Physical activity among Spanish adolescents: relationship with their relatives' physical activity - the AVENA study     

Martin-Matillas M  Ortega FB  Chillon P  Perez IJ  Ruiz JR  Castillo R  Gomez-Martinez S  Moreno LA  Delgado-Fernandez M  Tercedor P;AVENA Study 《Journal of sports sciences》2011,29(4):329-336

Identifying factors related to physical activity levels in young people is important for a more efficient health promotion. The aims of this study were to assess physical activity levels in a national sample of urban Spanish adolescents, and to examine the association between significant others' physical activity (father, mother, brother, sister, and close friends) and that of the adolescents. The present study comprised 2260 adolescents (1157 boys, 1103 girls) aged 13.0-18.5 years participating in the AVENA Study. Both the adolescents' physical activity and that of their relatives and close friends was assessed by questionnaire. The odds of being active were higher in boys than girls (odds ratio?=?2.79, 95% confidence interval?=?2.34-3.33) and tended to decrease across age groups in both boys and girls. Father's and older brother's physical activity was associated with boys' physical activity, while that of any significant other was associated with girls' physical activity. When both parents reported being active, boys had nearly two times higher odds of being active and girls had nearly three times higher odds of being active. The physical activity levels of Spanish adolescents are in line with those previously reported. Physical activity levels in girls are strongly related to the physical activity of any significant other, whereas physical activity levels in boys are only related to their male relatives' physical activity.  相似文献   

UCLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE BIBLIOGRAPHY     

Eddy A. Ruiz 《Community College Journal of Research & Practice》2013,37(7):637-641

In 1988 California adopted Assembly Bill 1725, which mandated shared governance for the state's 107 community colleges. This study is the first large‐scale review of the colleges’ reaction to the legislation, as reported by college, academic senate, and faculty union presidents, plus selected faculty members. Although much progress has been made, full implementation has yet to be achieved.  相似文献   

Heterogeneity in children at risk of math learning difficulties     

David Muñez  Rebecca Bull  Kerry Lee  Carola Ruiz 《Child development》2023,94(4):1033-1048

This study recruited 428 Singaporean children at risk of math learning difficulties (MLD; M_age = 83.9 months, SD_age = 4.35 months; 41% female). Using a factor mixture model that considered both quantitative and qualitative differences in math ability, two qualitatively different groups were identified: one with generalized difficulties across different math skills and the other with more focal difficulties in arithmetic fluency. Reading, working memory capacity, and numeracy (number line estimation skills and numerical discrimination) uniquely explained group membership. Children within each group differed in the extent of difficulties they exhibited, with numeracy variables differentially contributing to math ability in each group. Findings speak against a dimensional view of MLD and underscore the conceptual limitations of using basic numeracy performance to profile learning difficulties.  相似文献   

The Impact of Peer Interactions on Language Development Among Preschool English Language Learners: A Systematic Review     

Washington-Nortey  Princess-Melissa  Zhang  Fa  Xu  Yaoying  Ruiz  Amber Brown  Chen  Chin-Chih  Spence  Christine 《Early Childhood Education Journal》2022,50(1):49-59

Early Childhood Education Journal - Studies showing that early language skills are important predictors of later academic success and social outcomes have prompted efforts to promote early language...  相似文献   

Anthropometric,physiological and maturational characteristics in selected elite and non-elite male adolescent basketball players     

Jon Torres-Unda  Idoia Zarrazquin  Javier Gil  Fátima Ruiz  Amaia Irazusta  Maider Kortajarena 《Journal of sports sciences》2013,31(2):196-203

Abstract

We investigated the anthropometric, physiological and maturation characteristics of young players (13–14 years old) associated with being successful in basketball. Body parameters were measured (stature, total body mass, skinfolds and lengths) and physiological capacities were assessed by endurance, sprint (20 m), jump and dribbling tests. Chronological age (CA) was recorded and maturity estimated using predicted age at peak height velocity (APHV). Anthropometric analysis indicated that elite players were taller, heavier and had a higher percentage of muscle. Further, physiological testing showed that these elite players perform better in jump, endurance, speed and agility tests (especially in the agility and ball tests). In addition, these skills are correlated with point average during the regular season. More basketball players born in the first semester of the year are selected and there is a predominance of early-maturing boys among those selected for the elite team. Those who are more mature have advantages in anthropometric characteristics and physiological test results. In conclusion, around puberty, physical and physiological parameters associated with maturity and CA are important in determining the success of basketball players. These findings should be taken into account by trainers and coaches, to avoid artificial bias in their selection choices.  相似文献   

Active relatives and health-related physical fitness in European adolescents: The HELENA Study     

Miguel Martín-Matillas  Francisco B. Ortega  Jonatan R. Ruiz  David Martínez-Gómez  Germán Vicente-Rodríguez  Ascensión Marcos 《Journal of sports sciences》2013,31(13):1329-1335

