M. (Miquel) Pérez Torres, Dr

I am a STEM advisor and educational developer at the Centre for Learning and Teaching at the University of Groningen. My primary responsibility involves the professional development of the teaching community within the Faculty of Science and Engineering, specifically in STEM Education.

My academic background is in Biotechnology, with a specialization in Molecular Biotechnology. I earned both my MSc degree and PhD in Education with a focus on Science Education from the Autonomous University of Barcelona in Spain. My research is centered around the analysis of STEM innovation initiatives from the perspective of STEM practices.

Throughout my career, I have served as a teacher assistant in Science Education courses. Additionally, I have designed and implemented various teacher training programs, primarily emphasizing the effective utilization of STEM project-based methodologies across different educational levels. I also possess experience in policy development for competence-based education in Science and Mathematics.

Publications in scientific journals

·       Pérez Torres, Miquel, Digna Couso Lagarón, and Conxita Marquez Bargalló (2024) Evaluation of STEAM Project-Based Learning (STEAM PBL) Instructional Designs from the STEM Practices Perspective. Education Sciences 14 (1) https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci14010053

·       Pérez-Torres, M., Couso, D., i Márquez, C. (2021). How to design a good STEM project? Identification of tensions in the co-construction of a rubric for its improvement. Revista Eureka sobre Enseñanza y Divulgación en Ciencias, 18(1), 1301.

·       Pérez-Torres, M. (2019). Focusing on the design of projects to promote scientific activity at secondary schools through PBL approach. Ciències: Revista Del Professorat de Ciències de Primària i Secundària, 38, 18–26.

·       Pérez Torres, M., Entwistle F, Coote PJ. (2016) Effective immunosuppression with dexamethasone phosphate in the Galleria mellonella larva infection model resulting in enhanced virulence of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae. Med Microbiol Immunol. 2016 Aug;205(4):333-43. doi: 10.1007/s00430-016-0450-5.

Conference papers

·       Pérez-Torres, M., i Márquez, C. (2022). Use of radial graphs as a tool to reflect on the design of school projects. Oral communication at 30 Encuentros de Didáctica de las Ciencias Experimentales. Melilla. Spain.

·       Pérez-Torres, M., Sández, N., Márquez, C., Couso, D. (2021). Comparison of six rubrics to evaluate secondary school science projects. Oral communication at 29 Encuentros de Didáctica de las Ciencias Experimentales. Córdoba. Spain.

·       Pérez- Torres, M.; Couso, D.; Márquez, C. (2021). Unveiling the tensions of STEM PBL design by constructing a rubric. Comunicació oral. Symposium: project-based learning in the STEM field. ESERA Conference. Braga, Portugal.

·       Pérez- Torres, M.; Mosquera, I.; Márquez, C. (2021). What critical thinking do school STEM projects encourage? An empirical analysis. Oral communication at XI Congreso Internacional sobre Investigación en la Didáctica de las Ciencias. Lisboa, Portugal.

·       Pérez- Torres, M.; Couso, D.; Márquez, C. (2019). Characterization of secondary school STEM projects from scientific practices framework. Poster convidat. ESERA Conference. Bologna, Italy.

·       Pérez- Torres, M.; Couso, D.; Márquez, C. (2018). Characterization of project-based learning in the scientific-technological field in secondary education. Oral communication at 28 Encuentros de didáctica de las ciencias experimentales p.643-648. A Coruña, Spain