Isabel Fialho

Biographic Data

ID984608
NAMEIsabel Fialho
GIVEN NAMESIsabel
FAMILY NAMEFialho
SIGNATUREFIALHO I
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Évora
ORCID0000-0002-1749-9077
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS18
TOTAL CITATIONS4
AUTHOR COUNT18
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2014
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX2

  • The Structure of Social Representations of Assessment Among Pre-Service Early Childhood Educators

    Open AccessMilena Coppi, Marcelo Coppi et al.ARTICLERevista Prâksis2026

    This study aimed to analyze the structure and meanings of social representations (SR) of assessment in pre-service early childhood educators, identifying and interpreting their central core and peripheral system. Adopting a qualitative and exploratory approach within the structural framework of the Theory of Social Representations (TSR), the investigation involved 30 first-year students from the master’s programs in Preschool Education and Presch…

  • Capacitação digital em Portugal: Perceções de docentes sobre os efeitos no seu desempenho profissional

    Open AccessMilena Coppi, Isabel Fialho et al.ARTICLEEducação Sociedade & Culturas2025

    The digital training of teachers in Portugal, established in the Action Plan for the Digital Transition, resulted from a joint process between the Directorate-General for Education and the Training Centres of School Associations. This study aimed to identify teachers’ perceptions of the effects of continuous training in digital skills on their professional performance. Data was gathered between May and June 2023 through a questionnaire survey and…

  • Literacia Científica: Um Olhar Sobre as Suas Diferentes Interpretações

    Open AccessMilena Coppi, Isabel Fialho et al.ARTICLEEducação em Revista2025References: 20

    O estudo teve por objetivo realizar uma abordagem crítica e histórica a respeito do conceito de literacia científica, da definição das palavras que compõem o termo, das suas traduções e da existência de instrumentos desenvolvidos para avaliá-la, mediante uma revisão narrativa da literatura. Observou-se que um dos motivos para as diversas perspectivas conceituais é o significado da palavra literate, que, no idioma inglês, pode significar ser deten…

  • Scientific Literacy: A Look at Its Different Interpretations

    Open AccessMilena Coppi, Isabel Fialho et al.ARTICLEEducação em Revista2025References: 20

    The study aimed to perform a critical and historical approach to the concept of scientific literacy, the definition of the words that compose the term, their translations and the existence of instruments developed to assess it, through a narrative literature review. It was observed that one of the reasons for the different conceptual perspectives is the meaning of the word literate, which, in the English language, can mean to hold knowledge and a…

  • Assessing scientific literacy: A study with 9th grade students in Portugal

    Open AccessMilena Coppi, Isabel Fialho et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Education2024

    Aiming to assess the scientific literacy level of Portuguese 9th grade students and analyse whether the variables sex, liking for the subjects of Natural Sciences and Physical-Chemistry, failure in these subjects, school socio-economic context and course option were associated to the students’ scientific literacy levels, we applied the Avaliação da Literacia Científica Essencial (ALCE) instrument to 516 students. Overall, the results showed that …

  • Grounding and improving assessment in higher education: A way of promoting quality education

    Open AccessIsabel Fialho, Marília Pisco Castro Cid et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Education2023

    Assessment continues to be one of the topics that most concern teachers and most dissatisfies students. In this paper we describe and evaluate the impact of the training course “Grounding and Improving Pedagogical Assessment in Higher Education,” based on a descriptive survey questionnaire, applied in a convenience-selected sample of 31 teachers from a public university in Portugal, who participated in the pedagogical training course. The questio…

  • Developing a Scientific Literacy Assessment Instrument for Portuguese 3rd Cycle Students

    Open AccessMilena Coppi, Isabel Fialho et al.ARTICLEEducation Sciences2023

    Teachers and researchers, in accordance with the main Portuguese curriculum documents in the area of Physical and Natural Sciences, agree that the development of scientific literacy is an integral part of basic education and report that the teaching of these skills is taking place in schools. However, few scientific literacy assessment instruments are available to assess students’ proficiency in using these skills. In this article, we describe th…

  • Pedagogical Assessment in Higher Education: The Importance of Training

    Open AccessIsabel Fialho, Marília Pisco Castro Cid et al.ARTICLEEducation Sciences2023

    The diversity of students reaching higher education, the skills required of the 21st-century citizen, the Bologna Declaration, and the pressure exerted by international organizations impose a pedagogical reconfiguration of teaching, learning, and assessment through the recognition of the pedagogical dimension as a component of teacher professional development. We present the results of a study conducted at a university in Portugal with the follow…

  • (Im)possibilidades do Programa Integrado de Educação e Formação (Pief) no caminho da inclusão

    Open AccessAna Batista, Isabel FialhoARTICLEEducação Sociedade & Culturas2023

    Pretende-se hoje que as escolas sejam espaços e comunidades nas quais todas as diferenças sejam respeitadas e onde todos/as tenham uma resposta ajustada às suas reais necessidades. Neste artigo apresentamos os resultados de um estudo que partiu da questão “O Programa Integrado de Educação e Formação encontra-se alinhado com as atuais políticas nacionais, em matéria de inclusão?”, que foi operacionalizada nos seguintes objetivos: i) conhecer a per…

