Abstract Background: The Gluteus Medius (GM) muscle has an important role in stabilizing the pelvis and controlling the knees during athletic activities. Weakness in the GM can affect performance negatively and increase the risk of lower extremity (LE) injuries. During functional activities different parts of the muscle becomes activated depending on the degree of hip flexion. However, many GM strength exercises only train the GM in one fixed degree of hip flexion. Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to develop and validate a new training device designed to increase the muscle activation of the GM during progressive hip flexion in squats. Methods: The new device was developed to offer resistance training against hip abduction during squats. To be able to validate the new device in activating the GM, 32 female athletes (mean age 20 ± 3) with various athletic backgrounds was included in the study. All subjects performed squats on and off the device while surface electromyographical (SEMG) activity was recorded from GM on both sides of the body. Results: All test subjects were able to perform the squat and to activate the GM. When the squats were performed on the new device the muscle activation in GM was significantly higher compared to bodyweight squats (Z=-4.9, p < 0.001). Correlation tests between a complete sequence of five squats and one selected repetition revealed that activation was consistent throughout the exercise, (right GM: rs = 0.93, p < 0.001, left GM: rp = 0.92, p < 0.001) . No differences in activation were found between the right and left GM when squatting on the device. Conclusion: This study showed that the newly developed training device increased the muscle activity in GM during squats. Moreover, the results showed that squatting on the device activates the left and right side of the body equally and that the GM was activated during the whole exercise, under ongoing hip flexion. This information could be used to develop new training methods with the aim to improve stabilization of the pelvis and lower extremities during functional activities. / Sammanfattning Bakgrund: Gluteus medius (GM) fyller en viktig funktion vid idrottsliga aktiviteter genom att den stabiliserar bäckenet och kontrollerar knäna. Svaghet i GM kan påverka prestationen negativt samt öka risken för skador i de lägre extremiteterna (LE). Vid funktionella aktiviteter aktiveras olika delar av GM beroende på graden av höftflexion. Många styrkeövningar för GM tränar emellertid muskeln i endast en fixerad grad av höft flexion. Syfte: Syftet med den här studien har varit att utveckla samt validera ett nytt träningsredskap, designat för att optimera muskelaktiveringen av GM under höftflexion. Metod: Träningsredskapet utvecklades för att erbjuda motstånd mot abduktion vid knäböj. För att validera redskapets förmåga att aktivera GM inkluderades 32 kvinnliga idrottare (medelålder, 20 ± 3 år) med varierande idrottslig bakgrund. Alla försökspersoner utförde knäböjningar med och utan träningsredskapet samtidigt som elektromyografisk aktivitet mättes i höger och vänster GM. Resultat: Alla försökspersoner kunde utföra knäböjningar och lyckades aktivera GM. Knäböjningar som utfördes på träningsredskapet resulterade i signifikant högre aktivering av GM jämfört med knäböjningar utan redskapet (Z=-4.9, p < 0.001). Korrelations test mellan kompletta sekvenser om fem repetitioner och enstaka repetitioner visade att aktiveringen var konstant under hela övningen, (höger GM: rs = 0.93, p < 0.001, vänster GM: rp = 0.92, p < 0.001). Inga skillnader i aktivering hittades mellan höger och vänster GM vid knäböjningar på redskapet. Slutsats: Studien visade att det utvecklade träningsredskapet ökade aktiveringen av GM vid knäböjningar. Resultaten visade också att denna aktivitet var jämnt fördelad mellan höger och vänster GM samt att aktiveringen var konstant under hela övningen. Resultaten i denna studien kan användas för att utveckla nya träningsmetoder med syfte att förbättra stabiliseringen av bäckenet och de lägre extremiteterna vid funktionella aktiviteter.

