Diego Vergara
Biographic Data
| ID | 6931302 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Diego Vergara |
| GIVEN NAMES | Diego |
| FAMILY NAME | Vergara |
| SIGNATURE | VERGARA D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Catholic University of Ávila |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3710-4818 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Bridging the Digital Divide Among Higher Education Faculty: The Role of University Type and Faculty ICT Expertise
This study examines how university type (public vs. private) and disciplinary background influence the adoption of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and self-perceived digital competence among university professors in Latin America. Identifying institutional and disciplinary disparities is essential in the context of accelerated digital transformation in higher education. The sample comprised 1114 professors from public and private…
Interpretable machine learning of urban noise levels from street-scale morphology and functionality
Data-driven, non-causal framework links street morphology to urban noise. • Daytime in situ noise measurements capture street-scale spatial variability. • Street functional hierarchy dominates noise exposure across cities. • Interpretable ML reveals nonlinear effects and key urban design indicators. • Results support noise screening and planning in data-constrained cities. Urban noise exposure is shaped not only by traffic intensity but also by t…
Emerging Academic Research on the Integration of Virtual Reality Technologies in Heritage and Legacy: Bibliometric Analysis
The increasing integration of Virtual Reality (VR) technologies in cultural and historical contexts has significantly transformed the way heritage and legacy are preserved, studied, and experienced. This study provides a bibliometric analysis of the current research landscape surrounding the use of VR in heritage and legacy research. The results obtained highlight a research environment dominated by European institutions—primarily Italian and Spa…
Virtual Reality in Engineering Education: A Scoping Review
The aim of this study is to explore the role of virtual reality in engineering education. Specifically, it analyzed 342 studies that were published during 2010–2025 following a systematic approach. It examined how virtual reality is used in engineering education, explored the document main characteristics, and identified emerging topics. The study also revealed existing limitations and suggested future research directions. According to the outcom…
Enhancing Numerical Thinking Through Problem Solving: A Teaching Experience for Third-Grade Mathematics
This study introduces a comprehensive educational intervention designed to strengthen numerical thinking in third-grade mathematics education through problem-solving. Anchored in Pólya’s problem-solving framework, this research employs a qualitative, descriptive methodology to design and assess a didactic unit. The intervention comprises six structured activities aimed at evaluating and enhancing students’ competencies in numerical thinking and p…
Digital Competence of Rural Teachers in Depopulated Regions of Spain: A Bibliometric Review
Rural teachers have the potential to be important agents of local development. To achieve this goal, they need to acquire high digital competence in order to effectively integrate technology into their pedagogical practices, thus enriching the learning experience of students and fostering their participation. Digital competence contributes to reducing the education gap between urban and rural areas, promoting educational equity and inclusion. Hig…
A Quantitative Methodological Approach to the Universal Accessibility Analysis of Cultural Heritage Sites: A Case Study of the Ávila Region (Spain)
This study presents a quantitative methodological approach for evaluating universal accessibility in cultural heritage sites, grounded in the DALCO criteria—Deambulation/Mobility, Apprehension, Location, and Communication. The methodology is designed to be broadly applicable across diverse geographic and cultural contexts, thus offering a generalizable framework for assessing accessibility. At the same time, the study applies this approach to the…
Influential academic factors in the integration of ICT in higher education after the Covid-19 pandemic
The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic led to the need to move educational processes to virtual environments and increase the use of digital tools for different teaching uses. This led to a change in the habits of using information and communication technologies (ICT), especially in higher education. This work analyzes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the frequency of use of different ICT tools in a sample of 950 Latin American university p…
Updating Calculus Teaching with AI: A Classroom Experience
In the context of mathematics education, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in teaching calculus is revolutionizing instructional methodologies and enhancing learning experiences both inside and outside the classroom. This study explores the use of specific AI tools, including ChatGPT, MathGPT, Gemini, and Wolfram Alpha, to deepen students’ understanding of key mathematical concepts such as derivatives and rates of change through con…
Teachers’ Perception of the Gender Gap in STEAM Subjects in Pre-University Stages
The term STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) is associated with a promising pedagogical approach to improve the development of students at different educational stages. Degrees linked to a STEAM approach encourage real-world problem solving through the application of multidisciplinary knowledge. The objective of this research is to analyze the perception of Early Childhood and Primary to Secondary Education teachers on …
Teaching Experience as a Key Factor in Dealing with Digital Teaching Stress
