PROJECT 1: MULTICULTURAL INTERVENTION IN METACOGNITIVE MONITORING THROUGH LEARNING STRATEGIES FOR STUDENTS FROM DIFFERENT SPANISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES
International coordination of the project:
Dr. Mauricio Molina. Universidad de Costa Rica.
Dr. Antonio P. Gutierrez. Georgia Southern University, United States.
Diana Marcela Montoya. Universidad de Caldas- Universidad de Manizales- Colombia
International research team:
Dr. Sebastián Urquijo y María Florencia Giuliani (Universidad de Mar del Plata, Argentina); Dr. Ariel Cuadro (Universidad Católica de Uruguay); Dra. Olivia Morán Núñez (Universidad de Panamá); Claudia García de la Cadena y Ramón Zamora (Universidad del Valle, Guatemala); Walter Arias (Universidad Católica San Pablo, Perú); Dra. María Beatriz Beltrán, Universidad de Guadalajara, México; Dr. Jesús María Alvarado (Universidad Complutense de Madrid, España).
Costa Rican research team:
Dra. María Alexandra Ulate. Curriculum Director of the Ministry of Public Education, Costa Rica. Dra. Eugenia Gallardo. School of Statistics, Universidad de Costa Rica. MSc. Ricardo Gang (doctoral candidate). School of Computing and Informatics, Universidad de Costa Rica. Diana Chacón (Master’s candidate). School of Mathematics. Dr. Jorge Morales. Sede del Atlántico, Universidad de Costa Rica.


PROJECT 2: EFFECT OF AN INTERVENTION PROGRAM ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS AND METACOGNITION IN A SAMPLE OF CHILDREN FROM PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN THE CITY OF MANIZALES (Colombia)
Research team from within the Group:
Dr. Antonio P. Gutierrez. Georgia Southern University, United States.
Diana Marcela Montoya. Universidad de Caldas, Universidad de Manizales.
Invited research team:
Doctor María Eugenia García – Rector Colegio Latinoamericano Cultural Andino- Manizales, Magister Sor Inés de Jesús Torres O.P – Rectora Colegio de Nuestra Señora del Rosario Manizales. (Colombia)


PROJECT 3: ASSOCIATION BETWEEN METACOGNITIVE AWARENESS AND PARENTING STYLE IN SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN. THE CASE OF COLOMBIA AND URUGUAY.
Research team from within the Group:
Dra. Lilian Daset (Universidad Católica de Uruguay)
Dr. Ariel Cuadro (Universidad Católica de Uruguay)
Dr. Antonio P. Gutierrez. Georgia Southern University, United States.
Dra. Diana Marcela Montoya. Universidad de Caldas, Universidad de Manizales.
Invited research:
Dra. María Luisa Blanco (Universidad Católica de Uruguay).


PROJECT 4: Metacognitive awareness in undergraduate students, differences between students with regular admission vs students with validation processes for technical and technological programs.
Research team from within the Group:
Dr. Antonio P. Gutierrez. Georgia Southern University, United States.
Dra. Diana Marcela Montoya. Universidad de Caldas, Universidad de Manizales.
Invited research:
Dr. Santiago Murillo. (Universidad Autónoma de Manizales, Universidad de Caldas)