Paulo Correia
São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Paulo Correia
São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Current position
Assistant Professor at School of Arts, Science and Humanities - University of São Paulo (USP) since 2005
Professional Highlights
• Head of the Concept Mapping Research Group, sponsored by The National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq - Current grant #486194/2011-6) & The State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP - Current grant #2012/22693-5)
• Chairman of the Sixth International Conference on Concept Mapping (Sep 23-25, 2014 in Santos, SP - Brazil)
• Graduate Advisor at the Program of Science Teaching (USP) & Program of Education (USP)
• Member of the Brazilian Association for Research on Science Education (ABRAPEC), European Association for Research in Learning and Instruction (EARLI) & Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE)
Current research interest
Instructional design of concept mapping activities for higher education based on Cognitive Load Theory
Academic degrees obtained at USP
PhD on Analytical Chemistry (2004), MSc on Chemistry (2001), Licentiate on Chemistry (2000) & Bachelor on Industrial Chemistry (1998)