PALICH, K. The use of fixed-base simulators in pilot training. Brno: Brno university of technology, Faculty of mechanical engineering, 2013. 80 s. Diploma thesis head: Ing. Jiří Chlebek, Ph.D. This diploma thesis deals with aircraft simulators and syntethic training devices which are used for pilot training. One of the chapters consist of division of syntethic training devices, which is defined by ordinance. In the next chapter there is general description of the basic function of those devices, history of simulators and their development from the very beggining to the present. A significant part of this diploma thesis is about flight simulator Jeppesen Flite Pro, which is at Institute of Aerospace at VUT. In the following chapters there is information about usage of this simulator in the education at this institute and there are picked specific subjects, where this simulator can be used.

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Submitted by MARCIA ROVADOSCHI (marciar@unifra.br) on 2018-08-24T19:52:07Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Dissertacao_TatianaPriscillaMartinsTeixeiraDeCamargo.pdf: 1023201 bytes, checksum: caa2d30e4a8e1c55c17e9f38b7b4a6ef (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-24T19:52:07Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Dissertacao_TatianaPriscillaMartinsTeixeiraDeCamargo.pdf: 1023201 bytes, checksum: caa2d30e4a8e1c55c17e9f38b7b4a6ef (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-08-01 / The aim of this study was to analyze the Gradebooks of two teachers, participants of our research, who took part in IPTIS (PIBID)/Franciscan University Center and work in two State and City schools in Santa Maria. Considering such records as a device for their continued training , we analyze the report of the facts, observations they considered relevant during the school year of 2013 - year in which they implemented the Mathematical Modelling Methodology with their students - as well as their thoughts about the pedagogical practices they performed. Therefore, the research problem was “Do the gradebooks contribute for the continued training of mathematics teachers involved in IPTIS (PIBID)/Franciscan University Center, focusing on the use of Mathematical Modelling Modelling in their practices?” The study was part of a wider project approved by NCSTD (CNPq): NCSTD (CNPq): Social, Applied Social and Human Sciences edict, announcement MSTI (MCTI)/ NCSTD (CNPq) /MEC/CIHEP (CAPES) Number 18/2012, entitled “The Mathematical Modelling Method as a possibility of improvement in the initial and continued training of teachers who work in several teaching levels”, coordinated by professor Dr. Vanilde Bisognin and of which the advisor of such study is a participant. The research was qualitative, founded on the theories of Denzin and Lincoln (1994), who corroborate ideas of Lüdke and André (1986). They consider the research qualitative when it is developed in a real situation, in a natural context. According to D‘ambrósio (1996) the qualitative research is focused on the individual inserted in his/her natural environment. In the Mathematical Modelling Methodology, we refer Bassanezi (2002), among other authors who research such methodology. The instruments involved gradebooks of two teachers with digital and documental records, and semi-structured interviews, in the end of the research. Based on the interviews, we verified that teachers. Considering their Gradebooks, there were some difficulties in the first records of their practices, since they only described the content and how they developed the content with their students, That was not the aim. However, along the monthly records sent to us, we verified that each teacher’s Gradebook was increasingly being built and that the difficulty of the teachers to write down their thoughts and describe their feelings decreased. One of the results of our endeavor was to remove the lack of habit and motivation regarding writing such registers that, earlier, were sporadic and unstructured, without corresponding to one of the Gradebook models suggested by Porlán and Martin (1997) or by Zabalza (2004). They began to develop models of Gradebooks organized by periods, subjects and well planned activities (representing a significant improvement in their written material). Such activities enabled them to read and reflect about what they had previously developed during the classes, providing a larger involvement with their pedagogical practice. . The Gradebooks, as a support device for continued training, can be used as a reference in the sense of improving those practices. They can be considered as an instrument of documental record to guide teacher’s planning and creation of materials and creative and differentiated didactic activities concerning teaching Mathematics, that can be used in the next school years. As a