Del maestro de primeras letras al magisterio burgalés : la Escuela Normal de Maestros (1845-1868).

Comprender la situación de los maestros de las escuelas primarias y la formación del profesorado en la primera mitad del siglo XIX a través de las percepciones e interpretaciones de los sujetos que intervienen en la acción. Se trata de localizar, en primer lugar, a través de las fuentes primarias, todos los documentos relativos a las escuelas de primeras letras y normal, y posteriormente realizar una interpretación histórica de los datos haciendo una crítica interna a través de las fuentes impresas y secundarias. Se trata de una investigación histórico educativa basada en los vestigios o huellas, testimonios o documentos que nos han dejado instituciones, maestros, alumnos, políticos y empleados públicos por medio de correspondencia, solicitudes, propuestas, actas y certificaciones, a partir de los cuales se construye la memoria y los orígenes de la formación del magisterio burgalés. Otro procedimiento utilizado para interpretar los datos estadísticos es el método experimental. El número reducido de titulados, la demanda excesiva de maestros en una sociedad iletrada y el carácter provincial de las escuelas formativas convierten estos estudios en una carrera corta y de fácil acceso para las clases más humildes, prefiriendo los de mayor nivel económico otros estudios. Las características de los maestros se pueden resumir en: pléyade de hombres y mujeres perseverantes en su vocación, conformistas y sin ambiciones de ascenso, siguen el oficio de sus padres, con aprendizajes vicarios, y sin conocimiento pedagógicos que reproducen los métodos rutinarios y triviales heredados. La enseñanza está contaminada de principios ideológicos y religiosos. La formación del profesorado y la evolución de la enseñanza dependen de la intervención que a nivel administrativo, realizan los diferentes grupos ideológicos y políticos, ya se dictando leyes o aportando fondos para su financiación.

Escuelas, higiene y educaci??n f??sica : la educaci??n f??sica en las memorias de pr??cticas de las alumnas de la Escuela Normal de Badajoz (1919-1926)

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Cognitive function in normal aging and in older adults with mild cognitive impairment

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Una experiencia de formaci??n de profesores de segunda ense??anza : la Escuela Normal de filosof??a (1846-1852)

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Contribuci??n de la Escuela Normal Central de Maestros a la educaci??n femenina en el siglo XIX (1858-1887)

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Viewpoint-Based Ambient Occlusion

We've developed a new ambient occlusion technique based on an information-theoretic framework. Essentially, our method computes a weighted visibility from each object polygon to all viewpoints; we then use these visibility values to obtain the information associated with each polygon. So, just as a viewpoint has information about the model's polygons, the polygons gather information on the viewpoints. We therefore have two measures associated with an information channel defined by the set of viewpoints as input and the object's polygons as output, or vice versa. From this polygonal information, we obtain an occlusion map that serves as a classic ambient occlusion technique. Our approach also offers additional applications, including an importance-based viewpoint-selection guide, and a means of enhancing object features and producing nonphotorealistic object visualizations

Impacto do excesso de peso sobre a fisiologia normal da pele humana in vivo

A obesidade é um problema de saúde pública com prevalência crescente, nomeadamente em Portugal, onde mais de 50% da população é obesa. As consequências fisiopatológicas do peso excessivo têm grande impacto a nível cutâneo. Contudo, existem ainda poucos estudos sobre a fisiologia cutânea, não existindo qualquer estratificação destas alterações em função do peso corporal. O presente estudo pretende contribuir para o estudo das alterações ao nível da hidratação e comportamento biomecânico com o aumento de peso. Este estudo transversal foi efetuado numa amostra de conveniência de 57 voluntárias, do sexo feminino, com idades compreendidas entre os 20 e os 46 (30±8) anos. As voluntárias foram divididas em dois grupos - Grupo I, com IMC entre 19,9 e 24,9 Kg/m2 e Grupo II, entre 25 e 29,9 Kg/m2. Foi efetuada uma única determinação da hidratação superficial, perda transepidérmica de água e comportamento biomecânico da pele (métodos não-invasivos). Os dados obtidos permitem-nos verificar que o aumento de peso influencia positivamente os níveis de hidratação e perda transepidérmica de água e de forma negativa o comportamento biomecânico da pele. Apesar do interesse destes resultados torna-se necessário realizar mais estudos, com maior número de indivíduos, de forma a melhor esclarecer a sua natureza e significado.

Inter-comparisons of articulation tests on normal and hard-of-hearing listeners

This paper discusses a study undertaken to test various speech discrimination tests.

Structural analysis of narratives produced by normal-hearing and deaf children

This dissertation presents two experiments investigating the structural analysis of narratives produced by normal-hearing and hearing-impaired children. The results suggest that the evaluation of deaf children’s language at a discourse level is both possible and more relevant to academic achievement than traditional assessment procedures that focus on assessing language at a word, phrase or sentence level.

Novel word-learning for normal-hearing and hearing-impaired children

The study was designed to determine the appropriateness of a novel word-learning paradigm for normal-hearing and hearing-impaired children as well as to explore the nature of word-learning abilities for both groups. Pilot data was gathered to determine the number of words learned following separate intervals and throughout the test session.

Recognizing emotion in illustrations and photographs: Comparing responses of children who are deaf or hard of hearing with those of children with normal hearing

Recognizing emotions are something children do everyday, whether it is identifying that mom is sad because she lost her job or that a character in a story is mad because no one will listen to him. The purpose of this study is to find out if recognizing emotions is easier to do with realistic photographs or illustrations.

Comparing auditory steady state response and auditory brainstem response in normal hearing adults

This paper presents a study examining auditory steady state response (ASSR) assessments compared to auditory brainstem response (ABR) assessments. The study examines the relationship between behavioral thresholds, click- and toneburst-ABR thresholds, and ASSR thresholds for normal hearing subjects using the commercially available GSI Audera instrument.

Tactile perception of rhythmic patterns in normal, blind, deaf and aphasic children

This paper is a review of a study to determine if perception through rhythm is contingent upon auditory experience.

Tone burst sensitivity in normal and sensorineural hearing impaired listeners

This paper discusses a study to predict the pure tone audiogram from the results of electric response audiometry utilizing frequency-selective tone burst stimuli.

The effect of click rate in variance ratios for auditory brainstem responses in normal hearing ears

This paper investigates the effect of varying presentation (click) rates in variance ratios for auditory brainstem responses (ABR).