Relationship between Learning and Psychomotor Skills in Early Childhood Education

Psychomotor skills are, among others, an aspect particularly valuable for structuring the teaching–learning process of infant schoolchildren. For this reason, a study was carried out with the aim of describing and comparing the socio-demographic, psychomotor, and learning levels of schoolchildren in the second stage of infant education. Ninety-five pupils from the second cycle of infant education in the capital of Granada took part in this study. A sociodemographic questionnaire, the movement assessment battery for children-2 (MABC-2), and the preschool learning behaviour scale (PLBS) were used to collect data. The main results show that manual dexterity appears as the main motor factor and similar figures in the three dimensions of learning behaviours. On the other hand, balance and learning behaviours were higher in 6-year-old schoolchildren. In terms of gender, girls obtained higher values for the level of the learning behaviour variables. A positive correlation was found between the dimensions of learning and motor activity

Effect of exercise on bone health in children and adolescents with cancer during and after oncological treatment: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Background: Although regular physical activity and exercise programs might improve bone health caused by oncological treatment and the disease itself, it remains unknown the pooled effect of exercise interventions following frequency, intensity, time and type prescriptions. Objective: This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to synthesise evidence regarding the effectiveness of exercise interventions on bone health in children and adolescents with cancer during and after oncological treatment. Methods: A systematic search was conducted in the MEDLINE (via PubMed), Web of Science and Scopus databases from November 2021 to January 2022. Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and non-RCTs reporting pre-post changes of the effectiveness of exercise interventions on DXA-measured bone parameters in young population (1–19 years) during or after oncological treatment were included. Pooled (ESs) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CIs) were calculated. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines were followed. Results: A total of eight trials with 341 participants were included. The metaanalyses did not reveal a statistically significant increase in whole body areal bone mineral density (ES = 0.10; 95%CI: −0.14, 0.34), lumbar spine (ES = 0.03; 95%CI: −0.21, 0.26) or femoral neck (ES = 0.10; 95%CI: −0.37, 0.56). Similarly, during the oncological treatment phase the ES was 0.04 (95%CI: −0.17, 0.25) and after the ES was 0.07 (95%CI: −0.20, 0.33). Conclusion: To date, exercise interventions have been inappropriate and therefore, ineffective to illustrate any beneficial effect on bone health in children and adolescents with cancer during and after oncological treatment.Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (ref: PID2020-117302RA-I00La Caixa Foundation (ref: LCF/BQ/PR19/11700007)the University of Granada Plan Propio de Investigación 2021-Excellence actions: Unit of Excellence on Exercise, Nutrition and Health (UCEENS)CIBEROBN, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (CB22/03/ 00058Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación and Unión Europea – European Regional Development Fund. AM-P is recipient of a predoctoral fellowship (FPU20/05530) by the Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport. EU-G is supported by the Maria Zambrano fellowship by the Ministerio de Universidades y la Unión Europea—NextGenerationEU

Promoting Professional Development for Teachers Through a Scale of Competence Assessment

Competencies are a key factor in the professional development of teachers. Additionally, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in education are becoming increasingly important due to their potential in the field of education. The combination of both makes it easier to perform a comprehensive assessment of the level of competences of students in the Teacher Degree. The design of tasks and activities in order to promote their assessment enable classroom intervention. Indeed, this paper presents how ICTs have been used in university teaching. In order to respond to the evolution of training needs, we present a valid and reliable evaluation tool for professional competencies and learning results for prospective teachers (Pre-School and Primary Education). We applied for students from the Teacher Degree in their practicum period. Indeed, different learning and assessment tasks have been designed, some related to “correct” or “incorrect” teaching practices. This implies that the students have not only to do their tasks but to identify and to differentiate what is correct in their professional development. Finally, the instrument enables the assessment of the level of professional competencies acquired by prospective teachers during their training period

Características clínicas y psicosociales de personas con fibromialgia. Repercusión del diagnóstico sobre sus actividades

Actualmente se sabe muy poco de las características de las personas diagnosticadas de fibromialgia, su grado de incapacidad y la respuesta del sistema sanitario. Los objetivos de este trabajo son: conocer el perfil sociodemográfico, clínico y psicosocial de las y los pacientes con fibromialgia; describir la respuesta que obtienen del sistema sanitario, y estudiar la repercusión de este síndrome en las actividades habituales de las personas que lo padecen, incluyendo las del ámbito laboral. La fibromialgia fue diagnosticada mayoritariamente en mujeres. Causa una mala percepción del estado de salud y situaciones de incapacidad laboral, afectando negativamente al entorno familiar de la persona que la padece