result, the study highlights more qualified professionals and more motivated students to learn and live Mathematics, considering the adopted methodology, internalizing it from daily situations, and changing the traditional scenery in the classroom. / No presente trabalho, teve-se como objetivo analisar os Diários de Aula de duas professoras participantes do PIBID/Centro Universitário Franciscano que atuam em duas Escolas da rede estadual e municipal de ensino na cidade de Santa Maria, sendo estas os sujeitos participantes de nossa pesquisa. Tendo seus Diários como dispositivo de formação continuada, analisamos os registros de fatos, observações que consideraram relevantes durante o período do ano letivo de 2013, em que implementaram a Metodologia de Modelagem Matemática com seus alunos e as reflexões que fizeram à cerca de sua práticas pedagógicas. Desse modo o problema de pesquisa envolveu: Os Diários de Classe contribuíram para a formação continuada de professores de Matemática envolvidos no PIBID/Centro Universitário Franciscano tendo por foco a utilização da Metodologia de Modelagem Matemática em suas práticas? O trabalho fez parte de um projeto maior aprovado pelo CNPq: Edital Ciências Humanas e Sociais Aplicadas, chamada MCTI/CNPq/MEC/CAPES Nº 18/2012, sob o título “A metodologia da Modelagem Matemática como possibilidade de qualificação da formação inicial e continuada de professores para os diferentes níveis de ensino”, coordenada pela professora Dra. Vanilde Bisognin e que contou com a atuação conjunta da orientadora deste projeto. A pesquisa foi de cunho qualitativo, fundamentada nas teorias de Denzin e Lincoln (1994) que corroboram ideias próximas de Lüdke e André (1986) e que consideram como qualitativa, pois se desenvolve numa situação real, num contexto natural. Para D‘Ambrósio (1996) a pesquisa é focalizada no indivíduo inserido em seu meio natural. Na Metodologia da Modelagem Matemática referenciamos Bassanezi (2002) dentre outros autores que pesquisam esta temática. Os instrumentos utilizados envolveram os Diários de Classe das duas professoras com registro documental e digital, e entrevistas estruturadas no final da pesquisa. Quanto aos seus Diários, houve algumas dificuldades nos primeiros registros de suas práticas, pois descreveram apenas o conteúdo e como o desenvolveram com seus alunos, o que não constitui a finalidade do mesmo. Mas ao longo de seus registros mensais que nos eram enviados o Diário de cada professora ia sendo construído. Percebemos que a dificuldade de colocar seus pensamentos no papel e descrever seus sentimentos tornava-se cada vez mais distante. Um dos resultados de nosso trabalho foi destituir a falta de hábito e estímulo em escrever esses registros que antes eram esporádicos e desestruturados sem atender a um dos modelos de Diário sugerido por Porlán e Martin (1997) ou por Zabalza (2004) e elaborar modelos de seus Diários organizados por períodos, assuntos e atividades bem planejadas (uma melhora significativa até mesmo em suas escritas), em que elas pudessem ler e refletir sobre o que já tinha sido desenvolvido em aulas anteriores, proporcionando um maior envolvimento com sua prática pedagógica. Os Diários, como dispositivo de formação continuada tornaram-se mais um referencial no sentido de melhorar essas práticas. Serviram como um instrumento de registro documental para orientá-las em seus planejamentos e elaboração de materiais e atividades didáticas criativas e diferenciadas voltadas para o ensino da Matemática, podendo ainda ser utilizados para os próximos anos letivos. Como resultados professoras mais qualificadas e alunos mais estimulados para aprender e vivenciar a Matemática a partir da metodologia adotada internalizando-a com situações cotidianas mudando assim o cenário tradicional de sala de aula.

Cette étude relève du domaine de la didactique du français langue étrangère [FLE] et de l’usage des TIC. Elle s’intéresse à la formation des enseignants aux TIC et cherche principalement à trouver des pistes adéquates pour l’intégration des TIC dans la formation des enseignants dans un contexte précis, le contexte égyptien. Sous un angle interdisciplinaire, nous tenterons de proposer une formation permettant aux enseignants égyptiens d’acquérir de nouvelles compétences à la fois pédagogiques, linguistiques et technologiques, appuyées sur la réflexivité. / This study lies within the field of teaching French as a Foreign Language [FLE] and the use of ICT. It focuses on the training of teachers by ICT and seeks primarily to find ways appropriate for the integration of ICT in teacher training in a specific context, the Egyptian context. From an interdisciplinary angle, we shall attempt to propose training which would enable Egyptian teachers to acquire new skills wich are, at the same time, pedagogical, linguistic and technological, supported on reflexivity.

