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A mobile game as a support tool for children with severe difficulties in reading and spelling
2020
We used a randomized controlled trial to investigate if a mobile game, GraphoLearn (GL), could effectively support the learning of first graders (N = 70), who have severe difficulties in reading and spelling. We studied the effects of two versions of the game: GL Reading, which focused on training letter-sound correspondence and word reading; and GL Spelling, which included additional training in phonological skills and spelling. During the spring of first grade, the children trained with tablet computers which they could carry with them during the six-week intervention. The average exposure time to training was 5 hr 44 min. The results revealed no differences in the development of reading …
GraphoLearn SI : Digital learning support for reading difficulties in a transparent orthography
2020
Recognition of the importance of evidence-based technological tools that provide personalized learning opportunities is growing. This paper reports on a pilot study evaluating GraphoLearn for Standard Indonesian, a digital game environment that trains basic reading skills by extensive-but-playful exposure to grapheme–phoneme correspondences. The results obtained from 33 Indonesian first graders show that game progress was found to be a significant predictor of reading and decoding abilities both at the posttest and the 5-month follow-up assessment. Our results additionally indicated a significant interaction effect of game progress and letter–sound knowledge at posttest: Progress in the gam…
Junkbox, a waste management educational game for preschool kids
2019
Waste management is becoming an increasingly important issue in contemporary society. The growth in consumption, the increase in urbanization and economic development have as main consequence an increase in the production of waste. Moreover, the population's bad recycling habits are becoming more and more entrenched. In this context, sustainable development has gained considerable importance and the need to teach new generations the value of protecting the environment is key and what through our research we are experimenting is the way of playing. In fact, basic but very significant behaviours can be activated through a game and they may become stable habits and then proper lifestyles. This…
Effectiveness of a Physical Education Program on the Motor and Pre-literacy Skills of Preschoolers From the Training-To-Health Project: A Focus on We…
2020
Many studies reported a positive relationship between motor skills, cognitive functions, and school performance in school-age children; however, little is known in preschool children. The aim of the present study was to demonstrate the effectiveness of a physical education program (PEP) on locomotor, object control skills, and pre-literacy cognitive functions in a wide population of preschoolers and verify whether weight status could influence these abilities. In the context of the Training-to-Health Project, a sample of 1,029 preschoolers was recruited in kindergartens from the urban area of Palermo (Italy). Their gross motor and pre-literacy skills were tested before (PRE) and after (POST…
Análisis del proceso migratorio de las familias colombianas en España
2014
espanolSe analiza la migracion como proceso centrado en la familia transnacional, segun relato de sus protagonistas: migrantes - padres e hijos - y familiares en Colombia. Se parte del modelo sistemico y de la metodologia de la Grounded-Theory. El proceso se desencadena por una combinacion de factores de empuje y de llamada; los pioneros, mayoritariamente mujeres, poseen un perfil muy variado. Destaca la dificultad de sus primeras experiencias, que mejoran gracias a sus apoyos externos y a su teson. A pesar de las dificultades del proceso de aculturacion, el balance realizado es positivo, sobre todo por la esperanza puesta en los hijos, que tras las dificultades iniciales desean permanecer …
Examining the Efficacy of an Intervention to Improve Fluency and Reading Comprehension in Spanish Children with Reading Disabilities
2011
The main goal of the present study was to examine the efficacy of a multi‐component programme to improve reading fluency and text comprehension in Spanish children with reading disabilities (RD). Special needs teachers were trained in the application of the programme, which included repeated reading plus phonological awareness training and grapheme–phoneme decoding training. Instruction was delivered one to one. Participants were 22 students with RD, aged 10–13, distributed in two groups: one with 12 children who received the intervention (experimental group), and the other with 10 children who received no intervention (comparison group). The effects of the training programme were evaluated…
Oral cancer awareness in North-Western Spain: a population-based study
2020
Background An early diagnosis depends greatly on patient awareness. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate general awareness of oral cancer and knowledge about its risk factors, signs and symptoms. Material and Methods Cross-sectional population-based survey of randomly selected respondents conducted from March 1, 2015 to 30 June 2016. Results A total of 5,727 people entered the survey (response rate: 53%). When asked what cancers participants had heard about, 20.3% mentioned oral cancer. Regarding risk factors, tobacco was mentioned by 55.3% of the sample (n=3,169), followed by alcohol (12.5%; n=708), poor oral hygiene (10.8%; n=618), diet (6.5%; n=377), and genetics (4.5%; n=248).…
How Effective are Business Ethics/CSR Courses in Higher Education?
2016
AbstractConcern is increasing worldwide for introducing dedicated courses on business ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in higher education curricula. In this study, awareness of business ethics is investigated from a sample of 307 undergraduate and postgraduate management students at a Polish university. This investigation aims at assessing management students’ awareness of business ethics issues, focusing on the potential differences in such perceptions depending on previous business ethics/CSR courses taken. Surprisingly, our results do not match prior findings in the extant literature. Notably, in our sample, having taken previous courses on business ethics/CSR does not p…
¿Por qué las instituciones de educación superior deben apostar por la marca?
2018
A través de la presente investigación se pretende analizar el papel del capital de marca en el sector educativo. Para tal fin, se analizan las principales aportaciones de la literatura al estudio del capital de marca y su aplicación en el sector educativo, identificando qué variables determinan el mismo en la educación superior. Una vez establecido el modelo de capital de marca susceptible de aplicación en el sector educativo, se lleva a cabo un estudio empírico contando con una muestra cuantitativa de 2.239 respuestas válidas procedentes de distintos agentes universitarios implicados. Los resultados obtenidos muestran la repercusión del capital de marca en lo relativo a las variables que l…
La consapevolezza metacognitiva degli insegnanti di scuola dell’infanzia nell’uso delle TIC
2018
La metacognizione assume un ruolo significativo nello sviluppo professionale dei docenti. La rilevazione della consapevolezza metacognitiva degli insegnanti nell’uso delle tecnologie didattiche consente di riflettere sul senso e sull’efficacia delle scelte che si operano e, soprattutto, sugli obiettivi che si perseguono. Il presente contributo si prefigge di indagare la consapevolezza metacognitiva degli insegnanti di scuola dell’infanzia durante la realizzazione di un prodotto multimediale. La ricerca è stata condotta nell’anno accademico 2017/18, coinvolgendo 115 inseganti siciliani in servizio frequentanti un corso di formazione riguardante le tecnologie didattiche, della durata compless…