This study focuses on the adaptation of the Georgia School Personnel Survey (GSPS) to assess perceptions of school climate among Portuguese educational professionals, including teachers and support staff. Data from two samples (n1 = 1965; n2 = 2884) were analysed in the study. Through confirmatory factor analysis, the survey's structure was validated, revealing a second-order factor composed of six first-order ...
This study focuses on the adaptation of the Georgia School Personnel Survey (GSPS) to assess perceptions of school climate among Portuguese educational professionals, including teachers and support staff. Data from two samples (n1 = 1965; n2 = 2884) were analysed in the study. Through confirmatory factor analysis, the survey's structure was validated, revealing a second-order factor composed of six first-order ...
A leitura proficiente vai além do reconhecimento automático de palavras; ela envolve a capacidade de ler um texto sem esforço, com expressividade, entonação, pausas adequadas e precisão. Diversos estudos apoiam a ideia de que a prosódia é a habilidade mais proeminente na fluência de leitura devido à sua forte conexão com a compreensão de leitura. O presente estudo buscou expandir o conhecimento sobre a associaç...
The years preceding school entry are pivotal for children to develop fundamental skills that bolster their learning in literacy and math in the following years. Skills like counting and subitizing stand as key predictors of future math abilities. Hence, the availability of universal screening tools is vital to promptly identify children who are lacking in these skills, allowing for tailored classroom practices ...
Students with reading disabilities form a heterogeneous group: some struggle with accurate and fast reading (dysfluent readers), others with comprehension (poor comprehenders), and some face challenges in both areas (poor readers). Research has indicated a link between executive functioning skills and reading performance; yet, further studies are necessary to fully understand the executive profiles in various t...
Proficient reading goes beyond the automatic recognition of words; it involves the ability to read a text effortlessly, with expressiveness, intonation, appropriate pauses, and accuracy. Several studies support the idea that prosody is the most prominent skill in reading fluency due to its strong connection with reading comprehension. The present study sought to expand knowledge on the association of prosody wi...
Introduction: The years preceding school entry are pivotal for children to develop fundamental skills that bolster their learning in literacy and math in the following years. Skills like counting and subitizing stand as key predictors of future math abilities. Hence, the availability of universal screening tools is vital to promptly identify children who are lacking in these skills, allowing for tailored classr...
Proficient reading goes beyond the automatic recognition of words; it involves the ability to read a text effortlessly, with expressiveness, intonation, appropriate pauses, and accuracy. Several studies support the idea that prosody is the most prominent skill in reading fluency due to its strong connection with reading comprehension. The present study sought to expand knowledge on the association of prosody wi...
O conhecimento científico produzido nas últimas décadas no que concerne ao ensino da leitura e da escrita deve ser apropriado por quem tem a complexa tarefa de ensinar estas competências básicas e deve ser transformado em práticas refletidas. Esta obra, que resultou da implementação, num Agrupamento de Escolas, de um projeto de investigação-ação, pretende contribuir para essa apropriação. O projeto tinha os seg...
The evolution of social media has transformed the way people communicate, share experiences and search for information before and after a trip. These platforms can bring countless benefits to businesses but implementing them effectively brings countless challenges. In the hotel industry, the use of social media as a digital marketing strategy has become fundamental to promote brands and services, as well as to ...