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Botulinum toxin for treating unilateral apraxia of eyelid opening in a patient ...
Fernández, Estrella; Latasiewicz, Marta; Pelegrin, Laura; Romera, Manuel; Schellini, Silvana [UNESP]; Galindo-Ferreiro, AliciaMade available in DSpace on 2018-12-11T17:15:57Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2017-01-01; A 37-year-old female presented with severe apraxia of lid opening (ALO) affecting the right upper lid associated with Becker congenital myotonia (MC). The patient had a history of right upper lid ptosis for 25 years that was exacerbated over the previous month with severe incapacity to open her right ey...
Transcultural analysis of the effectiveness of a program to promote self-regula...
Rosário, Pedro; Carlos Núñez, José; Trigo, Luísa; Guimarães, Carina; Fernández, Estrella; Cerezo, Rebeca; Fuentes, Sonia; Orellana, MarcelaThe current investigation aims at assessing the effectiveness of an intervention program designed to enhance self-regulated learning (SRL) strategies at the university level, with students from different cultural, linguistic, and educational backgrounds. The central tool of the program is a set of letters in which a fictional first-year student describes his experiences as an SRL student. The program was implem...
An explanatory model of the intention to continue studying among non-traditiona...
Rosário, Pedro; Pereira, Armanda; Núñez, José Carlos; Cunha, Jennifer Silva da; Fuentes, Sonia; Polydoro, Soely Aparecida Jorge; Gaeta, MarthaBackground: Although academic achievement is believed to be an important factor in students’ decision to continue studying at university, research on this topic is limited. Method: The current study analyzed the relationship between academic achievement and the intention of 327 non-traditional students to continue studying at university, using a path model. Results: The central hypothesis of the study was confi...
Predicción del uso de estrategias de autorregulación en educación superior
Fernández, Estrella; Bernardo, Ana; Suárez, Natalia; Cerezo, Rebeca; Núñez Perez, José Carlos; Rosário, PedroEl objetivo del presente estudio ha sido analizar la capacidad predictiva de diferentes variables motivacionales, comportamentales y so-cio-educativas sobre el uso de estrategias de autorregulación del aprendiza-je. Se ha trabajado con una muestra de 552 alumnos universitarios de pri-mer curso de diferentes titulaciones. Los resultados de los análisis de regre-sión jerárquica muestran que el uso de estrategias ...
Uso de diarios de tareas para casa en el inglés como lengua extranjera: evaluac...
Rosário, Pedro; Mourão, Rosa; Trigo, Luisa; Suárez, Natalia; Fernández, Estrella; Tuero-Herrero, ElliánA pesar de la importancia de la realización de los deberes escolares (tareas para casa, TPC) en el aprovechamiento académico, hoy en día existe una enorme preocupación por la baja implicación de muchos alumnos en la realización de las TPC y su efecto en el alto fracaso escolar. En este estudio, centrado en el área académica del inglés (lengua extranjera), y en base a una muestra de 591 alumnos de 5º y 6º de Edu...
Implementation of training programs in self-regulated learning strategies in Mo...
Núñez Perez, José Carlos; Cerezo, Rebeca; González-Pienda, Júlio A.; Rosário, Pedro; Valle, Antonio; Fernández, Estrella; Suárez, NataliaThis paper tests the effi cacy of an intervention program in virtual format intended to train studying and self-regulation strategies in university students. The aim of this intervention is to promote a series of strategies which allow students to manage their learning processes in a more profi cient and autonomous way. The program has been developed in Moodle format and hosted by the Virtual Campus of the Univ...
Uso de diarios de tareas para casa en el inglés como lengua extranjera: evaluac...
Rosário, Pedro; Mourão, Rosa; Trigo, Luísa Ribeiro; Suárez, Natalia; Fernández, Estrella; Tuero-Herrero, ElliánAlthough homework completion is said to be rather important to achievement, nowadays there is a growing concern of educators about the increasing number of students who do not engage properly on doing the homework tasks and the subsequent impact on school failure rates. Focusing on English as a Foreign Language (EFL) and using a sample of 591 Portuguese fifth and sixth graders, the present study analyses the ro...