Funcionalidad familiar, inteligencia emocional y adherencia a la dieta mediterránea en estudiantes de educación primaria. Un modelo explicativo

Currently, the family environment is conceived as a fundamental element for the adequate development of adolescents, which is why the present research has the objectives of developing an explanatory model of the incidence of family functionality and emotional intelligence on adherence to the Mediterranean diet in adolescents (b) to contrast the structural model by means of a multigroup analysis according to the degree of adherence to this dietary pattern. For this purpose, a descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out using the KIDMED, APGAR and TMMS-24 questionnaires. Finally, the results show that optimal adherence to the Mediterranean diet is positively related to family functionality, while low adherence to this dietary pattern is negatively related.Actualmente, el seno familiar está concebido como un elemento fundamental para el desarrollo adecuado de los adolescentes, es por ello que la actual investigación presenta los objetivos de desarrollar un modelo explicativo de la incidencia de la funcionalidad familiar y la inteligencia emocional sobre la adherencia a la dieta mediterránea en adolescentes (b) contrastar el modelo estructural mediante un análisis multigrupo en función del grado de adherencia hacia dicho patrón dietético. Para ello se ha realizado un estudio descriptivo de corte transversal, donde se han utilizado el cuestionario KIDMED, APGAR y TMMS-24. Finalmente, los resultados aluden a que una adherencia óptima hacia la dieta mediterránea se relaciona positivamente con la funcionalidad familiar, mientras que una baja adherencia hacia dicho patrón dietético se relaciona negativamente

Accidentes deportivos en espacios abiertos y cerrados. Una revisión sistemática

El aumento de la demanda y práctica de actividad física está incrementando el número de lesiones y accidentes deportivos. Atendiendo a esta premisa, el objetivo que refleja la presente investigación es el de analizar la accidentalidad en la práctica de actividad física en diferentes modalidades en espacios abiertos y cerrados. Para ello, se ha seguido la declaración PRISMA, abarcando los artículos ubicados en la Web of Science durante los últimos cinco años. Los términos de investigación han sido “sport” “physical activity” y “accident” y se han incluido investigaciones con un diseño metodológico cuantitativo y cualitativo, obteniendo un cuerpo de 20 artículos. Los principales resultados obtenidos en los deportes practicados al aire libre aluden a que las actividades que más accidentes deportivos originan son las que se desarrollan en el ámbito natural, y que los practicantes más experimentados son los que sufren los accidentes más graves en deportes invernales. Finalmente, en los deportes de interior, se analizaron las modalidades más alternativas, sin embargo, no se pudieron establecer las causas y factores que se daban, debido a la modalidad de los deportes

Descriptive study of the perceived motivational climate towards sport according to the sex of the future teachers of Physical Education

El clima motivacional hacia el deporte, representa uno de los principales factores psicosociales más estudiados en el ámbito educativo de la Educación Física y la práctica deportiva, a través de la teoría de metas de logro y de la autodeterminación, pues en función del tipo de orientación, se puede constituir el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje y los estilos de vida saludables. Este estudio realizado en las ocho provincias de Andalucía para una muestra de 775 estudiantes universitarios (futuros docentes) que cursan la mención de Educación Física en el grado de Educación Primaria, tiene como objetivo definir el clima motivacional percibido hacia el deporte, así como establecer las principales diferencias en función del sexo. Como instrumento de evaluación, se empleó el cuestionario PMCSQ-2 y un cuestionario de tipo ad-hoc para el registro de las variables de carácter sociodemográfico. Se reportaron diferencias estadísticamente significativas para las dos dimensiones del clima motivacional según el sexo de los sujetos de estudio, donde se determinó que tanto en el clima tarea como en el ego, los estudiantes varones mostraban valores más elevados. Se enfatiza la importancia que poseen los docentes de Educación Física a la hora de fomentar un modelo de clima motivacional en el grupo de clase, donde cada vez es más común dar importancia al proceso frente a los resultados, se potencia el trabajo cooperativo y se valora el esfuerzo para adquirir una mejora.The motivational climate towards sport, represents one of the main psychosocial factors most studied in the educational field of Physical Education and sports practice, through the theory of achievement goals and self-determination, as depending on the type of orientation, the teaching-learning process and healthy lifestyles can be constituted. This study conducted in the eight provinces of Andalusia for a sample of 775 university students (future teachers) who attend the mention of Physical Education in the degree of Primary Education, aims to define the perceived motivational climate towards sport, as well as establish the Main differences according to sex. As an assessment instrument, the PMCSQ-2 questionnaire and an ad-hoc questionnaire were used to record variables of a socio-demographic nature. Statistically significant differences were reported for the two dimensions of the motivational climate according to the sex of the study subjects, where it was determined that both in the task climate and in the ego, the male students showed higher values. Emphasis is placed on the importance of Physical Education teachers when promoting a motivational climate model in the class group, where it is increasingly common to give importance to the process in the face of results, cooperative work is strengthened and value the effort to acquire an improvement