Digital pandemic stress among university faculty has become a key issue in the contemporary era, marked by the rapid transition to online teaching. This study conducts a quantitative investigation into the teaching experience as a key explanatory variable in explaining the levels of such stress. For this purpose, a validated instrument has been used, which has been answered by a sample of 1240 university professors. The results show that, althoug…
Lecture Attendance among Undergraduate Business Students in Egypt: An Exploratory Study
In Egypt’s higher education system, there are differences among universities about the compulsory nature of class attendance. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic, which saw a transition of higher education activities to online environments, has led, after the return to face-to-face learning, to an update on the usefulness of face-to-face learning for higher education students. This work provides quantitative exploratory research on the assessment …
Incidence of Bullying in Sparsely Populated Regions: An Exploratory Study in Ávila and Zamora (Spain)
In this work, quantitative research on the incidence of bullying attitudes present among primary and secondary school students in a Spanish area with a very low population density (the one formed by the provinces of Avila and Zamora) was carried out. The data were obtained from a standardized test designed to diagnose bullying (AVE test: Acoso y Violencia Escolar—Bullying and School Violence), which was administered to a sample of 129 students be…
Soft Skills of Latin American Engineering Professors: Gender Gap
The importance of soft skills in the professional work of an engineer is becoming increasingly important, even more so since the emergence of Covid-19 boosted the digitization of all professional sectors. In order for future engineers to acquire this type of skills, it is necessary for engineering professors to have an optimal level of technical and transversal skills. This article analyzes the assessment made by a group of engineering professors…
Perception of Bullying in Early Childhood Education in Spain: Pre-School Teachers vs. Psychologists
In this work, quantitative research is carried out on the perceptions of early childhood education teachers and child psychologists about the incidence of bullying behaviors in early childhood education (3 to 6 years old) and their knowledge and experience in this regard. For this purpose, two questionnaires were used, each of them oriented to one of the two groups of professionals analyzed, whose answers were subjected to statistical analysis. A…
Usability of Memes and Humorous Resources in Virtual Learning Environments
This research consists of a quantitative analysis of the perspective of a group of university professors from different areas of knowledge and from 19 different Latin American countries on the use of humor and memes in virtual learning environments (VLEs) in higher education. The data have been obtained from an own-design survey, and the answers have been analyzed in a descriptive and inferential way with the aim of knowing the opinion of the 401…
Solving Spatial Vision Difficulties Related to the Instruction of Welded Joints by Using PDF-3D
In this work, exploratory quantitative research on the opinion of the students of a course on Geometry of Welded Joints, in an introductory welding course of secondary technical education curriculum, on the didactic use of PDF-3D in the development of the course is carried out. For this purpose, a survey designed by the authors was used, which the students answered once the study of the subject had been completed. As a result, it has been found t…
Digital Pandemic Stress in Higher Education in Venezuela
The COVID-19 pandemic had a great impact on the process of integrating digital technologies in higher education and caused digital stress among professors, mainly in countries with a lower level of digitalization. In this work, quantitative research was carried out on the stress of professors in Venezuela due to the digitalization of their teaching activities caused by the pandemic, and gender gaps were identified in this regard. This digital str…
Impact of Using Facemasks on Literacy Learning: The Perception of Early Childhood Education Teachers
In this work, quantitative research is carried out on the importance that educators give to literacy work in early childhood education classrooms and the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic and the use of facemasks have had on it. To this end, a survey designed for this purpose has been used, which has been passed on to a set of 112 Spanish early childhood educators. The teachers surveyed occupy different positions in the classroom (tutors, support…
Variables Influencing Professors’ Adaptation to Digital Learning Environments during the Covid-19 Pandemic
This paper conducts quantitative research on the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on the adaptation to digital learning environments (DLE) of a group of 908 university professors. We compared the perceptions of participants who were digital natives (born before 1980) with those of digital immigrants (born after 1980). For this purpose, a validated survey was used and the obtained responses statistically analyzed. The results show a negative cor…
Presence of New Forms of Intercultural Communication in Higher Education: Emojis and Social Interactions through WhatsApp among Graduate Students
Communication processes are part of human life. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) and, especially, the use of smartphones have generated new forms of interaction and communication, both synchronous and asynchronous, in formal and informal spaces. One of the most used applications is WhatsApp, which allows the sending of text, documents, images, and emojis. It is important to study these new forms and languages of communication in …
