The Computer as Coach: An Athletic Paradigm for Intellectual Education

Over the next five years, computer games will find their way into a vast number of American homes, creating a unique educational opportunity: the development of "computer coaches" for the serious intellectual skills required by some of these games. From the player's perspective, the coach will provide advice regarding strategy and tactics for better play. But, from the perspective of the coach, the request for help is an opportunity to tutor basic mathematical, scientific or other kinds of knowledge that the game exercises.

Serious thoughts, generated by perusing Lord Brougham's Discourse of Natural Theology; with a few broad hints on education and politics.

The titles of parts 2 and 3 differ somewhat from that of part 1; the cover has the half-title:- "New Sanctuary of Progressive Thought and Science".

La place de Jean-Jacques Rousseau dans la philosophie kantienne de l'éducation

En vue de saisir la pensée kantienne dans toute sa virulence, on ne peut jamais faire abstraction de la place éminente de Jean-Jacques Rousseau dans cette philosophie qui ne cesse pas à marquer, à définir et à poser des jalons de la pensée moderne. À cet égard, si le Genevois communique les grandes leçons de sa théorie de l’homme sous la guise d’une éducation, il s’agit ici non pas d’une philosophie de l’éducation mais bien plus d’une philosophie comme éducation. C’est effectivement cette thèse que Kant reprend, suit et enrichie d’une manière sui generis pour renverser l’ordre théorique mais surtout pratique de religion-moralité-devoir et libérer une fois pour toutes la morale des dogmes théologiques et finalement pour édifier une philosophie pratique comme l’éducation de l’espèce humaine. Le but de cette étude est de jeter quelques lumières sur la place sans pareille de Jean-Jacques Rousseau dans la philosophie kantienne de l’éducation.

Crítica da modernidade e marxismo weberiano: aspectos da trajetória indisciplinada de Michael Löwy

Em sua vasta trajetória intelectual – que atravessa os múltiplos campos teóricos das ciências humanas – Michael Löwy destacou-se pela capacidade de estabelecer um diálogo profícuo entre tradições diversas do pensamento social. Partindo desta constatação, o objetivo deste artigo é a apresentação e sistematização de alguns aspectos decisivos da trajetória teórica e intelectual de Michael Löwy, com ênfase especial: 1) na importância da sua formação intelectual, ainda no Brasil (no final da década de 1950), para a constituição de uma leitura não-dogmática do marxismo; e 2) sua incorporação da dialética no diagnóstico weberiano da modernidade. O artigo argumenta que essa interpretação “aberta” do marxismo permitiu-lhe reinterpretar autores do passado — como Marx e Weber — a partir das condições de possibilidade do cenário histórico e intelectual contemporâneo. Esta disposição para enfrentar os desafios do presente sem abandonar as perspectivas do passado comprova a importância da obra de Löwy para as ciências sociais e, mais especificamente, para o marxismo contemporâneo.

Competencias para la comprensión de textos y el pensamiento crítico en nivel medio y universitario

La Tesis intenta presentar un estado de la cuestión en las temáticas de comprensión lectora y pensamiento crítico, dos dimensiones centrales de la educación media y universitaria. En la primera, se halla implicada toda una gama de operaciones y habilidades cognoscitivas que confluyen para producir un logro intelectual básico, la captación de los significados de un texto escrito, vehículo privilegiado para la adquisición del conocimiento en la educación formal. Pero, puesto que a la compresión ha de seguir el discernimiento, tanto de la validez formal cuanto del contenido de verdad, se ha de procurar también el desarrollo de habilidades y competencias que van más allá de las básicas y que parcialmente son las que la investigación actual aborda bajo el título de pensamiento crítico. Sin embargo, dados algunos límites que a nuestro juicio muestran los enfoques contemporáneos (que hemos sintetizado como formalismo-funcionalismo), en la segunda instancia de la tesis pretendemos, por una parte, mostrar nuestros propios modos e instrumentos para evaluar ambas competencias y, por otra, plasmar una propuesta de intervención pedagógica en la cual se contribuya a promover objetivos integrales de la educación intelectual, tratando de superar las limitaciones anotadas.

