Basic Agile instructional design principles enabling student agency: A systematic review
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In the face of an uncertain, volatile, and complex future, educational approaches are proposed that highlight student agency as a fundamental pillar. In this context, Agile didactic strategies enriched with technology could be beneficial, enabling student agency. Finding no studies linking both concepts, a scoping review was conducted under the PRISMA protocol. The positive results obtained motivated this systematic review, which aims to identify the Agile principles related to student agency. The databases used in the search included Scopus, Web of Science, Dialnet, EBSCO, and ERIC. After applying eligibility criteria, 25 documents were selected and coded with ATLAS.ti according to a system of categories and codes designed ad hoc. The results were favorable and identified Agile fundamentals that enable student agency, focusing on self-managed learning, role changes where the teacher guides the students, collaboration, continuous improvement cycles, and the use of technology. Limitations include phases conducted by a single person and the exclusion of grey literature. As future work, it is considered necessary to design and validate a model with Agile didactic design elements that mobilize student agency.
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