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Personal profile
Research summary
Catalina Lomos is a researcher in education, who obtained a Research Master degree and a PhD degree from University of Groningen, the Netherlands. Her research has been performed within the framework of the school effectiveness and school improvement, with a focus on school and teacher learning processes and their relationships with student success. Her PhD work defined and measured comprehensibly the concept of Teacher Professional Community (PC/PLC) and related its functioning with student achievement level in secondary schools.
Main fields of research interest
- Digitalization in Education – digital learning platforms and student learning
- School effectiveness and school improvement research
- Teacher professional learning communities (PLCs) and student success
- Cross-cultural research and its methodological issues (theoretical relationships, measurement equivalence of latent concepts, etc)
- School-related predictors of student success, using the ICILS 2018 dataset
- Teachers’ use of ICT for teaching and learning in Luxembourg and across countries
Key projects
- MathemaTIC - students' and teachers' use of the digital learning platform in Luxembourg
- PLC fir MathemaTIC - teacher training program in Luxembourg for teachers working with digital learning tools and their experience with it
- User Experience for MathemaTIC - in-depth qualitative and user-experience investigation of MathemaTIC use
- ICILS 2018 - International Computer and Information Literacy Study - National Research Coordinator (NRC) for Luxembourg
- ICILS 2023 - International Computer and Information Literacy Study - National Research Coordinator (NRC) for Luxembourg
Education/Academic qualification
PhD
External positions
IEA General Assembly - Luxembourg representative, International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA)
1 Jan 2020 → …
ICILS National Research Coordinator for Luxembourg, International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA)
1 Jan 2017 → …
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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GUIDEPREP: Growing Up in Digital Europe Preparation Phase
Sologon, D. (PI), Valentova, M. (CoI), Symonds, J. (Partner PI), Pollock, G. (Contracting Partner), Ecchia, G. (Contracting Partner), Babarovic, T. (Contracting Partner), Salmela-Aro, K. (Contracting Partner), Panico, L. (Contracting Partner), Walper, S. (Contracting Partner), Spiess, K. (Contracting Partner), Weber, W. (Contracting Partner), Das, M. (Contracting Partner), Currie, C. (Contracting Partner), Nicaise, I. (Contracting Partner), Mortelmans, D. (Contracting Partner), Saar, E. (Contracting Partner), Koronaiou, A. (Contracting Partner), Csoba, J. (Contracting Partner), Stasulane, A. (Contracting Partner), Cefai, C. (Contracting Partner), Skalicka, V. (Contracting Partner), de Almeida Alves, N. (Contracting Partner), Mihalik, J. (Contracting Partner), Gornik, B. (Contracting Partner), Bousselin, A. (CoI), Guio, A.-C. (CoI), Marlier, E. (CoI), Kruten, T. (CoI), Lomos, C. (CoI) & Peluso, E. (CoI)
1/10/22 → 30/09/26
Project: Research
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SSLAG: Social suffering, 'lifeworlds' and agency of social assistance beneficiaries in Luxembourg
Maas, R. (PI), Lomos, C. (CoI), Schehr, S. (CoI) & Hadjar, A. (CoI)
Fonds National de la Recherche Luxembourg
15/01/21 → 22/12/27
Project: Research
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ICILS - International Computer and Information Literacy Study Luxembourg
Lomos, C. (PI)
Ministère de l'Education nationale, de l'Enfance et de la Jeunesse
1/01/17 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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Problem-solving: How do Pupils Acquire Problem-Solving Skills with the Help of Instructional Videos ?
Lomos, C. (PI) & Abrahamson, D. (Host Institution)
15/11/23 → 15/08/24
Project: Research
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PIA: Etat des lieux des séances d'information organisées au Luxembourg
Docquier, F. (PI), Lomos, C. (CoI), Machado, J. (CoI) & Quaresma Brant Chaves, T. (CoI)
1/10/21 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
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Explaining variation in teachers’ use of ICT: a learning analytics approach
Lomos, C., Luyten, J. W., Kesting, F. & Lima da Cunha, F., 23 Feb 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Interactive Learning Environments. 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Implementing ICT in classroom practice: what else matters besides the ICT infrastructure?
Lomos, C., Luyten, J. W. & Tieck, S., 13 Jan 2023, In: Large-Scale Assessments in Education. 11, 1, p. 1-28 28 p., 1.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Design of Incentive Systems in Digital Game-Based Learning: How Primary School Children Interact with It
Lomos, C., Seineke, U., Kesting, F. & Luyten, J. W., 30 Jun 2023, In: Education Sciences. 13, 7, 20 p., 668.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Computer- und informationsbezogene Kompetenzen (CIL) und Kompetenzen im informatischen Denken (CT) von Achtklässler*innen. Zentrale Ergebnisse der ICILS 2018
Boualam, R., Lomos, C. & Fischbach, A., 10 Dec 2021, Nationaler Bildungsbericht - Luxemburg 2021 / Rapport national sur l'éducation - Luxembourg 2021. 2021 ed. Luxembourg: Université du Luxembourg (LUCET) & SCRIPT , Vol. 3. p. 120-125 6 p. (Nationaler Bildungsbericht Luxemburg; vol. 2021, no. 3).Translated title of the contribution :Eighth Graders’ Computer and Information Literacy (CIL) and Computational Thinking (CT) Competency: Key Findings from ICILS 2018 Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Teachers as Key Actors in Implementing Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in Teaching and Learning: Findings from ICILS 2018.
Lomos, C., Luyten, H., Boualam, R. & Fischbach, A., 10 Dec 2021, Nationaler Bildungsbericht - Luxemburg 2021 / Rapport national sur l'éducation - Luxembourg 2021: Luxembourg 2021. 2021 ed. Luxembourg : Université du Luxembourg (LUCET) & SCRIPT , Vol. 3. p. 128-135 8 p. (Nationaler Bildungsbericht Luxembourg; vol. 2021, no. 3).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Open Access