Jesús Camacho-Morles, PhD

Director

Jesús is a passionate and driven researcher, educator, and consultant. He specialises in applying academic research methods to evaluate educational institutions and programs (at all levels) and the effectiveness of psycho-pedagogical interventions.

He seeks to design and implement intuitive and trust-worthy learning tools that educators can use to evaluate the effectiveness of their teaching and to plan targeted interventions.

In the academic sphere, he uses Tableau, Mplus, and psychometrics in a university research capacity and frequently delivers lectures in his area of expertise.

 

Training and Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy: Education Assessment and Evaluation
University of Melbourne: 2014 – 2020

Postgraduate Certificate-Diploma in Advanced Studies: Research Methods & Diagnosis in Education
Average: 100%. University Complutense of Madrid, Madrid – Spain. 2010

Masters by Research in Education, Major in Secondary Education
Average: 9.58 out of 10. Fermin Toro University, Barquisimeto – Venezuela 2006

Bachelor of Arts
Average: 92.707% Honourable Mention “Cum Laude”
Academia Militar de Venezuela, Caracas – Venezuela. 2002

Journal articles (peer-reviewed)

Colla, R., Williams, P., Oades, L. G., Camacho-Morles, J. (2022 ). “A New Hope” for Positive Psychology: A Dynamic Systems Reconceptualization of Hope Theory. Frontiers in Psychology

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Camacho-Morles, J., Slemp, G. R., Pekrun, R., Loderer, K., Hou, H., & Oades, L. G. (2021). Activity Achievement Emotions and Academic Performance: A Meta-analysis. Educational Psychology Review

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Camacho-Morles, J., Slemp, G. R., Oades, L. G., Morrish, L., & Scoular, C. (2019). The role of achievement emotions in the collaborative problem-solving performance of adolescents. Learning and Individual Differences, 70, 169-181.

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Camacho-Morles, J., Slemp, G. R., Oades, L. G., Pekrun, R., & Morrish, L. (2019). Relative Incidence and Origins of Achievement Emotions in Computer-Based Collaborative Problem- Solving: A Control-Value Approach. Computers in Human Behavior, 98, 41-49.

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Invited talks

Camacho-Morles, Jesus (2019, March). The learning growth estimator. Invited talk at the Learning Analytics Symposium in the Centre for Innovation, Teaching Excellence, and Leadership (CITEL). Brisbane, Australia.

Conference presentations

Camacho-Morles, Jesus (2017, July). The role of enjoyment, anger, and boredom in the collaborative problem-solving performance of adolescents.
Paper presented at the Fifth World Congress of Positive Psychology – Montreal, Canada.

Camacho-Morles, Jesus (2019, August). Achievement emotions influences on 21st-century skills.
Paper presented at the 18th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI), Aachen, Germany.

Camacho-Morles, Jesus (2019, August). Learning growth estimation in secondary schools.
ICT demonstration at the 18th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI), Aachen, Germany.

Camacho-Morles, Jesus (2021, October). Class-related boredom: the hidden culprit responsible for poor academic results in adolescents.
Masterclass presented at 2021 Australasian Wellbeing in Education Virtual Conference (PESA) – Australia.

“A consummate professional, Jesús is a joy to work with. His deep commitment to educating school leaders and their teachers in the strategic use of data to improve teaching and learning is evident in all he does.

He is solution-focused, incredibly creative in his approach to challenges and makes even the most complex data sets accessible.
Jesús is a great communicator, incredibly knowledgeable in his field and approaches his work with energy and passion. He has become an essential partner in our school’s improvement journey.”

Mrs. Susan Ogden Principal - Dandenong High School