  • Scientific Literacy Assessment Instruments: A Systematic Literature Review

    Open AccessMilena Coppi, Isabel Fialho et al.ARTICLEEducação em Revista2023

    The study aimed to analyze scientific literacy assessment instruments. In this sense, a systematic literature review was carried out in the B-On, SciELO, Scholar Google, and RCAAP databases to identify studies using scientific literacy assessment instruments. The selection criteria included articles published between 1990 and 2020 in Portuguese, English, or Spanish, which developed and/or used scientific literacy assessment instruments. Articles …

  • Assessing Portuguese Elementary School Students' Scientific Literacy: Application of the Alce Instrument

    Open AccessMilena Coppi, Isabel Fialho et al.ARTICLESocial Sciences2023Cited by: 2References: 17

    The study aimed to identify the scientific literacy level of students at the end of the third cycle of Portuguese basic education and verify how the variables sex, failure, a liking for the subject, socio-economic level of the schools and course option in secondary education were related to the students' scientific literacy levels. Data from the ALCE instrument, answered by 516 ninth-grade students from 20 public schools in mainland Portugal, rev…

  • Instrumentos De Avaliação Da Literacia Científica: Uma Revisão Sistemática De Literatura

    Open AccessMilena Coppi, Isabel Fialho et al.ARTICLEEducação em Revista2023References: 20

    O estudo teve por objetivo analisar instrumentos de avaliação da literacia científica, nesse sentido, foi realizada uma revisão sistemática de literatura (RSL) nas bases de dados B-On, SciELO, Google Académico e RCAAP com vista a identificar estudos que utilizaram instrumentos de avaliação da literacia científica. Os critérios de seleção incluíram artigos publicados entre 1990 e 2020, em português, inglês ou espanhol, que desenvolveram e/ou utili…

  • Advantages and difficulties in the use of digital platforms and technologies by teachers and students

    Open AccessIsabel Fialho, Marília Pisco Castro Cid et al.ARTICLERevista Brasileira de Educação2023References: 14

    This study analyzes the advantages and difficulties of teachers and students regarding the use of a selection of nine digital platforms and technologies for daily school activities and verifies whether the situation resulting from the quarantine due to covid-19 generated other problems in the use of those digital platforms and technologies. Questionnaires were applied to 105 students and 45 teachers in five schools in Portugal. The results reveal…

  • Vantagens e dificuldades na utilização de plataformas e tecnologias digitais por professores e alunos

    Open AccessIsabel Fialho, Marília Pisco Castro Cid et al.ARTICLERevista Brasileira de Educação2023References: 14

    O estudo analisa as vantagens e as dificuldades encontradas por professores e alunos quanto ao uso de uma seleção de nove plataformas e tecnologias digitais em atividades escolares e verifica se a situação decorrente da quarentena devida à covid-19 gerou outros problemas no uso dessas plataformas e tecnologias digitais. Foram aplicados questionários a 105 alunos e 45 professores de cinco agrupamentos de escolas de Portugal. Os resultados revelara…

  • Evidências De Validade Baseadas No Conteúdo De Um Instrumento De Avaliação Da Literacia Científica

    Open AccessMilena Coppi, Isabel Fialho et al.ARTICLECadernos de Pesquisa2022

    O estudo tem como objetivo a recolha de evidências de validade baseadas no conteúdo de um instrumento piloto de avaliação da literacia científica. A recolha foi realizada em sete etapas: definição dos domínios cognitivos, definição do universo e da representatividade do conteúdo, elaboração da tabela de especificação; construção do instrumento, análises teórica e empírica dos itens. Foram selecionados 35 itens que avaliam a compreensão, análise e…

  • Use of Digital Platforms and Technologies by Teachers and Students

    Open AccessMilena Coppi, Isabel Fialho et al.ARTICLEEducação em Foco2022

    The study analyzed the frequency and purpose of use of nine digital platforms and technologies (DPTs) by teachers and students, before and during the quarantine period due to COVID-19 and investigated its influence on these characteristics of use and the main problems and difficulties encountered by teachers and students during the pandemic for their school activities. Data was collected by applying questionnaires, answered by 105 students and 43…

  • O uso de tecnologias digitais em educação: Caminhos De Futuro Para Uma Educação Digital

    Open AccessMilena Coppi, Isabel Fialho et al.ARTICLEPraxis Educativa2022Cited by: 2

    Este estudo pretendeu: identificar plataformas e tecnologias digitais (PTD) mais utilizadas em atividades escolares; verificar efeitos da pandemia, devida à COVID-19, no seu uso; sistematizar vantagens ou contributos e problemas/dificuldades encontrados. Dados de questionários respondidos por 1753 professores e 2041 alunos de escolas públicas portuguesas revelaram o aumento da frequência de uso das PTD, para fins e objetivos idênticos à pré-pande…

  • Da palavra à construção de conhecimento científico: Um olhar reflexivo e meta-avaliativo sobre o guião de entrevista

    Open AccessMaria José Silvestre, Isabel Fialho et al.ARTICLEComunicação & Informação2014

    The study integrates the research project "Impact and Effects of External Evaluation in Schools of Higher Education not» - AEEENS and it seeks to contribute to the expansion of scientific knowledge in the area of qualitative methodologies, particularly in terms of meta-analysis. We propose to offer a reflective look and meta-evaluation on the interview guide, content analysis and discourse analysis (that the interview increases). We start with th…