Alexandra R. Costa

ORCID: 0000-0001-5053-536X
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Research Areas
  • Higher Education Research Studies
  • Occupational Health and Burnout
  • Education and Public Policy
  • Educational Outcomes and Influences
  • Business and Management Studies
  • Stress and Burnout Research
  • Science and Education Research
  • Education Pedagogy and Practices
  • Evasion and Academic Success Factors
  • Online Learning and Analytics
  • E-Learning and Knowledge Management
  • Workplace Health and Well-being
  • Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration
  • Biomedical and Engineering Education
  • Stuttering Research and Treatment
  • Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
  • Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
  • Voice and Speech Disorders
  • Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
  • Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management
  • Employment and Welfare Studies
  • Educational Games and Gamification
  • Educational Innovations and Technology
  • Engineering Education and Curriculum Development
  • Workaholism, burnout, and well-being

Polytechnic Institute of Porto
2016-2025

Institute of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Mangement
2024

Instituto Politecnico de Setubal
2015-2023

Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
2014-2020

Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto
2014-2019

Universidade de Vigo
2017

University of Minho
2017

Instituto Politécnico Nacional
2014-2016

Objetivo: Este trabalho visa analisar a evolução da literatura científica sobre o remoto, comparando os períodos antes e após pandemia de COVID-19, para entender como reconfigurou as dinâmicas impulsionou novas direções pesquisa. Metodologia: Empregamos uma abordagem bibliométrica, utilizando mapas visuais gerados pelo VOSViewer com base em dados indexados na Web of Science. Essa metodologia permitiu-nos ilustrar tendências mudanças paradigmáticas pesquisa oferecendo análise comparativa...

10.5585/2025.25448 article PT Revista de Gestão Ambiental e Sustentabilidade 2025-01-07

The phenomenon of student dropout in higher education presents significant challenges for students, institutions, governments, and society. present study focuses on the rates within engineering programmes at one school Mexico. This uses a quantitative approach with non-experimental cross-sectional design. Exploratory, descriptive, correlational analyses historical data from University Information Administration Integral System were performed. A logistic regression model was applied to assess...

10.3390/educsci15030287 article EN cc-by Education Sciences 2025-02-26

Based on a multidimensional definition of academic expectations (AEs), the authors examine students’ AE component scores across countries and genders. Two samples (343 Portuguese 358 Spanish students) completed Academic Perceptions Questionnaire (APQ) six months after enrolling in their universities. Factorial invariance was ensured genders, allowing us to study AEs using APQ for both genders countries. No significant differences factor means were found between countries, indicating that are...

10.1080/03075079.2016.1196350 article EN Studies in Higher Education 2016-06-28

This paper intends to present an interdisciplinary project carried out in a School of Engineering, and refer its effects the development students' skills. project's main goal was students with intellectually demanding challenge which implied overcoming disciplinary barriers thus integrating knowledge solve problems they were challenged with. After had been concluded, study using qualitative methodology by conducting two focus groups (n = 16). The this procedure get better perception (1) how...

10.1080/03043797.2018.1523135 article EN European Journal of Engineering Education 2018-10-29

This paper aims to test the psychometric validity and reliability of a measure first-year university students’ expectations, based on multidimensional conception expectations. The sample consisted 759 students, attending various academic degrees at Universities Vigo - Ourense University Minho. value Mdn age was 19, with only 5.3% ages above 23 years. Participants answered set 56 items seven different dimensions Results confirmatory factor analysis, were carried out LISREL. Factorial...

10.6018/analesps.31.1.161641 article EN Anales de Psicología 2014-12-26

Vigo) y 855 de la región norte Portugal (Minho, Universidade do Minho).El 58.1% del total muestra son mujeres.

10.14349/rlp.2018.v50.n1.2 article ES Revista Latinoamericana de Psicología 2018-08-30

Culture is understood as the sharing of history, beliefs, ideologies, traditions and language systems. Some authors report that there a strong relation between national culture way projects are managed, specifically, in professionals value perform project planning control activities. Furthermore, relevance these activities for success reported literature. Supported assumptions, we developed this research to better understand importance given control. A study with 634 involved management or...

10.1016/j.protcy.2014.10.059 article EN Procedia Technology 2014-01-01

Com a expansão do acesso ao Ensino Superior, nas últimas décadas assistimos uma maior heterogeneidade de estudantes neste nível ensino. Uma das variáveis que importa considerar na análise dos perfis universitários são as suas expectativas académicas, vez mesmas estão associadas níveis diferentes envolvimento,permanência e sucesso escolar. Foi administrado um questionário amostra 717 1º ano, portugueses espanhóis, avaliando sete dimensões: i) Formação para o emprego carreira;ii)...

