REQUIREMENTS FOR DIDACTIC SOFTWARE AIMED AT PRIMARY SCHOOL

Didactic Software for Autistic Children

In this paper we describe the aims and requirements of a project devoted to designing and developing Open Source didactic Software (SW) for children in the autism disorder spectrum, conforming to the Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) learning technique. In this context, participatory design with therapists and child’s parents is necessary to ensure a usable product that responds to these childre...

How to Prepare Didactic Experiments Related to Chemical Properties for Primary, Secondary and High School

The article shows didactic experiments related to chemical properties which could be easily adapted to any educational level, from primary to high school. Moreover, through of these experiments, teachers could introduce diverse relevant concepts which are normally included in the curriculum of chemistry subject depend on the educational level. Furthermore, each of these didactic experiments is ...

Effectiveness of JUMP-in, a Dutch primary school-based community intervention aimed at the promotion of physical activity.

PURPOSE The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of the JUMP-in programme on sports participation, overall physical activity (PA), shuttle run score and body composition in 6-12-year-old children. METHODS JUMP-in is a school-based strategy combining environmental policy, neighbourhood, parents- and personal components. A controlled trial was carried out in 19 primary schools...

Training aimed at nurses

Effects of an intervention aimed at reducing the intake of sugar-sweetened beverages in primary school children: a controlled trial

BACKGROUND Since sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) may contribute to the development of overweight in children, effective interventions to reduce their consumption are needed. Here we evaluated the effect of a combined school- and community-based intervention aimed at reducing children's SSB consumption by promoting the intake of water. Favourable intervention effects on children's SSB consumptio...