A paper presents some materials of the motivation for the power fitness training for men of the first period of mature age. We give experimental evaluation of the effectiveness of using multifunctional training devices in a power fitness class. According to the study, which used an express-screening UFS by the method of Apanasenko G.L. we revealed changes characterized by increased functional organism reserves with an increasing of the physical condition level. / Работа рассматривает вопросы мотивации к занятиям силовым фитнесом мужчин первого периода зрелого возраста. Дается экспериментальное обоснование эффективности использования многофункциональных тренажерных устройств на занятиях силовым фитнесом. По результатам исследования, в котором использовался экспресс-скриннинг УФС по методике Апанасенко Г.Л. выявлены изменения характеризующие повышение функциональных резервов организма по мере увеличения уровня физического состояния.

Cette étude présente les résultats de la recherche la formation initiale d'enseignants dans une méthodologie à distance en Colombie à partir des changements dans les pratiques pédagogiques, et les médiations pédagogiques pendant les quinze dernières années de transition du siècle. L’étude est encadrée dans l’approche socio-historique de Lev Vygotsky, qui analyse le développement des processus psychologiques supérieurs qui favorisent l’apprentissage à partir de l’internalisation des pratiques sociales. Cette recherche de type qualitative et l’étude de cas multiple génèrent des résultats avec lesquels se caractérise ce qui serait un dispositif pédagogique pour l’amélioration de la qualité des programmes de formation initiale d'enseignants avec une méthodologie à distance. L’objectif principal est d’analyser la manière comme ils répondent à l’actuelle exigence socio-historique. Afin d’atteindre cet objectif, il a été tenu compte l’expérience des institutions, des enseignants et des étudiants d’un échantillon de trois université qui ont une ample expérience, trajectoire, reconnaissance et couverture nationale dans la formation des enseignants en méthodologie à distance en Colombie.Nous avons trouvé que les ruptures viennent principalement des médiations de l’action tutorielle, le matériel didactique et l’évaluation de l’apprentissage. Par rapport à la caractérisation du dispositif trois dimensions se sont établies: 1) Macro: elle a une relation avec la politique publique éducative nationale; 2) Méso: implique directement les universités et son articulation académique et administrative; et, 3)Micro: elle concerne aux programmes de formation. / This study presents the finding of the research teachers' initial training formation in distance methodology in Colombia from the changes in the educational practices, and the educational mediations during the last fifteen years of transition of the century. The study is framedin the socio-historic approach of Lev Vygotsky, which analyzes the development of the superior psychological processes which favor learning from the insourcing of the social practices. This qualitative research, was developed under the approach of multiple case study to generate results in order to characterize what would be an educational device for the improvement of the quality of the programs of teachers' initial training in distance methodology.Its main objective is to analyze the way as they answer the current socio-historic requirement. To reach this goal, it was taken into account the experience of institutions, teachers and students of a sample of three universities who have wide experience, trajectory, national coverage and goodwill in the training of undergraduate teachers in distance methodology in Colombia.It was found that the breaks come mainly from mediations of the teaching and learning practices, the educational material, and the evaluation of the learning. With regard to the characterization of the device three dimensions were established: 1) Macro: it has a relation with the national educational public politics; 2) Meso: it has to do directly with universities and its academic and administrative organization; and 3) Micro: it concerns to the academic undergraduate programs. / Este estudio presenta los resultados de la investigación formación inicial de docentes en una metodología a distancia en Colombia a partir de los cambios en las prácticas pedagógicas, y las mediaciones pedagógicas durante los quince últimos años de transición del siglo. El estudio se enmarca en el enfoquesocio-histórico de Lev Vygotsky, que analiza el desarrollo de los procesos psicológicos superiores que favorecen el aprendizaje a partir del internalización de las prácticas sociales. Esta investigación cualitativa de estudio de caso múltiple genera hallazgos con los cuales se caracteriza lo que sería un dispositivo pedagógico para el mejoramiento de la calidad de los programas de formación inicial de profesores en metodología a distancia.El objetivo principal es analizar la manera la manera como responden a las exigencias del actual momento socio-histórico. Con el fin de alcanzar este objetivo, se tuvo en cuenta la experiencia de instituciones, profesores y estudiantes de una muestra de tres universidades que tienen amplia experiencia, trayectoria, reconocimiento y cobertura nacional en la formación de profesores en metodología a distancia en Colombia.Se encuentra que las rupturas principalmente han tenido lugar en las mediaciones, la acción tutorial, el material didáctico y la evaluación del aprendizaje. Con relación a la caracterización del dispositivo tres dimensiones se establecieron: 1) Macro: tiene relación con la política pública educativa nacional; 2) Méso: involucra directamente a las universidades y su articulación académica y administrativa; y, 3) Micro: concierne a los programas de formación.

