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Assessment of learning and development in preschool children: Challenges for pr...

Preschool Education (PE) should offer all children opportunities to develop skills in various domains (socio-emotional, physical, cognitive, linguistic), inclusively taking into account their needs. Involving the perspectives of early childhood educators, the present study aims to explore the preliminary results of a national survey characterizing the assessment practices of children’s learning and development ...

Fórum inED’25 - Livro de resumos

O inED – Centro de Investigação e Inovação em Educação organizou a 3.ª edição do seu Fórum Interno. O Fórum foi destinado exclusivamente a investigadores integrados, colaboradores e estudantes do inED. Nesta edição, contamos com um modelo de fórum distinto, onde a comissão organizadora preparou várias atividades que promoveram a partilha, o diálogo e a discussão entre os membros do Centro. O programa focou-se n...

Avaliar as aprendizagens e o desenvolvimento em jardim de infância: práticas at...

O artigo analisa práticas de avaliação na educação pré-escolar em Portugal, destacando necessidades de formação e de desenvolvimento profissional. ​ ​São analisadas as práticas atuais e as necessidades de formação de 430 educadores/as em Portugal. Os/as educadores/as enfrentam desafios, como a falta de tempo e a formação insuficiente em ferramentas digitais. ​É necessário melhorar os currículos na formação inic...

Promoting positive behaviors in Pre-School Education: A European approach

Pre-school education is a key setting for the promotion of children's socioemotional development. This study, in which 208 kindergarten teachers in Portugal participated, explores the results of the needs assessment carried out as part of a European project focused on the promotion of positive behaviours in early childhood education entitled Implementing Positive Behaviour Support in Early Childhood Education a...

Comparative Analysis of Maize Physico-Chemical Parameters and Mycotoxin Levels ...

Maize (Zea mays L.) stands as a vital staple food globally, holding significant nutritional and economic value. However, its susceptibility to mycotoxin contamination under stressful environmental conditions poses a considerable concern. This study aimed to assess the quality and pasting characteristics of maize varieties across two distinct regions and examine the occurrence of mycotoxins influenced by climati...

A focus group study on participatory practices in Early Childhood Education and...

Participation in educational settings is a universal right of every child, consigned by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. This right encompasses the need to protect and encourage young children´s active participation and decision-making in early childhood education and care. Research Findings: This qualitative study, inspired by the Lundy model (2007), examined ECEC teachers’ (n = 25) an...

Participação das crianças: Dos direitos às práticas

The Bright and Dark Sides of Herbal Infusions: Assessment of Antioxidant Capaci...

Herbal infusions are highly popular beverages consumed daily due to their health benefits and antioxidant properties. However, the presence of plant toxins, such as tropane alkaloids, constitutes a recent health concern for herbal infusions. This work presents an optimized and validated methodology based on the QuEChERS (Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged, and Safe) extraction procedure followed by Ultra-Hig...

UHPLC-ToF-MS as a High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry Tool for Veterinary Drug Qu...

Milk is one of the most widely consumed foods in the world, despite the increasing consumption of plant-based alternatives. Although rich in nutrients and believed by consumers to be free of undesirable contaminants, milk, whether of animal or plant origin, is not always free from residues of chemical substances, including veterinary medicines. For instance, in intensive livestock production, antibiotics are of...

Roles of the interaction with children and families in mediating the associatio...

AIM: To analyze the associations between early childhood education (ECE) teachers´ digital health literacy (DHL) and well-being, and to determine whether the ECE teachers´ interaction with children and family mediated these associations. METHODS: A total of 853 early childhood teachers, predominantly women (99.4%) participated in this cross-sectional study. The participants had a mean age of 39.9 years (standar...