scholarly journals Debate académico de puertas abiertas como herramienta para estimular el pensamiento crítico y la orientación científica: una experiencia piloto

2018 ◽  
pp. 67
Author(s):  
Olga Mayoral Garcia-Berlanga ◽  
Carles X. Simó Noguera ◽  
Ferran Suay i Lerma
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Outdoor Environment ◽  
Mutual Trust ◽  
Botanic Garden ◽  
Pilot Experience ◽  
Individual Essay ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Different Parts ◽  
Academic Debate

This paper aims to present a pilot experience conducted during the spring of 2018 in the Jardí Botànic (Botanic Garden) of the Universitat de València. The experience brought about 24 students from the degrees of Sociology, Primary School Education and Psychology in the same university (6 students from each degree), and 6 students from different academic backgrounds, including Master´s Degree students and one PhD student. The main goal of the pilot study is to analyze the perception and effectiveness of an academic debate seminar made outdoors and including students from different academic backgrounds. It was organized in three sessions of three hours each, with a pre-established distribution of roles between moderators and participants was pre-established. Clear rules of the functioning were also set up. The debate was structured in different parts, the duration of which had been previously established, as well as the time allocated to each intervention. Mutual trust and respect were also promoted and different dialectical positions and arguments were encouraged. At the end the students assessed the experience and had the opportunity to explain the extent to which the experience was fruitful in an individual essay, highlighting especially two positive aspects: the outdoor environment and the possibility to interact with students of other careers.

Evaluating the Quality of the Outdoor Environment of Primary School

2020 ◽  
pp. 199-214
Author(s):  
Alaa EL-Telwany ◽  
Muhammed Gabr ◽  
Ayman Assem ◽  
Tamer Samir
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Outdoor Environment

Geodiversity and geotourism for the local people - a study of the Western Carpathians.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pawel Strus ◽  
Anna Chrobak ◽  
Jan Novotny
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Local People ◽  
Western Carpathians ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Geological Surveys ◽  
Local Residents ◽  
Tourism Potential ◽  
Very High

<p><span>Study of the geodiversity in last decade was very popular in scientific literature. Also the Western Carpathians was the study area for geodiversity and geotourist assessment many times. As part of this study, an attempt was made to answer several questions regarding geodiversity and geotourism in relation to the local inhabitants of the area: 1/Is geodiversity and geotourism in the Western Carpathians able to attract wider crowds of tourists, not only interested specialists? 2/Do people living near a geotourist attraction realize its potential? In addition the authors want to show the summarizing geodiversity map of the Western Carpathians and how much time does the whole procedure of creating a geodiversity map for such a large area as the Western Carpathians take and how much work is required to prepare a study for that region. Important question is also a coherence of the study in a case of the region covering many countries and therefore various character of data available. Secondly, the authors have compared the geodiversity map with the distribution of geosites available in databases of Polish, Slovak and Czech Geological Surveys. This comparison shows that not always the largest number of geosites are located in places with the highest geodiversity index, as it might seem. Finally, the authors present a pilot study of the perception of inanimate nature by local residents that have been carried out in Podtatrze area (Southern Poland/Northern Slovakia). The results show that assumption that local people know their region very well is not entirely true. Most of the inhabitants do not know the basic forms of the relief that occur in the vicinity of their place of residence, cannot correctly recognize the type of rocks that are around them, or are unable to name the peaks that they look at from the window of their house. What could be the reason of it? Perhaps the lack of knowledge about their "little homeland" which they should acquire in primary school; or the simple lack of interest in inanimate nature resulting from the economic lack of profitability vision; or the lack of promotion of the most interesting geotouristic elements in the region. Summing up, the area of the Western Carpathians has areas with a very high and high geodiversity index, which may increase their (geo)tourism potential and constitute a source of additional profit for local residents, but requires access and promotion.</span></p>

Effect of a six-week dance-based physical education intervention on primary school children’s creativity: A pilot study

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 203-220
Author(s):  
Ross D Neville ◽  
Kyriaki Makopoulou
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
School Context ◽  
Second Grade ◽  
International Consensus ◽  
Second Grade Students ◽  
Post Hoc ◽  
Post Assessment

There is international consensus that creativity is a fundamental outcome of schooling. Opportunities exist to enhance the creativity of schoolchildren, particularly in movement-based subjects such as physical education (PE). In this pilot study, we investigated the effect of a six-week dance-based PE intervention on children’s creativity in a primary school context. Forty second grade students participated in a controlled trial. One class ( n = 20) was assigned to the intervention and participated in dance-based PE lessons (10 girls, 10 boys; age 7–8 years). The other class ( n = 20) was assigned to the control condition and continued regular PE with no dance (10 girls, 10 boys; age 7–8 years). Pre–post assessment of creativity was obtained through an adapted version of Guilford’s (1967) Alternative Uses task. Data were analysed using linear mixed models, with adjustment made for children’s perceived dance ability and for baseline differences in creativity between groups. The overall effect of the intervention was small ( d = 0.36, 95%CI = –0.21 to 0.92), but not statistically significant ( p = 0.21). Post-hoc analysis revealed a large difference in the effect of the intervention between children with above and below-average baseline creativity ( d = 1.26, 95%CI = 0.14 to 2.39, p = 0.03). Children with above-average creativity at baseline benefitted more ( d = 0.99, 95%CI = 0.01 to 1.96, p = 0.047). This pilot study provides further support for the place of dance and creativity within the PE curriculum. However, particular attention should be given to students’ starting points.

scholarly journals Evaluation of a symptom-triggered front-loading detoxification technique for alcohol dependence: A pilot study

2004 ◽  
Vol 28 (11) ◽  
pp. 407-410 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ed Day ◽  
Jaimin Patel ◽  
George Georgiou
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Alcohol Dependence ◽  
Randomised Trial ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Acute Psychiatric Wards ◽  
Alcohol Detoxification ◽  
A New Technique ◽  
Set Up ◽  
To Receive

Aims and MethodsA pilot study was set up to compare a symptom-triggered ‘front-loading’ detoxification technique with the usual fixed dosage method. A group of 23 in-patients with alcohol dependence were randomised to receive either the intervention technique using diazepam or the standard chlordiazepoxide taper over 10 days.ResultsThe intervention group received a mean dosage of 74 mg diazepam (equivalent to 222 mg chlordiazepoxide) compared with 700 mg chlordiazepoxide in those receiving usual treatment. There was no statistical difference in the severity of alcohol withdrawal symptoms in the two groups, and the intervention group were slightly more satisfied with their treatment than the group undergoing the usual detoxification treatment. Feedback from the nursing staff was positive towards the new approach but highlighted some potential problems for its wider implementation.Clinical ImplicationsIt was possible to use a simple randomised trial design to introduce a new technique for alcohol detoxification to a specialist unit. Symptom-triggered front-loading detoxification using diazepam was as effective as a standard taper technique in terms of withdrawal severity reduction, and was acceptable to both patients and staff. This is potentially a useful technique for busy acute psychiatric wards.

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