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Presence of New Forms of Intercultural Communication in Higher Education: Emojis and Social Interactions through WhatsApp among Graduate Students
Communication processes are part of human life. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) and, especially, the use of smartphones have generated new forms of interaction and communication, both synchronous and asynchronous, in formal and informal spaces. One of the most used applications is WhatsApp, which allows the sending of text, documents, images, and emojis. It is important to study these new forms and languages of communication in …
Usability of Memes and Humorous Resources in Virtual Learning Environments
This research consists of a quantitative analysis of the perspective of a group of university professors from different areas of knowledge and from 19 different Latin American countries on the use of humor and memes in virtual learning environments (VLEs) in higher education. The data have been obtained from an own-design survey, and the answers have been analyzed in a descriptive and inferential way with the aim of knowing the opinion of the 401…
Solving Spatial Vision Difficulties Related to the Instruction of Welded Joints by Using PDF-3D
In this work, exploratory quantitative research on the opinion of the students of a course on Geometry of Welded Joints, in an introductory welding course of secondary technical education curriculum, on the didactic use of PDF-3D in the development of the course is carried out. For this purpose, a survey designed by the authors was used, which the students answered once the study of the subject had been completed. As a result, it has been found t…
Digital Pandemic Stress in Higher Education in Venezuela
The COVID-19 pandemic had a great impact on the process of integrating digital technologies in higher education and caused digital stress among professors, mainly in countries with a lower level of digitalization. In this work, quantitative research was carried out on the stress of professors in Venezuela due to the digitalization of their teaching activities caused by the pandemic, and gender gaps were identified in this regard. This digital str…
Impact of Using Facemasks on Literacy Learning: The Perception of Early Childhood Education Teachers
In this work, quantitative research is carried out on the importance that educators give to literacy work in early childhood education classrooms and the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic and the use of facemasks have had on it. To this end, a survey designed for this purpose has been used, which has been passed on to a set of 112 Spanish early childhood educators. The teachers surveyed occupy different positions in the classroom (tutors, support…
Variables Influencing Professors’ Adaptation to Digital Learning Environments during the Covid-19 Pandemic
This paper conducts quantitative research on the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on the adaptation to digital learning environments (DLE) of a group of 908 university professors. We compared the perceptions of participants who were digital natives (born before 1980) with those of digital immigrants (born after 1980). For this purpose, a validated survey was used and the obtained responses statistically analyzed. The results show a negative cor…
Lecture Attendance among Undergraduate Business Students in Egypt: An Exploratory Study
In Egypt’s higher education system, there are differences among universities about the compulsory nature of class attendance. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic, which saw a transition of higher education activities to online environments, has led, after the return to face-to-face learning, to an update on the usefulness of face-to-face learning for higher education students. This work provides quantitative exploratory research on the assessment …
Incidence of Bullying in Sparsely Populated Regions: An Exploratory Study in Ávila and Zamora (Spain)
In this work, quantitative research on the incidence of bullying attitudes present among primary and secondary school students in a Spanish area with a very low population density (the one formed by the provinces of Avila and Zamora) was carried out. The data were obtained from a standardized test designed to diagnose bullying (AVE test: Acoso y Violencia Escolar—Bullying and School Violence), which was administered to a sample of 129 students be…
Soft Skills of Latin American Engineering Professors: Gender Gap
The importance of soft skills in the professional work of an engineer is becoming increasingly important, even more so since the emergence of Covid-19 boosted the digitization of all professional sectors. In order for future engineers to acquire this type of skills, it is necessary for engineering professors to have an optimal level of technical and transversal skills. This article analyzes the assessment made by a group of engineering professors…
Perception of Bullying in Early Childhood Education in Spain: Pre-School Teachers vs. Psychologists
In this work, quantitative research is carried out on the perceptions of early childhood education teachers and child psychologists about the incidence of bullying behaviors in early childhood education (3 to 6 years old) and their knowledge and experience in this regard. For this purpose, two questionnaires were used, each of them oriented to one of the two groups of professionals analyzed, whose answers were subjected to statistical analysis. A…
Influential academic factors in the integration of ICT in higher education after the Covid-19 pandemic
The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic led to the need to move educational processes to virtual environments and increase the use of digital tools for different teaching uses. This led to a change in the habits of using information and communication technologies (ICT), especially in higher education. This work analyzes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the frequency of use of different ICT tools in a sample of 950 Latin American university p…
