study Pedagogy in English? Expectations and perceptions of students in the first year of the degree | Principal Investigator | |
| 2022-2023 | Faculty of Education PUC-Competitive Fund Lagar Alliance Projects | Recommendations for the design of a pedagogical model of the SLEP Gabriela Mistral based on contemporary domains and principles in education from a shared territorial vision | Co-Investigator | https://educacion.uc.cl/investigacion/proyectos/recomendaciones-para-el-diseno-de-un-modelo-pedagogico-del-slep-gabriela-mistral-a-partir-de-dominios-y-principios-contemporaneos-en-educacion-desde-una-vision-compartida-territorial/ |
| 2021 | Research projects in the prevention of work accidents and occupational diseases. Social Security Superintendency (SUSESO) | Analysis of the working conditions of people with disabilities. Barriers and facilitators within the framework of the labor inclusion law. | Principal Investigator |
Publications
Articles
Author
Year
Title
Magazine
Volume
Pages
DOI
Strasser, K., Balladares, J., Grau, V., Marin, A., & Preiss, D.
2023
Efficacy and perception of feasibility of structured games for achieving curriculum learning goals in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten low-income classrooms.
Early Childhood Research Quarterly
65 (4)
396-406
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2023.08.006
Balladares, J., Miranda, M. & Córdova, K.
2023
The effects of board games on math skills in children attending prekindergarten and kindergarten: A systematic review
early years. An International Research Journal
43 (3)
1-25
Mengisidou, M. & Balladares, J.
2023
Lexical skills in children with developmental dyslexia and developmental language disorder: an overview.
Hellenic Journal of Psychology
20
22 - 53
Meneses, G. & Balladares, J.
2022
Challenges in curricular innovation in university education from the perspective of academics.
Interscience (Web of Science - WoS)
47 (5)
181-190
Balladares, J., Carvacho, R., Basualto, P., Coli Acevedo, J., Molina Garzón, M., Catalán Hernández, L., Gray, N., & Aracena Alvarez, M., G.
2021
Caring for those who care: experiences of informal caregivers of dependent older people in the context of COVID-19.
Individual and Society Psychoperspectives (Scopus)
20 (3)
1-12
Balladares, J., Marshall, C. & Griffiths, Y.
2016
Socio-economic status affects sentence repetition, but not non-word repetition, in Chilean preschoolers.
First Language (Web of Science - WoS)
36 (3)
338-351
Del Río, MF & Balladares, J.
2009
Gender and Socioeconomic Level of children: Expectations of the teacher in training.
Psyche (Scopus)
19 (2)
81-90
Policy Briefs
Author
Year
Title
Publishing
DOI/Url
Balladares, J. & Carrasco, D.
2021
Job satisfaction of Kindergarten Teachers in the Chilean context
Ministry of Education. Undersecretary of Early Childhood Education
Balladares, J. & Carrasco, D.
2021
Development of linguistic, numerical and socio-emotional skills in Early Childhood Education.
Ministry of Education. Undersecretary of Early Childhood Education
Balladares, J. & Carrasco, D.
2021
Professional Development and Teaching Career
Ministry of Education. Undersecretary of Early Childhood Education
Balladares, J. & Kankaras, M.
2020
Attendance Matters. The effect of preschool attendance and PISA outcomes in different backgrounds/economies (1-33).
OECD Education Working papers EDU/WKP (2020)2
Espinola, V., Balladares, J. Claro, JP & Valencia, E.
2011
Map of the Effectiveness of Secondary Education in Chile: Management factors associated with the completion of secondary studies.
Final report FONIDE, Ministry of Education.
Teaching and training of researchers
| Course name | Sigla |
|---|---|
| Adolescent Development and Learning | EDU0160 |
| School Learning and Development | EDU0315 |
| Learning and Development: theory and practice | EDU0310 |
| Course name | Sigla |
|---|---|
| Contemporary challenges of education | EDU 3895 |
