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Maria Cristina Costa graduated in Mathematics from Universidade de Coimbra, Master Degree in Mathematics from Universidade de Lisboa, PhD course in Mathematics from ISEG of Universidade de Lisboa, and PhD in Education from FCT Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, specilization in curricular development. Member of research projects such as the H2020 EU project “Highlands” targeted to identify, implement and analyze initiatives of Inclusive Sustainable Development in Highlands; and of the research project from Foundation for Science and Technology “PTDC/CED-EDG/32422/2017”. Adjunct Professor of the Polytechnic Institute of Tomar (IPT - Portugal). Since 2013, the Head of the educational project “Academy of Science, Art and Heritage” (www.academiacap.ipt.pt) and coordinator in IPT of intervention projects, related to STEAM, in collaboration with local Municipality (Funded by Centro 2020) and Teacher Training Centres (Funded by POCH). Researcher from CICS.NOVA - Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences from Universidade NOVA. Lately, research interests are related to STEAM and educational technologies, namely location-based mobile augmented reality in the framework of game-based learning. She published several papers related to STEAM in international journals, book chapters and presented her research at national and international conferences.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Maria Cristina Oliveira da Costa

Citation names

  • Costa, C
  • Costa, M. C.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
0A1C-F5A4-78FD
ORCID iD
0000-0002-3274-6056

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2015/10/15 - 2019/12/17
Concluded
 Doutoramento em Ciências da Educação (Doutoramento)
Major in Teoria do Desenvolvimento Curricular
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
2013/10/22
Concluded
 Curso de Doutoramento em Matemática Aplicada (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares))
Major in Matemática Aplicada
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, Portugal
 17
2000/07/11
Concluded
 Mestrado em Matemática (Mestrado)
Major in Matemática para o ensino
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
 Muito Bom
1994/07
Concluded
 Matemática (Licenciatura)
Major in Educacional
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Matemática, Portugal
 Bom
Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2001/02 - Current Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico de Tomar Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Tomar, Portugal
Instituto Politécnico de Tomar Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Tomar, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2013/09/01 - Current Directora da Academia da Ciência Arte e Património, do Instituto Politécnico de Tomar (www.academiacap.ipt.pt) Instituto Politécnico de Tomar, Portugal
2002/10/01 - 2010/10/01 Directora da Área Interdepartamental de Matemática Instituto Politécnico de Tomar Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Tomar, Portugal
1995/10 - 2001/02 Assistente Instituto Politécnico de Tomar Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Tomar, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2020/04 - Current Collective Approach of Research and Innovation for Sustainable Development in Highland
H2020 EU project
Researcher
Ongoing
2020 - Current Escola de Verão com Ciência
00000
Supervisor
Instituto Politécnico de Tomar, Portugal
 Direção Geral do Ensino Superior

