University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) | Spain
Arantza Rico Martínez (ORCID 0000-0002-4008-5569), an associate professor in the Department of Mathematics Education, Experimental and Social Sciences at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), has made substantial contributions in areas including science education, sustainability, STEM education, and molecular plant-microbe interactions. Since her appointment in 2012 at the Faculty of Education and Sport in Vitoria-Gasteiz, she has published 28 peer-reviewed journal articles, 18 book chapters, and participated in 32 research, teaching innovation and transfer projects, acting as Principal Investigator in seven such projects. Her earlier training is in Agricultural Engineering (1997) and a PhD in Agrarian Production (2003), followed by post-doctoral work in Plant Sciences at Oxford. According to her Scopus profile (Scopus Author ID: 7007016762), Arantza Rico has authored approximately 60-75 documents (articles, chapters etc.), which have together accrued around 600-700 citations, leading to an h-index of about 15. Her research includes designing Teaching-Learning Sequences via design-based research, investigating key ideas in biology and physics (e.g. biodiversity, microbiology), and integrating sustainability and STEM competencies into education degrees. She is also active in networks and outreach, coordinating the Ecodidactic Garden of the Álava Campus, working with the Basque Wikipedians, and participating in large-scale teacher training and curriculum innovation efforts.
Learning About Sound in Initial Teacher Training: Evaluation and Redesign of a Teaching-Learning Sequence