Conductas violentas según género y ocio de pantalla en escolares de la provincia de Granada

Aggressive behaviors in schoolchildren represent a phenomenon that generates great concern, because it is in childhood that many aspects of personality begin. Also, multiple studies have shown how these types of behaviors can relate to various factors, such as peer groups, family environment or specific leisure habits. This descriptive and cross - sectional study aims to study the violent behavior of a sample of 530 schoolchildren in the province of Granada, as well as to relate these behaviors to the gender and the leisure time of participants’ screen. An Ad Hoc questionnaire and the Violent Behavior Scale in the School (Little et al., 2003) are used as main instruments. The results reveal higher levels of Manifest of pure and reactive type for the male gender, which could be due to higher levels of impulsivity associated with hormonal factors and sociocultural components. Likewise, a proportional relation between television hours and violent behaviors is obtained, increasing the average values in Manifest and Relational Aggressiveness by increasing the levels of screen leisure; Which demonstrates the negative influence exerted by the abusive use of television in this problematic.Los comportamientos agresivos en escolares representan un fenómeno que genera gran preocupación, pues es en la niñez donde se inician muchos aspectos de la personalidad. Asimismo, múltiples estudios han demostrado como este tipo de conductas pueden relacionares con diversos factores, como son los grupos de pares, el entorno familiar o hábitos de ocio concretos. Este estudio de tipo descriptivo y corte transversal, pretende estudiar las conductas violentas de una muestra de 530 escolares de la provincia de Granada, así como relacionar estos comportamientos con el género y las horas de ocio de pantalla de los participantes. Se utilizan como principales instrumentos un cuestionario Ad Hoc y la Escala de Conductas Violentas en la Escuela (Little, Henrich, Jones y Hawley 2003). Los resultados revelan niveles superiores de Agresividad Manifiesta de tipo puro y reactivo para el género masculino, lo que podría deberse a mayores niveles de impulsividad asociados a factores hormonales y componentes de tipo sociocultural. Asimismo, se obtiene una relación proporcional entre las horas de televisión y las conductas violentas, aumentando los valores medios en Agresividad Manifiesta y Relacional al aumentar los niveles de ocio de pantalla; lo que demuestra la influencia negativa que ejerce el uso abusivo de televisión en esta problemática

Relation between the Multiple Intelligence Theory and the physical activity. Bibliographical review

El objetivo de este trabajo, es analizar los estudios empíricos de las Inteligencias Múltiples, destacando de forma más precisa, aquellos en los que se aprecia una influencia de la práctica de actividad física en el desarrollo de esta teoría. Se ha llevado a cabo una exhaustiva búsqueda en las principales bases de datos Web of Science, SCOPUS, Science Direct y Dialnet utilizando las palabras clave "inteligencias múltiples", "actividad física", "educación física" e "inteligencia cinético-corporal”. A lo largo del presente estudio se determinan las principales corrientes investigativas que tienen por eje la teoría de las Inteligencias Múltiples, seleccionando, por los criterios de inclusión, los artículos más relevantes hasta completar un total de 53 estudios revisados, entre los que destacan los estudios realizados entre futbolistas o estudiantes de educación física y deportiva.The aim of this work, is to analyse empirical studies of Multiple Intelligences, highlighting more precisely, those in which we appreciate an influence of the practice of physical activity in the development of this theory. An exhaustive search has been carried out in the main scientific databases Web of Science, SCOPUS, Science Direct and Dialnet, using the key words “multiple intelligence”, “physical activity”, “physical education” and “corporal-kinesthetic intelligence”. Along the present study main research streams which have the Multiple Intelligences Theory, selecting, for the inclusion criteria, the most excellent articles up to completing a whole of 53 checked studies, which studies among footballers or students of Physical Education and Sport

COVID-19 outbreaks in a transmission control scenario: challenges posed by social and leisure activities, and for workers in vulnerable conditions, Spain, early summer 2020

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 community-wide transmission declined in Spain by early May 2020, being replaced by outbreaks and sporadic cases. From mid-June to 2 August, excluding single household outbreaks, 673 outbreaks were notified nationally, 551 active (>6,200 cases) at the time. More than half of these outbreaks and cases coincided with: (i) social (family/friends’ gatherings or leisure venues) and (ii) occupational (mainly involving workers in vulnerable conditions) settings. Control measures were accordingly applied