Ramón Fernández Pulido

Medición de la visualización espacial mediante tests informatizados

ResumenDesde la corriente cognitiva que impulsa la construccion de tests polifaceticos, se han disenado cuatro tests informatizados de Visualizacion Espacial empleando tareas similares a las clasicas de doblado de papel, desarrollo de superficies, recuento de bloques y rompecabezas. En una muestra de 501 alumnos universitarios se analizan los efectos de las facetas sobre los tiempos de reaccion y la precision. Como se esperaba, solo algunas condiciones de las tareas implican el uso de las transformaciones mentales definitorias del constructo de Visualizacion. Se enfatiza la importancia de estos resultados para la construccion y validacion de los tests espaciales.

Influencia de la calidad de vida, la participación y la resiliencia en el desarrollo de alumnos de educación primaria

The aims of this research were to assess the quality of life, participation in leisure activities and resilience of primary school students, and to identify personal and environmental factors that limit or enhance their wellbeing and positive development. 156 primary students from the autonomic communities of Castilla y Leon and Andalucia, aged between 10 and 13 years old, participated in the research. 80 of them had special educational needs (SEN). The instruments used were Quality of Life questionnaire KIDSCREEN-27, Children’s Assessment of Participation, Enjoyment and Preference CAPE/PAC, and a Spanish version of Child and Youth Resilience Measure CYRM. Participants had high scores on quality of life and resilience and moderate scores in participation in recreation and leisure activities. Students with SEN scored less than their peers on perception of emotional well-being, resilient resources and participation in physical activities. These results provide information to develop an indicators framework based on inclusion and quality of life of models.