Browsing by Autor "Gil Pla"

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Do babies and adults feel the same in an aquatic programme for babies?
(FEADEF, 2025) Gil Pla; Verónica Jiménez Perales; Francesc Martínez Olmo; Montse Benlloch
Background. Interest in aquatic programs for babies has grown significantly, with many families participating worldwide. While numerous studies have examined the effects of these programs on motor development or aquatic learning, little attention has been given to the emotional experiences of the interaction. Understanding how emotions appear in each subject and how they influence the learning process opens a valuable area of exploration in early childhood motor development. Objectives. The goal of this research was to explore the emotional responses of both subjects of the baby-adult dyad during an aquatic programme for babies, and their relation to the aquatic learning process of the baby. Methods. Using a descriptive and intrasubject approach, the study observed fortnightly the emotional reactions to the aquatic motor behaviour of the babies of four dyads during a four-month aquatic programme. We designed an ad hoc system of categories of observation of the babies’ behaviour and the emotional response of both subjects in levels of positive, neutral and negative emotions. Results. The analysis of 1,962 individual emotional responses indicates that each dyad and their subjects behave differently and independently. Results show that an increase of tasks difficulty correlates with more positive emotional responses from adults. In contrast, there is no significant relationship between the difficulty of the tasks of the baby and its emotional responses. Conclusions. Since this is a first approach to the study of emotions in aquatic programmes for babies, its results invite us to debate the relationship between emotions and learning.
Estudio de la evolución de la competencia acuática en bebés participantes en un programa acuático desde un enfoque socioconstructivista (Study of the evolution of the aquatic competence in babies participating in an aquatic program from a socio-construct
(FEADEF, 2022) Gil Pla; Verónica Jiménez; Montserrat Benlloch; Francesc Martínez Olmo
La noción de competencia acuática en la infancia es un enfoque de análisis emergente que demanda de mayor apoyo científico. El presente estudio se enmarca en el ámbito del desarrollo motor y tiene impacto en el área del aprendizaje. Mediante una aproximación cualitativa, descriptiva e intrasujeto; el estudio observa cuatro díadas bebés-adulto (n = 4) durante un programa cuatrimestral de natación para bebés. Para ello se diseña un sistema ad-hoc de categorías de observación del comportamiento motor acuático del bebé y la actividad conjunta de la díada. El sistema de categorías se diseña sin habilidades apriorísticas a observar y de acuerdo con niveles crecientes de dificultad a través de dimensiones: respiración y equilibrio. Los resultados indican que es posible observar la evolución de la competencia y describir su naturaleza social sin observar habilidades. La aproximación del estudio sugiere posibilidades emergentes de análisis de los procesos de aprendizaje y desarrollo motor. Abstract. The water competence in childhood is an emerging study approach that demands further scientific support. This work is framed in the field of motor development and has an impact on the study of learning. Through a qualitative, descriptive and intrasubject approach; the present study looks at four infant-adult dyads (n = 4) during a four-month baby-swimming program. Thus, an ad-hoc system of categories, built for observing the baby's water motor behaviour and the joint activity of the dyad, is used. The category system is designed without deductive skills to observe and, instead, is based on increasing levels of difficulty of aquatic motor behaviour in two dimensions: breathing and balance. Results indicate that it is possible to observe the evolution of the competence and describe it in its social nature without the observation of skills. The study suggests emerging approaches to analyse motor learning and development in other motor learning environments.
Microblogging en escenarios curriculares universitarios: el uso de Twitter más allá del encargo docente
(Instituto Salvatierra, 2021) Santiago Tejedor; Òscar Coromina; Gil Pla
El impacto de Twitter se percibe de forma contundente en diferentes ámbitos del desempeño profesional y cotidiano. Combinando métodos cuantitativos y cualitativos se analiza cómo los jóvenes universitarios crean contenidos en Twitter desde el entorno académico, y cómo perciben esta actividad. Para ello se conformó una muestra intencional de tres grupos de estudiantes, se recolectó una muestra de 10 291 tuits publicados y se desarrolló un grupo focal por cada grupo universitario. Entre otros aspectos, el trabajo evidencia que los estudiantes priorizan las exigencias y directrices académicas y señalan que la utilización que hacen de la plataforma varía en función de si se trata, o no, de un encargo académico.