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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., Valentova, M., Symonds, J., Pollock, G., Ecchia, G., Babarovic, T., Salmela-Aro, K., Panico, L., Walper, S., Spiess, K., Weber, W., Das, M., Currie, C., Nicaise, I., Mortelmans, D., Saar, E., Koronaiou, A., Csoba, J., Stasulane, A., Cefai, C., Skalicka, V., de Almeida Alves, N., Mihalik, J., Gornik, B., Bousselin, A., Guio, A., Marlier, E., Kruten, T., Lomos, C. & Peluso, E.
28/11/22 → 31/05/26
Project: Research
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SSLAG: Social suffering, 'lifeworlds' and agency of social assistance beneficiaries in Luxembourg
Maas, R., Lomos, C., Schehr, S. & Hadjar, A.
Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR)
15/01/21 → 14/01/27
Project: Research
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MathemaTIC
Ministère de l'Education nationale, de l'Enfance et de la Jeunesse
1/01/15 → 31/12/23
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