Mediation criteria for interactive serious games aimed at improving learning in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

The PASS intelligence theory (Planning, Attention-Arousal, Simultaneous and Successive) was used together with Feuerstein’s mediation model to develop a system of categories for mediation in educational games. This system was used to analyze and improve the design of interactive games that can enhance mediation in learning, particularly in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). To this end, interactive games designed for a tabletop device were evaluated within an educational context. 27 children (3–14 years old), who had been diagnosed with ADHD, took part. The tabletop has an intuitive system that allows children to interact directly with objects with which they are familiar, providing opportunities for play and communication. These games were evaluated by the participant observation of individual and group playing experiences, interviews, and two focus groups. The results show that mediation recommendations can be useful in the design of the games. They also confirm the need to improve the adaptability of the games to enable children with ADHD to mediate, plan, and focus their attention. With the aid of a facilitator, the mediating function of learning-games can therefore be applied in the development of the executive functions that are key to learning

Model and methodology for developing empathy: an experience in computer science engineering

Contribution: This article proposes and applies a new systemic 3-D model and a methodology for empathy awareness and development, integrating different partial approaches found in the literature for developing empathy as a transversal competence. Background: Empathy is a competence linked to collaboration and teamwork. Perspective taking (PT) is an important component of empathy and it is key for professionals today. Even though empathy is valued in computer science engineering (CSE) courses, it is not yet fully addressed as an integral part of the training process. Intended Outcomes: Both the model and the methodology are put into practice with a group of first-year CSE students, highlighting the possibilities of the proposal for this course of studies. The experience presented here is an example of a classroom activity in which awareness and PT are addressed, as key components, in relation to the collaborative work toward achieving empathy. Application Design: The methodological proposal is applied to guide educators’ decisions so that they can work on empathy in the classroom. Responses to several standardized and ad-hoc questionnaires by students from two universities are analyzed. Findings: The results revealed low to medium empathy levels in participating students, but a higher perception of their own empathic ability. The proposed methodology allows students to become aware of and develop some initial changes in relation to empathy, particularly in its PT component, through classroom work

Analysis of Innovative Approaches in the Class Using Conceptual Maps and Considering the Learning Styles of Students

This paper presents innovations to stimulate the autonomy of engineering students by using different active methodologies. The strategies designed to address this problem are based on analyzing students' learning styles and incorporating specific tools into teaching practice, such as "M-eRoDes, " which supports the automatic evaluation and feedback of concept maps created by them. Among the main findings, the students' assessment of the activity "making concept maps" stands out as useful but not easy. Despite the difficulty, or precisely for that reason, the experience has contributed to improve their autonomy and to develop skills to express the knowledge they have learned

Una experiencia innovadora de orientación universitaria para el desarrollo de competencias para la empleabilidad

Este trabajo presenta una innovación educativa orientada a la mejora de las competencias profesionales para la empleabilidad del alumnado universitario, del grado de administración y dirección de empresas de Mondragon Unibertsitatea, en el marco del Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior. Tras implementar estrategias orientadas a la conexión de la universidad con las necesidades del mundo empresarial, en este curso se ha incorporado en el plan de orientación de primero, un proceso de tutoría individual activa, un “puente al futuro” que orienta individualmente hacia el desarrollo de las competencias para la empleabilidad. El proceso se apoya en el análisis conjunto de la personalidad y las competencias del alumnado, triangulando la información obtenida con la perspectiva de diferentes tipos de informantes. Los resultados muestran las características de personalidad del grupo y las diferencias de percepción acerca de las competencias entre los interesados y el resto de los informantes, así como la necesidad de trabajar específicamente en algunas de ellas como: la innovación-creatividad, visión y trabajo en red. Estos resultados posibilitan, además del trabajo individual, la mejora en el enfoque de la acción docente y los planes de estudio

Episiotomía selectiva versus episiotomia de rutina en la prevención de desgarros perineales en el hospital general de Medellín, 1997 - 1998

