YOLANDA ECHEGOYEN SANZ

Yolanda Echegoyen Sanz is an Associate Professor at the Universitat de València, affiliated with the Faculty of Teacher Training and the Department of Experimental Sciences Didactics. Her academic work centers on improving science instruction through pedagogical content knowledge and teacher training.

Her research focuses on the didactics of experimental sciences, particularly in understanding how teachers analyze and implement instruction in chemistry and science education. She is a member of the research group CDC Pedagogical school content knowledge: grounds of the teachers' instructional analysis and action, which investigates the foundations of effective teaching practices in science.

Dr. Echegoyen earned her PhD from the Universidad de Zaragoza in 2007 with a thesis on hydrogen production through catalytic thermal decomposition of methane using nickel-based catalysts. While her doctoral work was in chemical research, her current focus is on educational methodology and teacher development.

She has not listed any recent publications or scientific awards in the provided text. No information is available about students she may have supervised or grants she has led.

The research group she belongs to emphasizes the development of teachers' instructional capacity, suggesting ongoing work in curriculum design and pedagogical strategies in science education.