A OCUPAÇÃO RACIONAL DA ARTE NA EDUCAÇÃO FORMAL: UM ESTUDO DESDE A PERSPECTIVA DA CRIATIVIDADE

A arte e a atividade criativa são alguns dos ingredientes essenciais para o crescimento individual, social e cultural do ser humano e, em consequência, da humanidade. Contudo, desde o século XVI vivemos fortemente influenciados pelos parâmetros da racionalidade cognitivo-instrumental. Particularmente na cultura ocidental tem sido predominante a supervalorização da objetividade, da racionalidade e das ciências duras em detrimento da criação artística. Esta pesquisa examina a ocupação racional da arte e sua influência na limitação da criatividade no ambiente escolar. Assim, analisa as diversas concepções de criatividade, à luz da evolução histórica e as influências herdadas do contexto sóciocultural. Considera ainda o conceito de Arte/Educação em sua relação com as condições históricas da inserção da educação formal no Brasil. Finalmente, esta dissertação identifica as marcas da racionalidade em processos educacionais correntes no Brasil, tendo como referência teorias contemporâneas. As conclusões deste trabalho poderão servir como base para fornecer subsídios à reflexão sobre a necessidade de renovação dos olhares sobre a criatividade, como instrumento de formação intelectual, no ensino de artes no contexto escolar.

OS IMPACTOS DAS POLÍTICAS DE INCLUSÃO ESCOLAR NA FORMAÇÃO E NA PRÁTICA DE PROFESSORES

A pesquisa analisou as tendências de formação de professores na perspectiva da educação inclusiva ante as exigências do cotidiano escolar que desde a década de 1990 vem apresentando uma demanda crescente de estudantes com necessidades educacionais especiais nas salas comuns do ensino regular. A inclusão escolar é um processo que depende da combinação de vários fatores, não é responsabilidade apenas do professor. Entretanto, questionamos: Será que os professores estão sendo preparados para pensar nesta perspectiva, de planejar para a diversidade da sala de aula, especialmente na vertente de alunos com deficiência intelectual, de realizar um trabalho em equipe com professores especialistas? A reflexão sobre a formação e a prática de professores na sala de aula inclusiva faz parte do processo de inclusão, ainda em construção. Eis a questão que norteou esta pesquisa, no sentido de revelar impactos das políticas de inclusão escolar nos cursos de formação de professores e na prática docente, revelando conflitos, resistências, contradições, avanços e mecanismos de exclusão implícitos na proposta da inclusão, contribuindo ainda, para a discussão sobre o papel da universidade como locus privilegiado de formação docente. Os resultados da pesquisa apontaram para uma superficialidade na formação de professores na perspectiva da educação inclusiva. A ação investigativa articulou as políticas públicas de formação de professores, as Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais para as licenciaturas, os dispositivos legais, a sustentação teórica e os instrumentos de investigação para coordenadores, estudantes de Pedagogia e de Letras e professores do Ensino Fundamental em exercício.

Correspondências científicas como uma relação didática entre história e ensino de matemática: o exemplo das cartas de Euler a uma princesa da Alemanha

Lettres àune Princesse d'Allemagne sur divers sujets de physique et de philosophie (Letters to a Princess of Germany on various topics of physics and philosophy) is the work taken as an object of study of this thesis. It is a literary success written in the eighteenth century by the Swiss mathematician and physicist Leonhard Paul Euler (1707-1783) in order to meet a request from the Prussian king, Frederick II, the Great (1712-1786) to accept to guide the intellectual education of his niece, the young princess Anhalt-Dessau (1745-1808). The method of teaching and learning through letters elected to the education of the German monarch resulted in a collection of 234 matches in which Euler theory is about music, Philosophy, Mechanics, Optics, Astronomy, Theology and Ethics among others. The research seeks to point out mathematical content contained in this reference work based on the exploitation and adaptation of original historical works as an articulator of development activities for teaching mathematics in basic education and in accordance with the National Curriculum Parameters of Mathematics (NCP) work. The general objective point out the limits and didactic potential of Lettres à une Princesse d'Allemagne sur divers sujets de physique et de philosophie as a source of support for teachers of basic education in developing activities for teaching mathematics. The discussions raised point to concrete possibilities of entanglement between the extracted mathematical content of the bulge of the work with current teaching methodologies from resizing the use of letters according to Freire's pedagogical perspective of the correspondence, and especially the use of new communication channels in the century XXI, both aimed at dialogue and approximation between those who write and those who read.