Este trabajo comparó la incidencia de desgarros perineales en pacientes nulíparas sometidas a episiotomía mediana rutinaria y selectiva. Durante marzo de 1997 Y febrero de 1998, los autores seleccionaron aleatoriamente pacientes nulíparas atendidas en el Hospital General de Medellín (HGM), practicando episiotomía mediana rutinaria o selectiva durante el periodo de expulsivo del parto. Se presentan los resultados preliminares de 47 pacientes que recibieron episiotomía rutinaria y 53 selectiva. En las selectivas hubo 23 (43.4 %) episiotomías. Se observó desgarro perineal en 20 (43 %) del grupo rutinario y en 33 (62 %) de las selectivas, sin diferencias estadísticamente significativas (Ch] = 3.85 p = 0.04985387). Se presentó 8.6 % desgarros perineales grado 1 y II en las episiotomías rutinarias y 43 % de las selectivas (R.R = 0.20, Le. 95 % = 0.07 - 0.53). Los desgarros grado III y IV ocurrieron en 34 % del grupo de rutina y 18.9 % de las selectivas (R.R = 1.80, IC 95 % = 0.91 - 3.58). En su conjunto los grupos no presentaron diferencias estadísticamente significativas (Ch] = 3.85 Y P = 0.04985387). 13 de las 23 episiotomías selectivas se realizaron por inminencia de desgarro perineal. Se concluye que hasta la fecha no hay diferencias en la incidencia de desgarros perineales utilizando episiotomía mediana rutinaria o selectiva. Igualmente no se evidencian diferencias significativas en la incidencia de desgarros leves (1 y 11) Y graves (Ill y IV) con episiotomía mediana rutinaria o selectiva.This Study compared the incidence 01 perineum lacerations among nulligravidas patients who were subjected to routine midline episiotomy or selective midline episiotomy, during the time comprehended between March 011997 to February 011998 at the Hospital General 01 Medellin HGM). 47 patients were in the routine midline episiotomy group and 53 patients were in the selective episiotomy group, in the later group 23 patients (23.4%) received episiotomy and it was lounded 20 patients (43%) with perineum laceration. 33 patients (62%) had perineum laceration in the selective episiotomy group. lt isn significant statistic difference (CIi = 3.85 p = 0.04985387). There were 8.6% 01 perineum lacerations grade 1 or 1I in the routine episiotomy group and 43% in the selective episiotomy group (RR= 0.20, C195% = 0.07 - 0.53). The grade III and IV perineum lacerations were in 34% patients in the routine episiotomy group, and 18.9% patients in the selective episiotomy group (RR = 1.80. C195% = 0.91 - 3.58). There weren ~ significant statistic differences between the group (CIi= 3.85 p= 0.04985387). 13 procedures Irom the selective episiotomy group were done because imminent perineum laceration. until today we coud not~ find differences in the incidence 01 perineum lacerations using midline episiotomy or selective episiotomy, neither we observed significant differences in the incidence 01 grade 1 or 1I perineum lacerations and grade III or IV ones with routine or selective episiotomy

Reconsidering the water system of Roman Barcino (Barcelona) from supply to discharge

This paper presents the results of the ‘Roman Barcino Water Network’ Project. This study employed a series of methodologies aiming at joining and interpreting all data available on water supply, distribution, management, use and discharge in the Romancolony of Barcino (modern Barcelona). Analyses of the results substantially modified previous knowledge of Barcino’s water organization and provided one of the few examples in which the whole water system of a Roman city has been tackled. We concluded that the water supply employed a single aqueduct, which divided before entering the city and not two of them as it was previously assumed. Barcino’s water distribution system was designed according to the different uses of water and was conditioned by the city’s particular topography. The results also stress the colony’s ample water availability, which despite its small size, allowed the maintenance of multiple public and private baths as befitted an accommodated population of merchants and administrators

Death Metal: Evidence for the impact of lead poisoning on childhood health within the Roman Empire

The use of lead was ubiquitous throughout the Roman Empire, including material for water pipes, eating vessels, medicine, and even as a sweetener for wine. The toxicity of lead is well established today, resulting in long-term psychological and neurological deficits as well as metabolic diseases. Children are particularly susceptible to the effects of lead, and it is likely that the widespread use of this deadly metal among Roman populations led to a range of adverse health effects. Indeed, lead poisoning has even been implicated in the downfall of the Roman Empire. This research examines, for the first time, the direct effect of lead poisoning on the inhabitants of the Empire. It explores whether the dramatic increase in lead during this period contributed to the failure to thrive evident within the skeletal remains of Roman children. Lead concentration and paleopathological analyses were used to explore the association between lead burdens and health during the Roman period. This study includes 173 individuals (66 adults and 107 non-adults) from five sites, AD 1st–4th centuries, located throughout the Roman Empire. Results show a negative correlation between age-at-death and core tooth enamel lead concentrations. Furthermore, higher lead concentrations were observed in children with skeletal evidence of metabolic disease than those without. This study provides the first bioarcheological evidence that lead poisoning was a contributing factor to the high infant mortality and childhood morbidity rates seen within the Roman world