Socioeconomic status, parental support, motivation and self-confidence in youth competitive sport

World Conference on Psychology and Sociology 2012

Análisis y valoración de las relaciones entre el estado de ánimo y la ansiedad en relación al resultado en jóvenes futbolistas

368 p.

Manifestación de la ansiedad cognitiva y la ansiedad somática en jugadoras de deportes colectivos: fútbol y voleibol

[ES] En los últimos años se constata un aumento de la práctica de deporte por parte de la mujer. Este hecho demanda análisis desde las diferentes áreas científicas, desde la que se aborda el hecho deportivo. En este estudio se ha examinado las dimensiones de los estados de ansiedad (ansiedad cognitiva, autoconfianza y ansiedad somática) que se generan en jóvenes jugadoras de fútbol y voleibol en las pre-post resultado, así como las diferencias significativas que se dan entre estos dos deportes colectivos de distinto nivel competitivo e implementación segmentaría corporal.

Project work in a Basque L2 classroom: students’ perceptions

[EN] Project Work has been acknowledged as an efficient medium for language learning for more than two decades (Stoller, 2006) according to the numerous successful applications of project-based programmes that have been reported. In spite of the lack of sufficient controlled studies to assess the benefits of project work, and the existence of some studies giving evidence of students discontent with project work, the reports given by second language (SL) and foreign language students (FL) who have experienced project based instruction give support to the success attributed to project-based learning, as they recognised having improved language skills, learnt content, developed real life skills, as well as gained in self-confidence and motivation (Sierra, 2008 and 2011; Stoller, 2006). The aim of the present study is to explore some key issues involved in implementing a project-based programme focusing on the students’ perceptions of learning gains, their views on the collaborative assessment scheme used in the programme, and the students’ overall evaluations of the implementation of project work in a post-compulsory secondary education context in Navarre, Spain, with students learning Basque as a second language. A group of 12 students enrolled in a project work based programme participated in the study. Results showed that the students’ perceptions were very positive concerning doing projects, learning gains and group work, although more grammar instruction and teacher-fronted activities were requested by the students. However, the collaborative assessment process and the use of a Notebook/Diary as a reflection tool bore mixed evaluations.