Acercamiento de la ecuación de primer grado desde la modelación

Se presenta un avance de investigación en el cual se aborda el estudio de algunas relaciones lineales a través de procesos de modelación matemática.

La comprensión del concepto de continuidad en el marco de la teoría de Pirie y Kieren

La mayoría de personas involucradas directa o indirectamente con la Educación Matemática estamos de acuerdo en que la comprensión de conceptos es el aspecto más relevante en la enseñanza y el aprendizaje de las Matemáticas. Nuestro objetivo es diseñar y aplicar una entrevista semiestructurada de carácter socrático, para describir cómo comprenden el concepto de Continuidad cuatro estudiantes de cursos de cálculo diferencial en Instituciones oficiales de la ciudad de Medellín. Para alcanzar este objetivo utilizamos la entrevista semiestructurada de carácter socrático, como instrumento principal de recolección de información, así como observaciones y materiales escritos; la entrevista a su vez se convirtió en una estrategia metodológica para mejorar la comprensión de los estudiantes, en el marco de la Teoría de Pirie y Kieren, nuestro Marco Teórico.

Modelación matemática en el aula clase: una producción de modelos lineales desde el contexto del cultivo de plátano

Este artículo presenta algunos resultados de investigación, que se viene desarrollando bajo el método de estudio de caso en una institución rural de la Región de Urabá, con el propósito de analizar un proceso de modelación matemática. Esto fue posible, al permitirles a los estudiantes generar modelos lineales desde una situación en el contexto del cultivo plátano. Y al final, se presentan algunos resultados, resaltando el papel del contexto cotidiano incluido en la enseñanza de las Matemáticas, para mediar el uso de las letras como variables, en correspondencia entre el contexto cotidiano y las matemáticas.

Stereotypes of Age Differences in Personality Traits: Universal and Accurate?

Age trajectories for personality traits are known to be similar across cultures. To address whether stereotypes of age groups reflect these age-related changes in personality, we asked participants in 26 countries (N = 3,323) to rate typical adolescents, adults, and old persons in their own country. Raters across nations tended to share similar beliefs about different age groups; adolescents were seen as impulsive, rebellious, undisciplined, preferring excitement and novelty, whereas old people were consistently considered lower on impulsivity, activity, antagonism, and Openness. These consensual age group stereotypes correlated strongly with published age differences on the five major dimensions of personality and most of 30 specific traits, using as criteria of accuracy both self-reports and observer ratings, different survey methodologies, and data from up to 50 nations. However, personal stereotypes were considerably less accurate, and consensual stereotypes tended to exaggerate differences across age groups.

The PREDICTS database: a global database of how local terrestrial biodiversity responds to human impacts

Biodiversity continues to decline in the face of increasing anthropogenic pressures such as habitat destruction, exploitation, pollution and introduction of alien species. Existing global databases of species' threat status or population time series are dominated by charismatic species. The collation of datasets with broad taxonomic and biogeographic extents, and that support computation of a range of biodiversity indicators, is necessary to enable better understanding of historical declines and to project - and avert - future declines. We describe and assess a new database of more than 1.6 million samples from 78 countries representing over 28,000 species, collated from existing spatial comparisons of local-scale biodiversity exposed to different intensities and types of anthropogenic pressures, from terrestrial sites around the world. The database contains measurements taken in 208 (of 814) ecoregions, 13 (of 14) biomes, 25 (of 35) biodiversity hotspots and 16 (of 17) megadiverse countries. The database contains more than 1% of the total number of all species described, and more than 1% of the described species within many taxonomic groups - including flowering plants, gymnosperms, birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, beetles, lepidopterans and hymenopterans. The dataset, which is still being added to, is therefore already considerably larger and more representative than those used by previous quantitative models of biodiversity trends and responses. The database is being assembled as part of the PREDICTS project (Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity In Changing Terrestrial Systems - http://www.predicts.org.uk). We make site-level summary data available alongside this article. The full database will be publicly available in 2015.

