Tenured Scholars
Cabello, Valeria
Associate Professor
Academic in the learning and development department. She holds a doctorate in educational psychology from the University of Dundee, Scotland. She teaches and researches peer learning, science or STEAM across the life cycle, and teacher education in interdisciplinary areas. She is Director of Academic Development, she is part of the academic committee of Penta UC and the board of directors of the Chilean Network for Research in Chilean Education (RIECH).
Main areas of study: Science learning; teacher training; STEAM disciplines
Education
| Job title | Institution that grants it | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. educational psychology | University of Dundee | 2013 |
| Master in Psychology c/m in Educational Psychology | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile | 2008 |
| Psychologist | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile | 2006 |
Research Projects
| Year | Type | Name | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-2026 | Fondecyt | Explain in science for citizenship: Support for self-regulation and professionalism in initial teacher training | Principal Investigator |
| 2022-2024 | millennium core | Early Mathematics Skills Development Study | Young Researcher |
| 2018-2021 | Fondecyt | From explanation to modeling: A study of the scientific reasoning of schoolchildren. | Principal Investigator |
| 2018-2020 | Industrial | Network for the development of technological knowledge in STEAM teacher education | Principal Investigator |
Publications
Articles
Author
Year
Title
Magazine
Volume
Pages
DOI
Hair, VM
2022
Students understanding of earthquakes and tsunamis in risk areas
Frontiers in Earth Science
online first
Cabello, VM et al.
2021
Disaster risk reduction education: Tensions and connections with sustainable development goals
Sustainability
13
10933
Cabello, VM, Moreira P. & Griñó, P.
2021
Elementary students' reasoning in drawn explanations based on a scientific theory
Education Sciences
11
581-599
Ravanal, E., Cabello, VM, Lopez, F. & Amortegiui, E.
2021
The reflective practice as a tool for making tacit knowledge explicit.
Reflective Practice
22
515-530
Cabello, VM et al.
2021
Promoting STEAM learning in the early years: “Little Scientists” Program
LUMAT: International Journal of Math, Science and Technology
9
33-62
Cabello, V.M. & Topping, K.
2020
Pre-service teachers' conceptions about the quality of explanations for the science classroom in the context of peer assessment
LUMAT. International Journal of Math, Science and Technology Education
8
297-318
Cabello, V.M. & Topping, K.
2020
Peer assessment of teacher performance. What works in teacher education?
International Journal of Cognitive Research in Science, Engineering and Education
8
121-132
Cabello, VM and Sommer, M.
2020
Gradual removal scaffolds. Part 1: Visibility of thought in the construction of school scientific explanations
Pedagogical Studies
46
257-267
Cabello, VM, Real, C. & Impedovo, M.
2019
Explanations in STEM areas: an analysis of representations through language in teacher education
Research in Science Education
49
1087-1106
Cabello, V.M. & Topping, K.
2018
Making scientific concepts explicit through explanations: Simulations of a high-leverage practice in teacher education
International Journal of Cognitive Research in Science, Engineering and Education
6
35-47
Book chapters
Author
Year
chapter title
Editors
Book Title
Pages
Publishing
DOI/Url
Left, M. et al.
2022
Discursive practices in initial science teacher preparation
J. Luft & M. Gill Jones
Handbook of Research in Science Teacher Education
203-217
Routledge
Cabello, VM and Moreira, P.
2020
Research in Chile on School Learning in Sciences from the Visions of Process and Product
A. Marzabal & C. Merino
Research in science education in Chile: where are we and where are we going?
121-148
University Editions of Valparaíso
Hair, VM
2016
How do novice teachers in Chile teach scientific concepts?
Freire, P., Moretti, R., and Burrows, F.
Learning with others: Psychosocial approaches to learning in educational contexts
167-192
Alberto Hurtado University Editions
Guzman, C. & Cabello, VM
2016
Enhancing reflective practices in professional adult education
Fehring, H. & Rodrigues, S.
Teaching, Coaching and Mentoring Adult Learners: Lessons for Professionalism and Partnership
35-44
Routledge
Cabello, V.M., Varughese, N., Taylor, N. & Dekhinet, R.
2014
Working with others
Rodriguez, S.
Handbook for Teacher Educators: Transfer, Translate or Transform
91-105
Sense Publishers
Policy Briefs
Author
Year
Title
Publishing
DOI/Url
Reports
Author
Year
Title
Publishing
DOI/Url
Sotomayor, C. & Cabello, V.M.
2020
What are students from Latin America and the Caribbean expected to learn? Curricular analysis of the Comparative and Explanatory Regional Study (ERCE 2019)
UNESCO
Teaching and training of researchers
| Course name | Sigla |
|---|---|
| Domains of learning and development | EDU0511 |
| Adolescent development and learning | EDU0160 |
| Course name | Sigla |
|---|---|
| Designs in educational research | EDU4220 |
| Methodological Directed Study | EDU4035 |
| Inclusion and learning in school disciplines | EDU3813 |
| Research practices | EDU4041 |
| Year | Type | Name | Student |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Compendium | Citizen practices in initial teacher training in connection with school | Mabelin Garrido Contreras |
| 2022 | Thesis | Emergence of Scientific Thinking Trajectories of Adolescents when Solving a Problem Situation in STEM | Jose Kenji Lopez |
| 2021 | Compendium | Inclusive education in students with academic talent | Solange Armijo Solis |
| 2021 | Compendium | Development of precursors of STEM skills in early childhood | Loreto Salvatierra Lopez |
| 2018 | Compendium | Civic ecology: towards a pedagogical formation to perceive and cohabit | Manuela Mendez Herranz |
Commitment
Management Responsibilities at the Faculty or University
Director of Academic Development, Faculty of Education (2023 -present)
Head of the Doctorate in Education program (2021-2023)
Age: 3 years
PENTA UC Academic Committee
Age: 5 years
Impact
Consultant expert in teacher training at the commission for improving the quality of initial teacher training (CAFID), Ministry of Education, Chile
2017-2019: Vice-President of the Chilean Society for Science Education (SCHEC) Santiago, Chile.
