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The Use of a Cooperative-Learning Activity with University Students: A Gender Experience

The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) show how education is essential for creating values in students. In particular, SDG 4 (quality education) and SDG 5 (gender equality) indicate how co-education should be a sustainable benchmark. Co-educational methodologies have been studied for decades. Among them, cooperative learning is considered a valid technique for developing social relations and competences. This study aims to describe and characterize the gender differences between university students regarding their impressions and behaviors when working cooperatively. One hundred and seventy-seven university students (98 women and 79 men), from Physical Education and Primary Education degree courses, worked with Aronson’s Jigsaw technique. After its completion, they completed a questionnaire to analyze cooperative work in higher education (ACOES). The results are organized into seven dimensions. The main gender differences found show that women gave a higher evaluation to relating cooperative learning to future teaching roles (p = 0.017) and to understanding the need for cooperative tasks (p = 0.035). Additionally, female students prefer groups to be organized according to academic criteria and that they should remain stable throughout the academic period. Both genders value Aronson’s Jigsaw as a good method for developing social competences, although they are more neutral when considering it effective at improving academic performance. These findings help to generate a gender-cooperation profile that will enable future research to discuss results more accurately

Una aproximación al oleoturismo en Andalucía, España

Las nuevas motivaciones del turista hacen que cada vez busquen nuevos destinos y actividades, para así satisfacer sus necesidades. Esto hace que se conviertan en recursos turísticos determinadas actividades que hasta hace unos años era impensable que pudieran crear una corriente turística considerable. Es el caso del oleoturismo, una tipología turística con pocos años de existencia que poco a poco se va abriendo paso como una modalidad turística alternativa a los clásicos modelos turísticos. En el caso del oleoturismo confluyen una serie de elementos que,si se conjugan de una forma correcta, puede dar lugar a una modalidad con unos flujos de turistas importantes.Debido a la corta vida del oleoturismo, no existe una literatura muy extensa que verse acerca del aceite de oliva, si bien en este artículo se va a presentar el estado actual de toda la literatura científica que aborda al oleoturismo desde un punto de vista mundial. Haciendo hincapié en España ya que es un país de especial relevancia a la hora de producir aceite de oliva, y en especial en Andalucía, su región más prolífica en lo que a producción de aceite de oliva se refiere.New tourist motivations increases their seek for new destinations and activities to meet their needs. This makes certain activities that until recently were unthinkable that they could create a substantial tourist flow become new tourismresources. This is the case of olive tourism, a tourist typology with only a few years of existence, slowly emerging as an alternative form of tourism to classical models. For the olive tourism there is a convergence of elements that if combined in the right way, it can lead to a form of tourism with some important tourist flows.Due to the brief life of olive tourism, there is not an extensive literature about olive oil, still this article is to present the current state of the scientific literature dealing with the olive tourism from a worldview. Emphasizing Spain since it is a country of particular relevance in producing olive oil, especially in Andalusia, the region's most prolific when it comes to olive oil production is concerne

An exploratory study of olive tourism consumers

The Purpose – The production of olive oil is one of the most important agricultural activities in Mediterranean countries. As such, and given the importance of wine and food tourism in recent years, there is a potential commitment to the development of olive tourism. Design – This paper aims to analyse the kind of the tourist for whom one of the reasons for travelling to a certain destination is to get to know the production of olive oil. Methodology – The methodology for conducting this research was based on fieldwork to learn about different aspects of tourists interested in learning about olive oil production. Approach – In this paper we present the results of fieldwork in Andalusia (Spain), the most important olive oil producing area in the world, to understand the relationship between olive oil and tourism. This paper also tries to create a profile of this kind of tourist. Findings – The results show the significant judgement that respondent tourists make of this agricultural activity, their satisfaction with the experience and also their relationship with rural activities and culture. Originality of the research – This paper is one of the first studies to be carried out in an important destination for olive tourism in Europe

Is positive self-perception a determinant of cardiovascular performance? A didactic and sustainable view in female university students

Traditionally women have been less active and physically active than men. Although the recent literature indicates this gender gap, the sexes' difference when practicing sport seems to be decreasing. This study framework's importance could be reflected in the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) proposed by UNESCO, which highlight the need to generate strategies to improve health (SDG 3) and equalize opportunities between men and women (SDG 4). The reasons for these differences are multifactorial, with intrinsic and extrinsic motivations indicated as requiring further research. Self-perception in physical performance has been documented to influence women to perform the exercise and physical activity. Therefore, this research aimed to identify and healthy women's self-perception and motivations to perform in a VO2max test. A total of 31 women (21.12 ± 2.01) completed the research. The study was divided into two principal tests. On the one hand, the measurement of a sub-maximal incremental stress test following established ASCM indications. Heart rate and ventilatory parameters were measured during the stress test using a metabolic measurement system and a gas analyser. After the test, the study sample completed the self-completed Healthy Lifestyle Questionnaire and the International Short Form Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ-SF), and the Self Report of Reasons for Physical Activity (AMPEF). Correlation between VO2Max and average weight and body image (r = .001) was detected, showing the positive relationship between both values. The results obtained help confirm the importance of a positive self-perception in women regarding their weight and body image for better physical performance. Although these findings cannot be generalized, they establish a potential relationship between better physical performance and self-perception in most adults.Work carried out by Research Group, Pontifical University of Comillas, CESAG, Palma, Spain and SICA Research group HUM 564 (Expresión Corporal) Project PROMOTEX (University of Málaga)

Acute effect on working memory in trained university students: A continuous exercise in different environments

The associated benefits of physical exercise on cognition have been studied in terms of different variables. These benefits in natural environments have been studied during the last decades, and several investigations have shown contradictory results, it could be explained by the diversity of methodological variables that influence the results. The present study aims to analyse the acute effect of a 10 km resistance test in two environments (natural and artificial) on working memory, evaluated with the Digit Span Test. Thirteen highly trained University Students exceeded the inclusion criteria for the study, the methodological recommendations found in previous studies were implemented. The physical exercise intervention was running 10 kilometres at a rate of between 4.00 min/km and 4.10 min/km. This exercise was done in two circuits, in an artificial and natural environment. The subjective perception of effort and the control over the difficulty of the two circuits were controlled to confirm the same level of intensity. One-way ANOVA with Pre-Artificial Environment Condition (0.23 ± 0.16) and Post Artificial Environment Condition (0.94 ± 0.03)] revealed a significant main effect of environment condition, t (13) = 2.14, p < .05, d = 0.62. The results obtained showed how the natural environment produced significant improvements however, the artificial environment improved the results in the cognitive test, although not significantly. The results could be explained by the theory of restoration of attention that natural environments represent, confirming the hypothesis that the performance of physical exercise in natural environments produces an additional effect on working memory

Motivation and self-efficacy influence in the academic performance of Secondary students-athletes

The present study investigated the relationship between Academic Performance, Goal-orientations, Motivation, self-efficacy and Academic satisfaction. Seventy-four healthy secondary school students-athletes participated in the present research. The results showed correlations between the different variables analysed. Thus, we found a positive correlation between self-efficacy and qualifications, and task-goals with achievements-motive. However, the avoidance of negative judgments correlates negatively with task-goals and positively with inhibitor anxiety. Comparative analysis showed that were no differences according to gender, although significant differences were depending on the level of academic, mainly in ego-goals. Finally, another comparative analysis using the scores an independent variable, showed that students with higher grades presented more orientation to the goals-task and greater self-efficacy. The present study demonstrates a positive correlation between self-efficacy and ratings or score, task-goals, and achievements-motive. Thus, we can suggest an individualized study of each child where self-efficacy could be seen as a means of predicting new results