Revenue diversification in higher education: the case of Portugal

Socio-economic changes, alterations in societal expectations and new public policies have put pressures on higher education public funding, bringing the issue of funding diversification to the forefront. Income diversification, namely, generation of funds from private, as well as from competitive public sources, has become increasingly important in European higher education due to a complex financial environment and perceived deficit of innovation transfer. Although there are numerous studies about changes in national funding systems and allocation mechanisms, few have focused on diversification of funding sources, especially in the European context, making Portugal no exception. Thus, this study aims at exploring income diversification at the institutional level and its influence on the internal organisational structures. For this purpose two Portuguese public universities were chosen as case studies. The empirical material was collected through semi-structured interviews with top management and middle management of each university and through documentary analysis. Data analysis demonstrated that both universities are in the process of institutionalizing and formalising practices of income diversification, notably by getting more professional in how they are dealing with external stakeholders, such as businesses, local community, and students. However, the study also revealed that there is no formal, organised strategy to deal with income diversification. In general, the universities are reacting to external demands rather than pro-actively exploring opportunities. In this respect, the analysis determined several factors that promote or inhibit income diversification activities. Quality and favourable organizational culture were named by the interviewees as the most relevant factors for successful income diversification. External factors such as legal arrangements and funding conditions were cited as major constraints. This research has also revealed that revenue diversification activities tend to develop along the continuum towards higher sophistication and systematisation of activities that are supported by a powerful infrastructure. Together with efforts at the institutional level, the role of government policies proves to be crucial in providing tools and incentives to higher education institutions and creating a harmonious higher education system.

The PREDICTS database: a global database of how local terrestrial biodiversity responds to human impacts

Biodiversity continues to decline in the face of increasing anthropogenic pressures such as habitat destruction, exploitation, pollution and introduction of alien species. Existing global databases of species’ threat status or population time series are dominated by charismatic species. The collation of datasets with broad taxonomic and biogeographic extents, and that support computation of a range of biodiversity indicators, is necessary to enable better understanding of historical declines and to project – and avert – future declines. We describe and assess a new database of more than 1.6 million samples from 78 countries representing over 28,000 species, collated from existing spatial comparisons of local-scale biodiversity exposed to different intensities and types of anthropogenic pressures, from terrestrial sites around the world. The database contains measurements taken in 208 (of 814) ecoregions, 13 (of 14) biomes, 25 (of 35) biodiversity hotspots and 16 (of 17) megadiverse countries. The database contains more than 1% of the total number of all species described, and more than 1% of the described species within many taxonomic groups – including flowering plants, gymnosperms, birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, beetles, lepidopterans and hymenopterans. The dataset, which is still being added to, is therefore already considerably larger and more representative than those used by previous quantitative models of biodiversity trends and responses. The database is being assembled as part of the PREDICTS project (Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity In Changing Terrestrial Systems – www.predicts.org.uk). We make site-level summary data available alongside this article. The full database will be publicly available in 2015.

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Encuentro Jóvenes Empresarios

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Sembrando la Bogotá que Soñamos

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Inauguración Mundo Aventura

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El pacto de cumplimiento y la garantía de los derechos colectivos

Una de las etapas procesales de mayor importancia en las nuevas acciones populares corresponde a la denominada audiencia especial para pacto de cumplimiento. En apariencia se trata de una audiencia similar a la de conciliación, pero sus antecedentes, interpretación jurisprudencial práctica y judicial, muestran novedosos aspectos que vale la pena conocer e investigar. La audiencia especial para pacto de cumplimiento es, ante todo, la oportunidad para analizar los acuerdos que permitan la protección efectiva de los derechos colectivos y, si es posible, el restablecimiento de las cosas al estado en que se encontraban antes de ser perturbadas. La ventaja de esta audiencia es que en ella se pueden obtener soluciones reales, discutidas entre los intervinientes, con el compromiso respaldado por sus firmas de levar a cabo las medidas convenidas y con el seguimiento de un comité o de una auditor para apoyar al juez en la búsqueda del cumplimiento de los acuerdos plasmados en la sentencia.