Recent models of effective pedagogy in schools, such as authentic pedagogy and productive pedagogy have a strong focus on “intellectual quality” – the teaching and learning of significant ideas and concepts, higher order thinking skills, metalanguage, substantive communication and problematic knowledge. This paper explores the application of the idea of intellectual quality to the education of ...

Added value for SME can be determine as knowledge, employees’ skills and abilities, social relation, know-how, and particularly effective investing in intellectual capital. The enterprises which invest in knowledge and systems of work are achieved competitive advantage, because of theirs workers’ readiness to learning and qualifying themselves and also thanks to effective information and commun...

Neurofibromatosis-1 is the most common single gene disorder affecting 1 in 3000. In children, it is associated not only with physical features but also with attention and learning problems. Research has identified a downward shift in intellectual functioning as well, but to date, there are no published studies about the everyday adaptive behavior of children with NF1. In this study, parental re...

Lifelong learning and continued education are essential for older people who want to stay involved in a rapidly changing world. However, in the later years of life, it may be even more important to acquire the timeless and universal knowledge of wisdom. Whereas intellectual knowledge enables elderly people to stay involved in worldly affairs, wisdom-related knowledge helps them to prepare for t...

The elements that constitute the organizational capital of the firm, namely its culture, structure, organizational learning, and processes can be a source of competitive advantage. This paper is an attempt to evaluate organizational capital from the Resource-Based View, according to the model for intellectual capital measurement and management proposed by CIC (2003). An assessment framework for...

Objectives: The aim of present study was to determine the effectiveness of conceptual map training method on the achievement of social-economic skill course in male students with intellectual disability. Methods: This study was semi-experimental and 34 male students with intellectual disability who were educating in 3rd grade at pre-professional level in high school selected randomly from Ta...

This paper describes the recording of a speech corpus focused on prosody of people with intellectual disabilities. To do this, a video game is used with the aim of improving the user’s motivation. Moreover, the player’s profiles and the sentences recorded during the game sessions are described. With the purpose of identifying the main prosodic troubles of people with intellectual disabilities, ...

UNLABELLED Several studies have demonstrated the impact of obstructive sleep disorders on the quality of life of children. However, few studies address school and intellectual performances of children who have undergone tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy, indicating the benefits of these surgeries. OBJECTIVE To evaluate and compare the learning and intellectual performances of children submi...