Abstract

High physical fitness in childhood and adolescence is positively associated with favourable health-related outcomes. Our aim was to examine the relationship between relatives’ (father, mother, brother, sister, and best friend) physical activity engagement and encouragement on adolescents’ physical fitness. Adolescents were part of the HELENA study, a multi-centre study conducted in 10 cities from nine European countries in 2006–2008. Participants were 3288 adolescents (48% boys, 52% girls) aged 12.5–17.5 years with valid data on at least one of the three fitness variables studied: muscular strength (standing long jump), speed/agility (4×10 m shuttle run), and cardiorespiratory fitness (20 m shuttle run). The adolescents reported their relatives’ physical activity engagement and encouragement. Analysis of covariance showed that relatives’ physical activity engagement (father, mother, brother, and best friend) was positively related to cardiorespiratory fitness (P < 0.05); and mother's and sisters’ physical activity engagement were positively associated with higher muscular strength in adolescents (P < 0.05). Furthermore, father's physical activity encouragement was positively linked to physical fitness (all fitness components) in adolescents (P < 0.05). Interventions aimed at improving physical fitness in young people might be more successful when family members, particularly mothers and fathers, are encouraged to engage in physical activity and support adolescents’ physical activity.  相似文献   

Evaluating the impact of an environmental education programme: an empirical study in Mexico   总被引：1，自引：1，他引：0  

Isabel Ruiz‐Mallen  Laura Barraza  Barbara Bodenhorn  Victoria Reyes‐García 《Environmental Education Research》2009,15(3):371-387

This study draws on information from 11 in‐depth interviews, two focus groups and 72 written questionnaires to evaluate an extra‐curricular environmental education programme on forestry designed for preparatory school students from a small rural community in Mexico. Specifically, the study assessed the impact of the programme on the ecological knowledge of 72 students. Qualitative feedback suggests that students learnt about forestry, acquired greater awareness of the importance of conservation for the local environment and enjoyed the participatory teaching methods used in the programme. Quantitative results show a positive and significant association between the number of times a student participated in the programme and the student’s ecological knowledge. Students who participated in the programme once had a 16.3% higher knowledge on ecological concepts and knew, on average, 1.5 more local forest plants than students who never attended it (p<.001). Findings suggest that the inclusion of participatory environmental education programmes in preparatory schools would improve the acquisition of ecological knowledge. Further research could consider the consistency of the findings by replicating participatory methods presented here and by using an experimental research design.  相似文献   

New technologies in engineering education: biomedical engineering     

Jesús Galvan Ruiz 《European Journal of Engineering Education》1981,6(1-2):93-97

Almost everybody involved in engineering education has, at some time or another, been faced with the alternative of broad spectrum engineering education versus specialized education. It seems as though, at least in Europe, the trend has been towards the first solution. The point is to first generate an engineer and then let him get an outlook on feasible options at a pregraduate level. Afterwards, either with the use of postgraduate education or professional experience, he may be able to deepen into specialized knowledge using the basis he was previously taught. It is a rational solution in a society where the rate of technological innovations is tremendous and where solutions must be given to very complex and interdisciplinary problems in a context of socio-economic crisis.  相似文献   

Doctorate holders’ careers in Spain: Does international mobility matter?     

Antonio Caparros‐Ruiz 《European Journal of Education》2019,54(1):117-136

PhD programmes are considered as transmission channels to provide specialisation and skills to students who will be employed as highly‐qualified workers or researchers. Focusing on the Spanish case, they are exerting a positive influence on workers’ careers since doctorate holders have a privileged situation in the labour market. This article analyses international mobility's effects on some aspects associated with doctorate holders’ careers such as their wages and how their current employment is related to their doctoral studies. The methodology applied consists in developing, on the one hand, a wage econometric specification and, on the other, a probit model, taking into account the possible mismatch between the training acquired in the doctoral studies and the educational requirements of the current job. In both cases, the dependent variables are explained by a set of regressors and a dummy variable showing whether doctorate holders have spent time in another country once completed their doctoral studies.  相似文献   

Scaling‐up of higher‐order cognitive skills‐oriented college chemistry teaching: An action‐oriented research     

Uri Zoller 《科学教学研究杂志》1999,36(5):583-596

A major objective of the current reform in science and chemistry education is the development of students' higher‐order cognitive skills (HOCS). A major question of concern is how to improve practice, via appropriate teaching strategies, to achieve the HOCS‐oriented instruction‐learning goals of college science and chemistry education, within the current reality of large, heavily populated chemistry classes. This article presents an action‐oriented research account of HOCS‐oriented teaching of organic chemistry to freshman and sophomore science majors in small and large classes at a relatively small and large university, respectively, within a purposed attempt of overall course design reform. Inquiry‐oriented class discussions, students' active involvement in the learning process, HOCS‐type examinations, and grading of exams by both peers and course graduates were successfully applied in both the small and large classes, demonstrating the feasibility and benefits to students of interactive, HOCS‐oriented pedagogies within the reality of both class sizes. The messages are that (a) there are implementable, appropriate teaching strategies for the development of students' HOCS abilities within the reality of large lecture sections of college chemistry courses; and (b) chemistry educators should take the trouble of working harder toward the attainment of this superordinate goal despite limiting constraints. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Res Sci Teach 36: 583–596, 1999  相似文献