This thesis contains a usability evaluation of “Barnplay”, a Swedish video-on-demand service targeted at children. The objective of the study was to identify usability issues in the video service and to develop measures on improving the user interface, with special focus on adaptation to the broad target group of 3-11 year olds. The study was conducted by first mapping established practices in designs of VOD-services targeted at children, followed by interviews and usability tests with children between 2-11 concerning their use of “Barnplay”. Based on the initial data collection, a prototype was developed and then evaluated by usability testing and A/B-testing. The main conclusion of the study is the need of better individual adjustment of the video content selection to better appeal to different age segments within the target group. A design proposal, for a list of personal viewing history, was produced for displaying what the user recently had watched. / Detta examensarbete är en användbarhetsutvärdering av SVTs barnanpassade videotjänst, Barnplay. Arbetets mål är att identifiera användbarhetsproblem i videotjänsten och att ta fram åtgärder för att förbättra användargränssnittet, med särskilt fokus på anpassning till den breda målgruppen 3-11 år. Studien utfördes genom kartläggning av praxis vid design av VOD-tjänster riktade till barn, intervjuer och tester med barn mellan 2-11år kring deras användande av Barnplay. Utifrån den inledande datainsamlingen utarbetades en prototyp som utvärderades med användningstest samt A/B-test. Den viktigaste slutsatsen i studien var behovet av individuell anpassning av utbudet i videotjänsten för att bättre tilltala de olika ålderssegmenten inom målgruppen. Designförslaget som togs fram var en personlig historik-lista som visar de senast “tittade” titlarna.

Objetivo general: determinar si existe relación entre el estrés cotidiano infantil y el clima social escolar en estudiantes de cuarto y quinto grado de primaria de un colegio privado de Lima Metropolitana. Objetivo específico: comparar ambas variables según sexo. Método: La muestra estuvo conformada por 127 niños entre 8 y 12 años de edad (M=10.15; DE = 0.79), el 59.1% son mujeres y el 40.9% son varones. Se aplicó la Escala de Estrés Cotidiano Infantil (Flores, 2017) y el Cuestionario para Evaluar el Clima Social del Centro Escolar (Trianes, Blanca, De la Morena, Infante & Raya, 2006), se evidenció adecuada validez y confiabilidad para los puntajes de ambas pruebas. Resultados: Se establece relación inversa débil, con un tamaño del efecto mínimo, entre el estrés cotidiano infantil y el clima social escolar en ambas dimensiones (referente al centro y al profesorado). Además, se encontraron diferencias estadísticamente significativas en ambas dimensiones del clima social escolar según sexo, siendo las mujeres quienes presentan puntajes más elevados. Conclusiones: Existe correlación negativa entre el clima social escolar y el estrés cotidiano infantil y diferencias en clima social escolar cuanto a género. / The main objective of this research is to establish the relationship between daily childhood stress and school social climate among fourth and fifth grade students from a private school in Lima. As a specific objective, comparisons in both variables according to gender were established. Method: The sample consisted of 127 children between the ages of 8 and 12 (M=10.15; SD = 0.78); 59.1% of them female and 40.9% male. The Everyday Stress Scale for Children (Flores, 2017) and the Questionnaire for Evaluating the Social Climate of the School (Trianes, Blanca, De la Morena, Infante & Raya, 2006) were applied, adequate validity and reliability were evidenced for the scores of both instruments. Results: A weak inverse relationship is established, with a minimum effect size, between children's daily stress and the school social climate in both dimensions (referring to the center and the teachers). In addition, statistically significant differences were found in both dimensions of the school social climate according to sex, with women having the highest scores. Conclusions: There is a negative correlation between the school social climate and children's daily stress and differences in the school social climate in terms of gender. / Tesis

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With obesity in adolescents becoming a major health problem in the United States, there has been an expansion in the use of nutritional education programs as intervention. Effective nutrition education can decrease the incidence of obesity and other diet-related chronic diseases, type-2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and hypertension. This dissertation in practice proposes to design a nutrition education program, integrating farm and culinary activities into a nutrition education curriculum. The program is designed as a stand-alone program, but for this practice, implementation integrates the nutrition education program into the Film @ 6 after-school program – a STEM-focused program designed to assist sixth graders in their first year of middle school – at Southeast Middle School in Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina (NC). This experiential nutrition education program will provide instruction and activities in order to increase nutritional knowledge, improve culinary techniques, and increase consumption of fruits, vegetables, and minimally processed foods of sixth grade students as a means to address the overweight and obesity risks of middle school children. Children and adolescents are considered the priority population for intervention strategies because 70% of obese adolescents become obese adults and it is difficult to reduce excessive weight once established (Dehghan, Akhtar-Danesh, & Merchant, 2005).