A study protocol for a pilot randomised trial of a structured education programme for the self-management of type 2 diabetes for adults with intellectual disabilities

BACKGROUND: The need for structured education programmes for type 2 diabetes is a high priority for many governments around the world. One such national education programme in the United Kingdom is the DESMOND Programme, which has been shown to be robust and effective for patients in general. However, these programmes are not generally targeted to people with intellectual disabilities (ID), and robust evidence on their effects for this population is lacking. We have adapted the DESMOND Programme for people with ID and type 2 diabetes to produce an amended programme known as DESMOND-ID. This protocol is for a pilot trial to determine whether a large-scale randomised trial is feasible, to test if DESMOND-ID is more effective than usual care in adults with ID for self-management of their type 2 diabetes, in particular as a means to reduce glycated haemoglobin (Hb1Ac), improve psychological wellbeing and quality of life and promote a healthier lifestyle. This protocol describes the rationale, methods, proposed analysis plan and organisational and administrative details.

METHODS/DESIGN: This trial is a two arm, individually randomised, pilot trial for adults with ID and type 2 diabetes, and their family and/or paid carers. It compares the DESMOND-ID programme with usual care. Approximately 36 adults with mild to moderate ID will be recruited from three countries in the United Kingdom. Family and/or paid carers may also participate in the study. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two conditions using a secure computerised system with robust allocation concealment. A range of data will be collected from the adults with ID (biomedical, psychosocial and self-management strategies) and from their carers. Focus groups with all the participants will assess the acceptability of the intervention and the trial.

DISCUSSION: The lack of appropriate structured education programmes and educational materials for this population leads to secondary health conditions and may lead to premature deaths. There are significant benefits to be gained globally, if structured education programmes are adapted and shown to be successful for people with ID and other cognitive impairments.

TRIAL REGISTRATION: Registered with International Standard Randomised Controlled Trial (identifier: ISRCTN93185560 ) on 10 November 2014.

High Prevalence of Dementia in a Community-Based Survey of Older People from Brazil: Association with Intellectual Activity Rather than Education

Although several surveys have been conducted around the world, few surveys have investigated the prevalence of dementia in Latin America. The aim of this study was to estimate dementia prevalence in a community sample in Ribeirao Preto, Brazil, and to evaluate its distribution across several socio-demographic and clinical characteristics and habits. The population was aged 60 years and older and a representative sample from three different social regions. The screening instruments used in the first phase were the Mini-Mental State Examination, the Fuld Object-Memory Evaluation, the Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly, and the Bayer Activities of Daily Living Scale. In the second phase, the Cambridge Examination was employed to diagnose dementia according to the DSM-IV criteria. The estimate of dementia prevalence was adjusted for screening instrument performance, using the positive and negative predictive values. The data were weighted to compare frequencies, considering the sampling and the non-response effect, and subjected to multivariate analysis. In all, 1.145 elderly subjects were evaluated (mean age: 70.9 years), of whom 63.4% were female and 52.8% had up to 4 years of schooling (participation rates at the first and the second phases were 62.6 and 60%, respectively). The observed and estimated prevalences of dementia were 5.9% and 12.5%, respectively (n = 68). Alzheimer's disease was the main cause (60.3%). Dementia was associated with old age, low education, stroke, absence of arthritis, and not reading books. The estimated prevalence of dementia was higher than the prevalence previously found. Associated factors confirmed the importance of intellectual activities in prevention.

A treatise on man; his intellectual faculties and his education /

Original title: De l'homme, de ses facultés intellectuelles et de son éducation.

Education: intellectual, moral, and physical.

Mode of access: Internet.

Principles of education, intellectual, moral, and physical.

Mode of access: Internet.

Infant education : or, practical remarks on the importance of educating the infant poor, from the age of eighteen months to seven years, containing hints for developing the moral and intellectual powers of children of all classes. / by S. Wilderspin.

Mode of access: Internet.

The memoirs of the late Miss Emma Humphries, of Frome, England, with a series of letters to young ladies, on the influence of religion in the formation of their moral and intellectual character: and to parents, on the religious education and the bereavement of their children.

Mode of access: Internet.