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Technition: When Tools Come Out of the Closet
2020
People are ambivalently enthusiastic and anxious about how far technology can go. Therefore, understanding the neurocognitive bases of the human technical mind should be a major topic of the cognitive sciences. Surprisingly, however, scientists are not interested in this topic or address it only marginally in other mainstream domains (e.g., motor control, action observation, social cognition). In fact, this lack of interest may hinder our understanding of the necessary neurocognitive skills underlying our appetence for transforming our physical environment. Here, we develop the thesis that our technical mind originates in perhaps uniquely human neurocognitive skills, namely, technical-reas…
Developing a conceptual framework : the case of MAGICC
2015
This paper reports the steps taken to develop the conceptual framework of the MAGICC project (2013), which aimed to provide action-oriented descriptions of multilingual and multicultural academic and professional communication competence, instructional designs to promote these in higher education language teaching, and multidimensional forms of assessment aligned with the learning outcomes established – all presented in an academic ePortfolio that expands the features of the existing European Language Portfolio (ELP) to the higher education level. “Starting with systematic desk research into the existing conceptualisations of multi/plurilingual and multi/ intercultural competences as well a…
Cognición social y habilidades de comunicación en adultos jóvenes con síndrome de Asperger
2017
Abstract: The aim of this study is to compare patients with Asperger syndrome (AS) and control participants on social cognition tasks and communication skills. Twenty young adults were assessed in three social cognition domains; recognition of basic emotions, recognition of complex emotions and Theory of Mind (ToM). In addition participants completed a self-report questionnaire as a measure of social communication skills. The results indicate that adults with AS perform below neurotypical control participants in emotion processing, ToM and communication skills. There were no significant correlations between the variables of social cognition and communication skills in the group of AS. Taken…
Mutiskās prezentācijas prasmes angļu valodā akadēmiskai un profesionālai izmantošanai
2020
Prezentācijas prasmēm ir liela loma akadēmiskajā un profesionālajā jomā, jo tās palīdz informēt un izglītot, kā arī nodot vēstījumu auditorijai un attiecīgi iespaidot auditorijas reakciju uz vēstījumu. Bakalaura darba galvenais mērķis bija izpētīt kā prezentāciju prasmju apgūšana akadēmiskajā vidē palīdz sagatavoties prezentēšanai profesionālajā vidē. Literatūras analīze, anketēšana un novērošana tika izmantota kā galvenās pētniecības metodes. Prezentāciju un aptaujas analīze atklāja, ka prezentācijas prasmes var tikt izmantotas, lai ieinteresētu, pārliecinātu un izglītotu cilvēkus, un ir spēju kopums, kas palīdz mijiedarboties, nodot vēstījumu un sazināties ar publiku. Pētījumā secināts, k…
Las habilidades comunicativas básicas en la inserción profesional. Intervención con estudiantes del Grado de Administración y Dirección de Empresas
2014
This research is a study on communication skills, skills needed in professional insertion. Our starting point is a consideration of what is demanded in today's society, what companies ask for when hiring students after college and how students should prepare for their working lives. The most necessary skills in the workplace are analyzed and explained through a study of students in the final year of the Bachelor of Administration and Management, using questionnaires and conducting a workshop coordinated by two qualified educational specialists. We find that in addition to language skills, skills in information technology and communication, the ability to adapt to new situations and initiati…
La voz como instrumento clave en la competencia comunicativa del docente universitario
2019
Actualmente, el perfil del profesor universitario engloba el desarrollo de competencias en áreas tan diferentes como complementarias: la docencia, la investigación y la gestión. En este trabajo se presenta una aproximación teórica al estado del arte respecto a las competencias del profesorado universitario en cuanto a su actuación docente. En concreto, se aborda la competencia comunicativa entendida como: a) la capacidad de formar enunciados que no solo sean gramaticalmente correctos sino también socialmente apropiados (Hymes, 1971) y b) el conjunto de conocimientos y destrezas/habilidades lingüísticas, discursivas, socioculturales que permiten la actuación eficaz y adecuada del hablante en…
Intervenciones para el aprendizaje de la lectura en alumnado con discapacidad inte-lectual: un estudio bibliográfico
2020
La lectura y la escritura son procesos básicos que favorecen el desarrollo integral del niño, del adolescente y del adulto en diversos ámbitos como el personal, el social y el educativo, y a lo largo de toda la vida. En este estudio se pretende analizar las investigaciones recientes para el desarrollo de la lectura en alumnado con discapacidad intelectual porque la lectura como habilidad básica dentro de la competencia comunicativa es la clave para el desarrollo de otros aprendizajes. Para ello, se realizó una revisión bibliográfica sobre las diferentes intervenciones centradas en el aprendizaje de la lectura. Se seleccionaron un total de 20 artículos científicos, extraídos de tres bases de…
Tactical metrics that discriminate winning, drawing and losing teams in UEFA Euro 2012®
2015
The objectives of this article are twofold: first, an innovative approach to notational analysis in football is outlined. By considering the important theoretical requirements for the analysis of sports games (like the interaction between two parties, the procedural sequence of action or the significance of tactical behaviour) the meaning of the introduced parameters, called tactical metrics, is illustrated. In a second step, the validity of this approach is tested using matches of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Euro 2012® to investigate a connection between these metrics and success. The results show that 11 tactical metrics model tactical behaviour in 4 different dimen…
Promoting emotional skills in early adolescents with mental health conditions in music therapy : a content analysis of focus group interviews
2023
Introduction: Music therapy is actively used with early adolescents in relation to their emotional skill development. Yet, the conceptualization of emotional skills is typically not systematically addressed in therapeutic practice. This study examined music therapists’ views on the progress of emotional skills when working with early adoles-cents with mental health conditions. The study also explored what kind of methods the therapists use with the target group, and the applicability of a previously pub-lished conceptual model. Method: We conducted a deductive-inductive content analysis of transcripts from four focus group interviews among 13 professional music therapists. Results: The ther…
Assessing 4th Grade Students’ Computational Thinking through Scratch Programming Projects
2020
Computational thinking (CT) has been introduced in primary schools worldwide. However, rich classroom-based evidence and research on how to assess and support students’ CT through programming are particularly scarce. This empirical study investigates 4th grade students’ (N = 57) CT in a comparatively comprehensive and fine-grained manner by assessing their Scratch projects (N = 325) with a framework that was revised from previous studies to aim towards enhancing CT. The results demonstrate in detail the various coding patterns and code constructs the students programmed in assorted projects throughout a programming course and the extent to which they had conceptual encounters with CT. Notab…