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Submitted by Suzana Dias (suzana.dias@famerp.br) on 2018-11-01T17:03:55Z No. of bitstreams: 1 IaraTocicoIto_dissert.pdf: 1168973 bytes, checksum: 69f7d877cfd38f246f555830bcfa14bc (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-11-01T17:03:55Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 IaraTocicoIto_dissert.pdf: 1168973 bytes, checksum: 69f7d877cfd38f246f555830bcfa14bc (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-03-10 / The sport beyond of physical condition sphere, can be an important education tool and social transformation, as presented in some articles. This work aims to analyze a social project with inclusion by sport, that use the sport as an educational tool associated with Token economy system, technique used by therapist. The objective was evaluate the motivation of participants to attend Rope Skipping (or Jump Rope) class, and evaluate if exist or not the perception of behavioral changes by participants and professionals involved in a project of social inclusion by sport. For this, the instrument IMPRAF – 54 was used and open questions directed to profissionals and athletes of this social project, in order to rise the perception about the technique used in classes. The most motivational dimensions were Pleasure, Competition and Health, result related to students answers in open questions. The results that showed the possibility of association the Token economy system with sport to seek positive social change. / O esporte para além da esfera de aptidão física pode ser uma importante ferramenta educacional e de transformação social, como apresentado por alguns estudos. Este trabalho visa analisar um projeto de inclusão pelo esporte, que utiliza o esporte como ferramenta educacional associado ao Sistema de economia de Fichas, técnica utilizadas por terapeutas. O objetivo foi avaliar a motivação dos alunos em frequentar as aulas dos esportes Rope Skipping (ou Jump Rope), e avaliar se existe ou não percepção de mudanças comportamentais por parte dos alunos e profissionais envolvidos em um projeto de inclusão social pelo esporte. Para isso foi utilizado o instrumento IMPRAF – 54 e questionários abertos direcionados aos profissionais e alunos do projeto social, a fim de levantar as percepções a cerca das técnicas utilizadas em aulas. As dimensões de maior motivação foram Prazer, Competição e Saúde, resultados relacionados com as respostas dos alunos nas questões abertas. Os resultados mostram a possibilidade de associar o Sistema de economia de Fichas ao esporte para buscar transformações sociais positivas.

This study was designed to investigate the relationship of general aptitude, vocational attitudes, and occupational values to scoring above or below the 75th percentile on the Kuder Preference Record by ninth grade students in rural southwestern Utah and southeastern Idaho. The sample consisted of a group of 248 students who participated in Project Mace. The students were divided into two groups according to their Kuder percentile scores. The G scale of the General Aptitude Test Battery, the Vocational Development Inventory, and the Occupational Values Inventory were also administered to the subjects. The data were analyzed by a simple correlation matrix and analysis of variance. The results of the study indicated there was no significant difference between the two groups on any of the instruments. The implications from the results indicated that: The 75th percentile probably should not be used as a criterion for strong interests, at least when an attempt is being made to relate interests to the general aptitude, attitudes, and values measured in this study. More research is needed in order to fully understand the relationship of interests, aptitudes, attitudes and values. More research is needed on the instruments used in this study, especially the Occupational Values Inventory and the Vocational Development Inventory.

Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Hong Kong, 1980. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 114-119). Also available in print.

Un consensus se dégage dans la littérature à l'effet que « l'estimation cognitive », soit la capacité à fournir des solutions réalistes à des problèmes pour lesquels la réponse exacte n'est pas connue, reposerait sur une forte composante exécutive. Il demeure cependant impossible à ce jour d'identifier de manière précise et exhaustive les fonctions cognitives sur lesquelles repose la résolution d'un problème d'estimation cognitive en raison d'écueils méthodologiques. Sur le plan clinique, l'utilisation en neuropsychologie de tests d'estimation cognitive (ou TEC) pourrait s'avérer intéressante puisqu'il s'agit de tests peu encadrants (« open-ended ») qui s'administrent rapidement et se corrigent de manière objective. Des résultats prometteurs ont d'ailleurs été rapportés quant à la capacité de certains TEC à distinguer les personnes âgées sans atteinte cognitive des personnes âgées souffrant d'une démence de type Alzheimer (ou DTA). La présente étude avait conséquemment pour objectif d'élaborer un TEC (le TEC-Montréal ou TEC-M) selon un processus méthodologique plus rigoureux et de le normaliser au Québec. La performance au TEC-M d'un groupe de témoins âgés (n = 93), d'un groupe de témoins jeunes (n = 54) et d'un groupe de patients DTA (n = 15) a ainsi été comparée afin d'étudier l'effet du vieillissement normal et de la DTA sur les capacités d'estimation cognitive. Des corrélations et des analyses de régression ont aussi été effectuées à l'intérieur des groupes témoins âgés et DTA pour déterminer quelles fonctions cognitives sont le plus fortement reliées au rendement au TEC-M. Les résultats obtenus dans le cadre de la présente étude suggèrent d'abord que les qualités psychométriques de la version finale du TEC-M sont adéquates. Ensuite, nos résultats confirment empiriquement que les fonctions exécutives et la mémoire à long terme (principalement la mémoire sémantique) constituent les sphères cognitives les plus fondamentales lors de la réalisation d'une estimation cognitive. Finalement, nos résultats confirment que le vieillissement normal n'a eu aucun impact délétère sur les capacités d'estimation cognitive, le groupe témoin âgé fournissant même en moyenne un nombre significativement moins important de réponses bizarres que le groupe témoin jeune, et que la DTA engendre d'importantes difficultés d'estimation cognitive. Dans le contexte du vieillissement accéléré de la population québécoise qui aura vraisemblablement lieu au cours des deux prochaines décennies, ces résultats confirment la pertinence de l'introduction du TEC-M dans les batteries d'évaluation neuropsychologique en contexte gériatrique. ______________________________________________________________________________ MOTS-CLÉS DE L’AUTEUR : Démence de type Alzheimer, Estimation cognitive, Évaluation neuropsychologique, Fonctions exécutives, Vieillissement.