Updating Calculus Teaching with AI: A Classroom Experience
In the context of mathematics education, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in teaching calculus is revolutionizing instructional methodologies and enhancing learning experiences both inside and outside the classroom. This study explores the use of specific AI tools, including ChatGPT, MathGPT, Gemini, and Wolfram Alpha, to deepen students’ understanding of key mathematical concepts such as derivatives and rates of change through con…
Teachers’ Perception of the Gender Gap in STEAM Subjects in Pre-University Stages
The term STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) is associated with a promising pedagogical approach to improve the development of students at different educational stages. Degrees linked to a STEAM approach encourage real-world problem solving through the application of multidisciplinary knowledge. The objective of this research is to analyze the perception of Early Childhood and Primary to Secondary Education teachers on …
Teaching Experience as a Key Factor in Dealing with Digital Teaching Stress
Digital pandemic stress among university faculty has become a key issue in the contemporary era, marked by the rapid transition to online teaching. This study conducts a quantitative investigation into the teaching experience as a key explanatory variable in explaining the levels of such stress. For this purpose, a validated instrument has been used, which has been answered by a sample of 1240 university professors. The results show that, althoug…
Virtual Reality in Engineering Education: A Scoping Review
The aim of this study is to explore the role of virtual reality in engineering education. Specifically, it analyzed 342 studies that were published during 2010–2025 following a systematic approach. It examined how virtual reality is used in engineering education, explored the document main characteristics, and identified emerging topics. The study also revealed existing limitations and suggested future research directions. According to the outcom…
Enhancing Numerical Thinking Through Problem Solving: A Teaching Experience for Third-Grade Mathematics
This study introduces a comprehensive educational intervention designed to strengthen numerical thinking in third-grade mathematics education through problem-solving. Anchored in Pólya’s problem-solving framework, this research employs a qualitative, descriptive methodology to design and assess a didactic unit. The intervention comprises six structured activities aimed at evaluating and enhancing students’ competencies in numerical thinking and p…
Digital Competence of Rural Teachers in Depopulated Regions of Spain: A Bibliometric Review
Rural teachers have the potential to be important agents of local development. To achieve this goal, they need to acquire high digital competence in order to effectively integrate technology into their pedagogical practices, thus enriching the learning experience of students and fostering their participation. Digital competence contributes to reducing the education gap between urban and rural areas, promoting educational equity and inclusion. Hig…
A Quantitative Methodological Approach to the Universal Accessibility Analysis of Cultural Heritage Sites: A Case Study of the Ávila Region (Spain)
This study presents a quantitative methodological approach for evaluating universal accessibility in cultural heritage sites, grounded in the DALCO criteria—Deambulation/Mobility, Apprehension, Location, and Communication. The methodology is designed to be broadly applicable across diverse geographic and cultural contexts, thus offering a generalizable framework for assessing accessibility. At the same time, the study applies this approach to the…
Bridging the Digital Divide Among Higher Education Faculty: The Role of University Type and Faculty ICT Expertise
This study examines how university type (public vs. private) and disciplinary background influence the adoption of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and self-perceived digital competence among university professors in Latin America. Identifying institutional and disciplinary disparities is essential in the context of accelerated digital transformation in higher education. The sample comprised 1114 professors from public and private…
Interpretable machine learning of urban noise levels from street-scale morphology and functionality
Data-driven, non-causal framework links street morphology to urban noise. • Daytime in situ noise measurements capture street-scale spatial variability. • Street functional hierarchy dominates noise exposure across cities. • Interpretable ML reveals nonlinear effects and key urban design indicators. • Results support noise screening and planning in data-constrained cities. Urban noise exposure is shaped not only by traffic intensity but also by t…
Emerging Academic Research on the Integration of Virtual Reality Technologies in Heritage and Legacy: Bibliometric Analysis
The increasing integration of Virtual Reality (VR) technologies in cultural and historical contexts has significantly transformed the way heritage and legacy are preserved, studied, and experienced. This study provides a bibliometric analysis of the current research landscape surrounding the use of VR in heritage and legacy research. The results obtained highlight a research environment dominated by European institutions—primarily Italian and Spa…
Psychology (16 works) · Mathematics education (9 works) · Computer Science (8 works) · Medicine (8 works) · Pedagogy (8 works) · Medical education (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Higher education (5 works) · Digital literacy in education (4 works)