Professor Marta Lizarbe, recipient of the award in the Science category

The professor at the School of Nursing at the University of Navarra, Marta Lizarbe Chocarro, has been honored with the award in the Science category during the 5th edition (2025–2026) of these awards. This award, presented annually by the teaching Planning and Improvement Service, recognizes projects for professor transformation professor are grounded in scientific evidence and rigorous pedagogical principles.
 

Innovation vs. Traditional Learning
The project , graduate design, Implementation, and assessment Peer Learning in the teaching Technical Skills to Second-Year Degree Students," stems from the need to move away from the traditional method (the Peyton method)—based on individual repetition without self-reflection—toward a model . As Professor Lizarbe explains, the goal move away from individualism and make learning student-centered, especially following the pandemic’s impact on group dynamics. Peer learning allows students to work in pairs using a detailed checklist and receiving feedback from both their partner and the professor, who acts as a facilitator.

Scientifically validated results
The implementation of this methodology in the second-year subject I subject was evaluated through a randomized essay involving 123 students.

The results have shown:
· Greater motivation and self-efficacy in learning.
· Superior technical skill acquisition compared to traditional methods.
· A reduction in anxiety and stress during the internship .

The students themselves have given the experience positive reviews. As one of the participants notes: "Working in pairs helped me feel more at ease; we helped each other with the steps, which allowed me to learn better because we could repeat them as many times as we needed."

A forward-looking work
Marta Lizarbe has led ateam composed of professors Almudena Castillo Ocaña, Sonsoles Martín Pérez, and Miriam Pereira Sánchez, in partnership 13 professors specifically trained in this methodology. Recognition extends beyond the university’s classrooms. The project has project been successfully presented at the SESAM congress , and its results will be published in the scientific journal *Clinical Simulation in Nursing*. Looking ahead, the School plans to expand this methodology to all 26 nursing courses in Degree September 2026.

For Professor Lizarbe, this award “recognition of a work done thanks to a strong team” and reinforces the teaching internship Unit’s commitmentinternship teaching evidence-based teaching .

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