For most people, body satisfaction is crucial to develop both a positive self-concept and self-esteem, and therefore, it can influence mental health and well-being. This idea has been tested with younger people, but no studies explore whether body image interventions are useful when people age. This research validates a specific program designed for older people (IMAGINA Specific Body Image Program).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDeveloping an accurate second language competence different from the mother tongue has become an essential skill in today's globalized world, and therefore it is a highly valued and demanded learning among the main educational institutions and models. However, it is a complex process that is influenced by numerous and, in many cases, unknown factors, which are not usually taken into consideration when designing second language learning processes, which tend to lead to inadequate teaching and may lead to school failure that could have been avoided. 216 in-service teachers from all non-university educational stages of the Community of Madrid, Spain, evaluate the significance of 44 factors traditionally associated with second language learning, which are grouped into four general categories (factors linked to students; factors linked to teachers; learning structure and organisation; and learning environment) through a five-point Likert scale.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSecond language acquisition as a process is subject to factors related to the student, the teacher, the learning structure and learning organisation, and also to the learning environment. The research hereby presented aims to establish the relevance of the above-mentioned factors in the process of second language learning. The study addresses the point of view of teachers, as their perspective concerning the learning process is privileged.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAging typically manifests itself in a variety of physical and cognitive alterations and challenges that are not always easily accepted. Feeling dissatisfied with these changes can also affect the mood and self-esteem of older people causing body image problems. The present study focuses on body satisfaction in Spanish older people (176 participants; and = 64.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFVirtual reality (VR) has shown great educational potential because it makes it possible to simulate any desired situation or event, thus playing an important role in addressing current educational challenges. Despite the unlimited learning possibilities that VR may offer, unless users are willing to apply virtual devices to education, the investment of time, money, and effort will be fruitless. It is therefore crucial to assess the educational interest of the first generation of VR users and to identify their current needs.
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August 2019
According to many relevant scientific researches conducted in the last few years [1-3], the study of music-related subjects implies greater development of both intellectual and executive functions of students. Those functions comprise musical intelligence [4] and the rest of multiple intelligences [5], as well as the general and factorial intelligence [6]. The present research may help students organise and plan their studies with an improvement of their study habits, thus better self-organising their daily work.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study describes the social and demographic profile of the first generation of users of marketed virtual reality (VR) viewers in Spain and, subsequently, it assesses the interest in its use as a learning tool. For that purpose, an online questionnaire created was administered to a sample of 117 participants. The relationship between twelve variables was analysed comparing means through the distribution and the contingency tables through the test and .
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTaking into account that the first virtual reality viewers started to be marketed in Spain at the end of 2016 (Gadelha, 2018; Parong and Mayer, 2018; Rizzo and Koenig, 2017) [1], [2], [3], a questionnaire was designed in order to show the social and demographic profile of this first generation of users of virtual reality experiences, itemising their ages, genders, educational level, professional field and present work status. Furthermore, the participants' habits of use, interests, attitudes, assessments about the future potential of virtual reality in a range of areas and their preferences in this area are shown through the other items of the questionnaire. A wide sample of 117 participants, who were early adopters of virtual reality viewers, was obtained posting a new thread in the virtual reality forum of the Internet website ' The data were collected by means of an online questionnaire hosted at the private servers of ' The sample did not undergo any pre-treatment and the obtained data were not altered.
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