The purpose of this thesis was to examine if users of digital music games may acquire skills from the games that may be of use in learning to play a real instrument, that is a non-digitally simulated instrument like an acoustic piano. We have used Gee’s theory regarding a possible interconnection between different semiotic domains, and how this connection may enable a transfer of skills between related domains. In this thesis we examine possible skill transfer between the domains “digital games” and “non-digital instruments”. To examine our question formulation we chose to conduct a pilot study from which we collected both quantitative and qualitative data. The study was conducted on two groups of children, 6-9 years old, and consisted of the children accepting a musical challenge. The children in one of the groups got access to a digital piano application during a preparatory week, whilst the children in the second group lived their lives as usual. The results, and the time it took for the children to perform the assignment, was documented by the parents of the children in a questionnaire. The data from the questionnaire was then analyzed and used to draw conclusions regarding the possible effect of the piano application on the children. The analysis of the collected data showed that all children that had used the application passed the challenge. The analysis also showed that the child that had the fastest passing time on the challenge had used the application, and that the group of children that had used the application showed a faster average time for passing the challenge than the children who had not used the application. Even though some indicative patterns did emerge through our analysis of the collected data no definitive conclusions could be drawn regarding transfer of skills between the semiotic domains “digital games” and “non-digital instruments”. / Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka huruvida utövare av digitala musikspel kan tillgodogöra sig kunskaper från spel som är till nytta vid senare inlärning av ett riktigt, det vill säga fysiskt och icke digitalt simulerat instrument som exempelvis ett piano. Vi utgick från Gees teori om att olika semiotiska domäner kan vara kopplade till varandra på ett sätt som möjliggör överföring av kunskap mellan olika närbesläktade domäner. I vårt fall mellan domänerna ”digitala spel” och ”fysiska, icke-digitala musikinstrument”. För att utforska vår frågeställning valde vi att utföra en pilotstudie där vi samlade in och analyserade både kvantitativ och kvalitativ data. Studien bestod av att två grupper av barn, i åldrarna 6-9 år, fick en musikalisk utmaning. Barnen i den ena gruppen fick under en förberedande vecka tillgång till en digital pianoapplikation, medan barnen i den andra gruppen levde sina liv som vanligt. Resultatet, och tiden det tog för barnen att utföra utmaningen dokumenterades av barnens föräldrar i en enkät, och datan från enkäten användes sedan för att dra slutsatser kring den eventuella effekten av pianoapplikationen. Analysen av datan som samlades in via enkäten visade att alla barn som använt sig av applikationen klarade utmaningen. Analysen visade även att barnet som klarade utmaningen snabbast hade använt sig av applikationen och att den grupp med barn som använt applikationen hade en lägre genomsnittstid på utmaningen än barnen som ej använt applikationen. Trots att vissa antydande mönster kunde utläsas genom analys av vår enkätdata så kunde inga tydliga slutsatser dras kring möjligheten för kunskapsöverföring mellan de semiotiska domänerna ”digitala spel” och ”fysiska, icke-digitala musikinstrument”.

The paper presents a program of initial training of athletes in fitness aerobics, taking into account the peculiarities of organizing work with children in the club at the place of residence. A development of a practical section of the program takes particular attention. This section includes the most important program components necessary for the formation of a basic level of training and reflecting the specifics of the sport. The developed initial training program was tested and showed an increase in sports performance of team members. In addition, trainers in training athletes can use it at the initial stage of training in institutions of additional education. / В работе представлена программа начальной подготовки спортсменов в фитнес-аэробике, учитывающая особенности организации работы с детьми в клубе по месту жительства. Особое внимание уделено разработке практического раздела программы. В данный раздел включены наиболее важные компоненты программы, необходимые для формирования базового уровня подготовки и отражающие специфику вида спорта. Разработанная программа начальной подготовки апробирована и показала рост спортивных показателей членов команды. И может использоваться тренерами при подготовке спортсменов на начальном этапе подготовки в учреждениях дополнительного образования.