Previous studies suggest that 3D visualization is fundamental to design spatial cognition, and the capability to work with 3D mental or physical models and taking perspective views from a set of 2D drawings are essential parts of design education, although there is no definitive evidence that can directly support these beliefs. This dissertation focuses on the issues of how spatial capabilities correlate with design performance and whether design education can improve students' spatial capabilities. Two types of capabilities tests, i.e. spatial capability test and general reasoning test, are used, and there are 251 Georgia Tech undergraduate students involved in this research. The results of this research suggest that the correlations between design studio performance and the tested factors are more salient among female students than male students. While female students generally have lower spatial capabilities than male students in design, they can take advantage of their general reasoning capability to compensate for the lack of the other two spatial capabilities and perform well in design studio. A stepwise regression further reveals that, for the female design student group, the general reasoning capability is the only predictor for their design performance. However, no significant interaction is observed in the male design student group between tested capabilities and design studio performance. As a result, there seems to exist a threshold requirement in spatial capabilities for design major students. After passing this threshold, other factors such as domain specific skills and knowledge or self-motivation would likely to be the dominant one. Lastly, although the results show the tested capabilities are all important for design major students from different perspectives, the design education does not show any contribution in the improvement of these capabilities.

Th. Etat--Sociologie--Montpellier 3--Univ. Paul Valéry, 2000. / Bibliogr. p. 291-305. Index.

Thesis--Gothenburg. Extra t.p. with thesis statement inserted. / "The tips project 21." Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-308).

Reading problems are the most frequent referring reasons for special education evaluations. Recent changes in the law have implications for the changing role of the school psychologist, specifically the evaluation and identification of students with reading disabilities. Traditionally, the assessment of children with suspected reading disabilities has focused on the presence of an aptitude/achievement discrepancy in which general intellectual ability is significantly higher than reading skills. IDEA 2004 introduced a second model, Response to Intervention (RTI), in which children with a reading disability may be identified through a set of curriculum-based measures and progress monitoring data.In light of the broadening evaluation processes, the present study was designed to examine the relationship between school psychologists' attitudes and assessment practices in the identification of students suspected of reading disabilities. In addition, the study examined whether there were significant attitudes and practice differences related to school psychologists' prior teaching experience, gender status, number of years in practice, certification, grade of service delivery, professional credentials, and ethnicity. Finally, the study examined the variability in their practices for evaluating children with reading disabilities. The present study replicated and expanded the work (survey) of Nelson and Machek (2007) and Fish and Margolis (1988).Data were collected from 81 members of the Arizona Association of School Psychologists (AASP). Each participant completed a survey, which was made up of 30 items, regarding perceptions and practices psychologists use in the evaluation of students with reading difficulties using a 5-point Likert scale. Results indicated a relationship between attitudes and current practices suggesting that school psychologists' practices are compatible with their attitudes. In addition, the most remarkable correlations were observed in regard to school psychologists' attitudes that in order to identify children with a reading disability, school psychologists need to include measures of intelligence and cognitive processing, even within an RTI framework. In regard to the variability of assessment practices, school psychologists' practices for evaluating children with reading disabilities were similar.Implications from this study indicated the need for school psychologists to have a broad working knowledge of the evaluation requirements to identify children with reading disabilities beyond the aptitude/achievement model.