10.21814/rpe.7057 article PT cc-by-sa Revista Portuguesa de Educação 2015-06-30

Abstract:Self-efficacy reflects the belief that individual has in his/her own capabilities to organize and execute actions are needed accomplish certain goals. On other hand, Engagement refers a positive psychological motivational state, which is associated with well-being. This investigation aims examine relationship between these two variables, presenting hypothesis there association self-efficacy engagement, of engineering students Higher Education. The sample was composed 361 (M = 20.54;...

10.17060/ijodaep.2014.n1.v2.445 article PT cc-by-nc-nd International Journal of Developmental and Educational Psychology Revista INFAD de psicología 2016-09-18

The systematic application of study methods allows students to obtain better results in terms knowledge acquisition and competences development. successful those is directly related the improvement cognitive areas, such as memory, attention, concentration a simultaneously beneficial way. In scope collaboration between Student Support Center Higher Education Engineering Institution an R&D group Educational Technologies, was designed foster both vectors, development capabilities adoption...

10.1109/educon.2019.8725109 article EN 2022 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON) 2019-04-01

Abstract The present work consists in the development of an autonomous, low cost, reliable, energy scavenger sensor for automotive applications. Thermoelectric generators typically exhibit efficiency but high reliability, making them suitable average consumption, A prototype was developed mounting engine exhaust pipe using a step-up voltage converter, microcontroller, temperature and pressure sensing elements, conditioning electronics wireless transceiver, all powered by cost TEG (Peltier...

10.1016/j.proeng.2014.11.404 article EN Procedia Engineering 2014-01-01

Abstract:Among the wide range of personal and contextual variables that may be associated with difficulties in students’ access to higher education (HE), academic expectations will focus this study. Academic represent what students hope accomplish achieve their life. The sample was formed by 372 first-year Higher Education students, both sexes, ages ranging from 17 57 years old. These completed Perceptions Questionnaire (QPA), which assesses seven dimensions expectations. Data analysis...

10.17060/ijodaep.2014.n1.v2.447 article PT cc-by-nc-nd International Journal of Developmental and Educational Psychology Revista INFAD de psicología 2016-09-18

During 2020 and 2021, the world experienced a global change in everyone’s daily lives due to COVID-19 pandemic. Students were confined their homes but, luckily, had access online classes. This study aims assess changes self-efficacy perceived by engineering students school Portugal. By helping understand how have changed learning capacities, developed new strategies, and/or need more (or different) support learn, teachers can target teaching methods accordingly contribute sustainable...

10.3390/su15129538 article EN Sustainability 2023-06-14

Absenteeism refers to the frequent, often unplanned, absence from workplace. This study examines interrelations among job satisfaction, quality of life (QoL), and absenteeism formal caregivers for elderly individuals. With significant demographic shift toward an aging population, understanding these dynamics is increasingly important.

10.3390/healthcare12232432 article EN Healthcare 2024-12-03

of the Portuguese Society for Engineering Education and aims to describe an interdisciplinarity teaching experiment involving three subjects scientific area Mathematics a fourth one in Management.Using only project, students developed skills, integrated way, fields involved.The structure project is described detail.It shown how knowledge obtained different needed it connects together answer proposed challenges.We report progress students' work, main difficulties skills during this process.We...

10.25046/aj020399 article EN Advances in Science Technology and Engineering Systems Journal 2017-06-01

In this work, we describe an interdisciplinary teaching experiment involving three subjects of the scientific area Mathematics and a fourth one in Management. Using only project, students developed skills, integrated way, fields involved. The structure project is described detail. It shown how knowledge obtained different needed it connects together to answer proposed challenges. We report progress students' main difficulties skills during process. conclude with reflection on problems gains...

10.1109/cispee.2016.7777729 article EN 2016-10-01

In this paper we present a bibliometrics analysis of the 10 editions Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON). EDUCON is conference IEEE Society for region 8. It started in 2010 and since then it organized annually. With study intend to analyze growth conference, namely through evolution number submissions/publications, citations per article. We also references A descriptive statistics these indicators done along paper. an initial set editions, will be possible investigate impact...

10.1109/educon45650.2020.9125206 article EN 2022 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON) 2020-04-01
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