The Swedish Armed Forces’ Flying School has been training future pilots for a long time. For almost 60 years, the SK 60 aircraft (SAAB 105) has been used to train fixed-wing pilots. The Flying School has a flight simulator of type BITD (Basic Instrument Training Device), named FlightBook, as a tool to help students practise their flying and to learn through experience. Experiential learning is used in various kinds of education, one of which is flying training. David A. Kolb has developed a learning cycle that explains the process of experiential learning. The learning cycle starts with concrete experience followed by reflective observation, abstract conceptualization and active experimentation. This study analyses FlightBook using Kolb’s learning cycle to see if it is appropriate for use in flying training. The results of this study show that FlightBook is an effective tool for practising some elements of flying training. FlightBook is necessary for emergency training because of the high risk and it being impossible to conduct some of the training during actual flying. For landing an aircraft, FlightBook is not as suitable as it is for emergency training but is still an effective tool for the initial steps, prior to the final stage. For the final stage, when the aircraft is getting close to the runway, FlightBook does not have the credibility that flying instructors and students wish it had. In real flying, pilots use feel and balance to get things right before landing, which is not possible with FlightBook. Experience gained when practising with FlightBook is essential for future pilots so that the training can continue to be as effective as possible. Otherwise the training may be even more delayed and that will cause problems for the Swedish Armed Forces. / Försvarsmaktens flygskola har under en lång tid utbildat blivande piloter. I nästan 60 år har skolflygplanet SK 60 (SAAB 105) använts för utbildning av transport- och stridspiloter. Flygskolan har en flygsimulator av typen BITD (Basic Instrument Training Device - Grundläggande instrumentträningsstation), vid namn FlightBook, som hjälpmedel i flygutbildningen. I FlightBook lär sig flygeleverna genom erfarenhetsbaserat lärande. Erfarenhetsbaserat lärande används i flera utbildningar. Flygutbildningen är en av dem. David A. Kolb har skapat en modell som förklarar processen som sker under erfarenhetsbaserat lärande med hjälp av en lärcykel. Lärcykeln inleds med att konkreta erfarenheter samlas in och följs därefter av reflekterande observationer, abstrakta konceptualiseringar och aktivt experimenterande. Arbetet analyserar FlightBook med Kolbs lärcykel och resultatet visar att FlightBook är ett bra hjälpmedel för att öva vissa moment i flygträning. Vid övning av nödträning är FlightBook väsentlig, framförallt för flygsäkerheten, eftersom de flesta momenten inte är lämpliga att öva i verkligheten. Vid övning av landning är FlightBook inte lika lämplig som vid nödträning eftersom de sista momenten under landning skiljer sig från verkligheten. Trovärdigheten som lärare och elever önskar under de sista momenten saknas. I verkligheten använder sig piloterna av känsla och balans för att komma rätt inför landning vilket inte är möjligt i övning med FlightBook. Momenten inför landning är dock lämpliga att öva. Erfarenheterna som erhålls när eleverna övar i FlightBook är nödvändiga för att flygutbildningen ska fortsätta vara så effektiv som möjligt. Förseningar i flygutbildningen kan genom fortsatt effektivisering förhindras och därmed undvika problem för Försvarsmakten.