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2018/02 - Current Ciência nas escolas
PEDIME
Other
Instituto Politécnico de Tomar, Portugal
Concluded
2018/01/02 - 2020 Curricular Innovation and Success in Mathematics
PTDC/CED-EDG/32422/2017
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Ongoing
2017/01 - 2018/07 Matemática, Ciências e Tecnologia
PNPSE - Programa Nacional de Promoção do Sucesso Escolar
Other
Instituto Politécnico de Tomar, Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Costa, Maria. "Promoting integrated STEM tasks in the framework of teachers’ professional development in Portugal". In Integrated Approaches to STEM Education: An International Perspective. Sidney, Australia: Springer, 2020.
    In press
Conference abstract
  1. Manso, António; Costa, Maria Cristina; Santos, Paulo; Patrício, João; Monteiro, Francisco; Alegria, Bernardo; Rocha, Gonçalo. "NEW CONTRIBUTIONS TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE ISSUES RELATED TO A MOBILE AUGMENTED REALITY LOCATION-BASED GAME". Paper presented in 12th Annual International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, Palma de Maiorca, 2020.
    Published • 10.21125/edulearn.2020.2076
Conference paper
  1. Costa, M. C.. "Aprendizagem por interação experimental: Uma experiência pedagógica na área do som". Paper presented in Congresso Acústica 2020 / TecniAcústica 2020, Algarve, 2020.
    Published
  2. Costa, Maria Cristina; Santos, Paulo; Manso, António; Simões, Henrique; Marçal, Vasco. "MODELLING THE SOLAR SYSTEM: INNOVATIVE RESOURCES IN A DIGITAL ERA". Palma de Maiorca, 2020.
    Published • 10.21125/edulearn.2020.2068
  3. Costa, M. C.. "Technology as a resource to promote mathematics teaching". Paper presented in 14th International Conference on Technology in Mathematics Teaching, Essen, 2019.
    In press
  4. Costa, Maria. "Promoting mathematics teaching in the framework of STEM integration". Paper presented in Eleven Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education, 2019.
    Published
  5. Costa, M. C.. "O questionamento investigativo na aula de matemática e na integração das STEM". Paper presented in Encontro de Investigação em Educação Matemática, Coimbra, 2018.
    Published
  6. Costa, M. C.. "Promoting mathematics’ teaching through hands-on science experiments". Paper presented in 42nd Annual Meeting of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Umeå, 2018.
    Published
  7. Costa, M. C.; Patricio, J. M.; Carranca, J. A.; Farropo, B.. "Augmented reality technologies to promote STEM learning". 2018.
    10.23919/cisti.2018.8399267
  8. Costa, M. C.. "Ensinar matemática recorrendo ao ensino experimental das ciências". Paper presented in XXIX Seminário de Investigação em Educação Matemática, 2018.
    Published
Journal article
  1. Costa, M. C.; Manso, A.; Santos, P.. "An Augmented Reality information system designed to promote STEM education". CEUR Workshop Proceeding 2733 0074-2733 (2020): 1-6. http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-2733/.
    Open access • Published
  2. Costa, M. C.; Manso, A. (AE17-1477-51C0). "Promover a aprendizagem das STEM através de uma aplicação de realidade aumentada". Educação e Matemática, Revista da Associação de Professores de Matemática 156 (2020): 37-40. https://wordpress.apm.pt/?page_id=247.
    Published
  3. Costa, Maria Cristina; Manso, António; Patrício, João. "Design of a Mobile Augmented Reality Platform with Game-Based Learning Purposes". Information 11 3 (2020): 127. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/info11030127.
    Published • 10.3390/info11030127
  4. Costa, Maria Cristina; Domingos, Antonio. "Promoting interdisciplinarity in primary school in the framework of science education". Pedagogika 132 4 (2019): 130-146. http://dx.doi.org/10.15823/p.2018.132.8.
    10.15823/p.2018.132.8
  5. Costa, Maria Cristina; Domingos, Anto´nio. "Promover o ensino da matemática num contexto de formação profissional com STEM". Educación Matemática 31 1 (2019): 235-257. http://dx.doi.org/10.24844/em3101.09.
    Published • 10.24844/em3101.09
  6. Costa, Maria Cristina; Domingos, António Manuel; Teodoro, Vítor Duarte. "PROMOVER O ENSINO EXPERIMENTAL DAS CIÊNCIAS RECORRENDO AO QUESTIONAMENTO INVESTIGATIVO". Revista de Ensino de Ciências e Matemática 9 5 (2018): 220-240. http://dx.doi.org/10.26843/rencima.v9i5.1771.
    Published • 10.26843/rencima.v9i5.1771
  7. Costa, Maria Cristina; Domingos, António Manuel; Teodoro, Vítor Manuel. "Inovar e promover o ensino da Matemática com recurso à Astronomia". Zetetike 26 3 (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.20396/zet.v26i3.8651176.
    Published • 10.20396/zet.v26i3.8651176
  8. Costa, Maria Cristina Oliveira da Cristina Oliveira da. "Promoting STEAMH at primary school: a collaborative interdisciplinary project". New Trends and Issues Proceedings on Humanities and Social Sciences 4 8 (2018): 234. http://dx.doi.org/10.18844/prosoc.v4i8.3054.
    Published • 10.18844/prosoc.v4i8.3054
  9. Costa, M. C.. "Qual o conhecimento para implementar o ensino experimental das ciências?". Revista de Educação, Ciências e Matemática 8 1 (2018): 51-72.
    Published
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Costa, Maria. "Promover o desenvolvimento profissional de professores através da integração curricular das STEM". PhD, 2019. https://run.unl.pt/handle/10362/91581.