SammanfattningUrban kids är ytterfunktionskläder för citybarn. Projektet har gått ut på att utveckla funktionskläderför höst och vintersäsong som står i kontrast till outdoor- och sportföretagens estetiska värde. Målgruppen är modeintresserade stadsföräldrar som inte drar sig för att betala det lilla extra för att få en produkt som går i linje med deras livsstil. Syftet med arbetet var att ta fram underlag för att visa att det går att göra tekniskt funktionella ytterfunktionskläder för barn som inte klär sig sportigt.Med hjälp av idégenereringar och en mood board, ett bildkollage för känslan som produkten ska utstråla, har ett koncept arbetats fram under stilnamnet “rockig lekfullhet”. Detta blir ett koncept som är en motsats till det sportiga uttrycket.Genom hela projektets gång har designprocessen varit en vägledning för att nå målet. Detta innebäratt arbetet började med en grundläggande research inom material, miljö och certifieringar, funktionskläders uppbyggnad, konkurrenter, säkerhet och riktlinjer för barnkläder samt användareoch målgrupp. Vidare fortsatte processen med idégenerering och skissning för att ta fram tre koncept som efter utvärdering mot en funktionsanalys skulle resultera i ett slutgiltigt koncept för vidareutveckling.Slutresultatet är en jacka och byxa i skalmodell, vilket gör att plaggen kan användas under en längre period under säsongen. De mest utsatta delarna är försedda med en grövre, mer slitstark textil. Kulörvalet på denna modell är svart. Detta på grund av att den inspirerats av en rockigare attityd, där svart ofta förekommer, men det är inte det enda argumentet. Svart är en mer neutral kulör då plaggen är anpassade för både pojkar och flickor. Det är även en praktisk kulör då smuts inte framträder lika tydligt som om plagget skulle vara i till exempel en ljusare kulör.En annan viktig aspekt som det fokuserats på under projektet är material som går i linje med ett hållbart tankesätt. Fokus har legat på att hitta ett funktionsmaterial som stödjer detta. I researchfasenframkom membranet Eco Storm från den japanska tillverkaren Teijin. Detta material är ett polyestermembran som levereras med en yttertextil av återvunnen polyester.Som slutsats till detta arbete har det framkommit att det går att göra funktionskläder med citykänsla.Detta är inget nytt, speciellt inte inom vuxensegmentet, men skillnaden är att man väljer bort de tekniska funktionsmaterialen för barnkläder. Med Urban kids är detta nu ett alternativ även för barn. / AbstractUrban kids- Functional apparel for rough environmentsUrban kids is functional apparel for city children. The aim for this project is to develop functional clothes for the autumn and the winter season which provides a contrast to the designs presented today by outdoor and sports companies. The target group is fashion oriented city parents that do not hesitate to pay a little extra for a product representing their life style. This project provides a foundation of information to support the idea that it is possible to design technically functional outer wear for children without the sporty look.By using brainstorming and a mood board, a picture collage which gives the essence of the product, the concept “rocky playfulness” was developed. This concept is a contrast to the sporty expression.Throughout the whole project the design process has been the guide to reach the goal. This means that the project started with a primary research on materials, sustainable issues and eco-certificate, competitors, safety and guidelines for children’s wear and requirements from the user and the target group. The process continued by brainstorming and sketching in order to present three concepts. By evaluation using a function analysis one final concept was chosen for further processing.The result is a jacket and a pair of trousers as shell garments in order to use it a longer period of time during the season. The parts of the clothes mostly exposed, are enhanced with stronger, more hardwearing fabric. The choice of colors is black. This is due to the inspiration by a rocky attitude where black is often seen, but it is however not the only reason. Black is a more genderneutral color suitable for both boys and girls. It is also a practical color considering that dirt doesn´t appear as clearly as if the garment had a brighter color.One other important aspect of this project is to use material coherent with recycling and a sustainableway of thinking, focusing on finding functional material which supports this. During the research the material Eco Storm, from the Japanese manufacturer Teijin, was found. It is a polyestermembrane with an outer fabric made of recycled polyester.The conclusion of this project is that it is possible to produce/design functional wear with an urban feeling. This is in itself nothing new, it has been used in adult clothing, but the difference is that the technical function materials are excluded in the children’s wear. With Urban kids this is now also an option for the children.

Designing good digital experiences for children can be difficult; designers have to consider children's cognitive and motor skill limitations, understand their target audience, create something entertaining and educational, comply with national and international jurisdiction, and at the same time appeal to parents. We set out to create a general framework which designers and developers can use as a foundation and testing ground for their digital products in the field of user experience. The methods used during the thesis include interviews, literature studies, user testing, case studies, personas, prototyping, and more. The results created are primarily user experience guidelines packaged in a Theoretical Framework, user testing conclusions, along with suggestions on improving the current Lego Star Wars: Force Builders application, a few in the form of prototypes.

The PhD thesis "Russian Speaking Students (from Russia and Kazakhstan) in the Czech Republic: Educational Migration and the Role of the Family in it", examines the life of Russian speaking students, who come to the Czech Republic to obtain a university degree. It tries to answer several research questions. How is the decision taken to come to the Czech Republic? What kind of role does family play in the decision-making process and in further intentions/plans in the Czech Republic? What are the migration strategies of Russian speaking students in the Czech Republic? How do these strategies change over time? What connections exist between the life cycle of the student and the migration process? This is an anthropological, multisite field research, with participant observation being the core research method. As of 2015, 55 student research participants participated in the research (41 from Russia and 14 from Kazakhstan), with whom formal and informal interviews were made. Transnationalism and migration system theory have been used as theoretical concepts so as to better understand the student migration process.

The PhD thesis "Russian Speaking Students (from Russia and Kazakhstan) in the Czech Republic: Educational Migration and the Role of the Family in it", examines the life of Russian speaking students, who come to the Czech Republic to obtain a university degree. It tries to answer several research questions. How is the decision taken to come to the Czech Republic? What kind of role does family play in the decision-making process and in further intentions/plans in the Czech Republic? What are the migration strategies of Russian speaking students in the Czech Republic? How do these strategies change over time? What connections exist between the life cycle of the student and the migration process? This is an anthropological, multisite field research, with participant observation being the core research method. As of 2015, 55 student research participants participated in the research (41 from Russia and 14 from Kazakhstan), with whom formal and informal interviews were made. Transnationalism and migration system theory have been used as theoretical concepts so as to better understand the student migration process.