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VISUOSPATIAL PROCESSING IN THE RESOLUTION OFTHE CORSI BLOCK-TAPPING IN BILINGUAL ANDMONOLINGUAL CHILDREN
No full textInternational audienceSeveral studies (Grosjean, 2019) have shown that bilingualism provides an advantage in executivefunctions. Visuospatial Working Memory (vs WM), closely linked to executive functions, is acomponent of working memory responsible for the temporary storage and manipulation of visual andspatial information, including objects, shapes, and patterns. It also involves mental manipulation ofspatial information, such as the relative positions of objects in space, distances, and orientations. Thiscomponent plays a role in coordinating visual attention by holding information about objects orlocations that require temporary memory while filtering out visual distractions. The aim of this study isto identify and compare vs WM information processing strategies and to highlight different cognitiveprofiles between monolingual and bilingual children. The methodology of this research is situatedwithin an experimental framework using the Corsi Block-Tapping Test (Corsi, 1972), whichspecifically assesses visuospatial working memory. The test comprises two conditions: direct spatialmemory and reverse (indirect) spatial memory. In these tasks, the participant needs to tap the blocksthat the experimenter show, in direct or indirect order. To gain a better understanding of thecharacteristics of the presumed cognitive functioning in Corsi Block-Tapping Test success, this studyfocused on analyzing the nature of errors in the "direct" and "indirect" conditions of the Corsi Block-Tapping Test. Errors are categorized into three types: direction errors, location errors, and numbererrors. This comprehensive error analysis aimed to uncover the specific cognitive processes andstrategies employed by participants in both conditions. It allowed for a deeper exploration of howindividuals approached visuospatial working memory tasks and provided insights into their cognitivedecision-making processes during the test
Disparition de l'autorité de la doctrine constitutionnaliste sur les acteurs de la justice politique ?: Remarques sur les affaires Cachin (1923) et Péret (1931), jugées par la Cour de justice du Sénat
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Des intermédiaires politiques invisibles ? Les community organizers à Chicago
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We Are All Treaty People: A Reflection and Research-Based Look at Incorporating Indigenous Content into Saskatchewan High School Arts and STEM Classrooms
Get PDFWithin the Saskatchewan curriculum, one goal of K-12 education is ensuring that students come out of classrooms knowing that they, like all Canadians, are treaty people. This focus is touched on in select curriculum guides and within the Treaty Education Outcomes and Indicators document that has been in use by the Saskatchewan Ministry of Education since 2013. While measures such as these have made the province seem to be ahead of other Canadian provinces in terms of Indigenous education, more needs to be done to ensure that this content is implemented into subject matter throughout the curriculum. The focus of this paper is on implementation methods and examples in high school Arts and STEM classrooms, as research from select organizations and from other Canadian education ministries reveals that Indigenous content can be implemented into the curricular outcomes present within these subjects. The culmination of this research looks into how the implementation of Indigenous content can aid in both the teaching of Canadian Reconciliation and in furthering the use of anti-oppressive education of which Indigenous education is a part
Forbidden Love in Arundhati Roy’s The God of Small Things
Get PDFWhile shared beliefs, standards, and norms can often influence our perception of what is morally right or wrong, it is necessary to question the origin of certain cultural ideals. Arundhati Roy’s The God of Small Things (1997) questions the importance of adhering to the status quo as the novel explores the theme of forbidden love. The use of heterotopic spaces in the book produces variations of the real world where characters can explore their forbidden love interests and challenge societal constraints. These heterotopias are environments that are characteristically \u27other\u27 because they represent ideas which are intense, incompatible, or transforming (Foucault 4). Central characters in Arundhati Roy\u27s The God of Small Things use these spaces to interrogate the complexity of forbidden love and disrupt the status quo
Hippocrate sans frontières: Soigner en terre étrangère au XIXe siècle
No full textInternational audienceLa figure du médecin étranger ou diplômé à l'étranger suscite aujourd'hui de multiples débats, alternativement nourris d'espoirs dans sa capacité à combler une démographie locale trop faible ou entachés de soupçons sur son niveau de compétences. Or, ces débats ne sont pas propres au début du XXIe siècle, non plus que la circulation du personnel médical, pour ses études ou pour exercer son art. Le XIXe siècle poursuit et amplifie les circulations estudiantines médicales, à l'échelle des continents (Europe) et des océans (Atlantique ou Indien). Les médecins parcourent les terres étrangères et se confrontent aux savoirs et aux pratiques médicales sur de nouveaux terrains, que ce soit à la suite des armées (Grèce) ou lors de missions scientifiques (Espagne). Le XIXe siècle voit aussi la mise en place de réglementations nationales sur les critères d'admission à l'exercice médical, tandis que se définissent les corps médicaux nationaux. Les médecins étrangers ou diplômés à l'étranger y jouent un rôle majeur, qu'il s'agisse de constituer ex nihilo un corps médical dans un pays neuf (Uruguay, Roumanie), de nourrir les élites médicales (Grèce), d'interroger les critères du "bon médecin" (France). Interroger les places faites à ces praticiens dans ces différents contextes éclaire les processus de légitimation des savoirs et des pratiques, d'hier à aujourd'hui
A Brief Overview of the Political Economy of Ancient Greek Polis and Demokratia
No full textInternational audienceWe briefly review the history of archaic and classical Greece, focusing on the development of the polis and of ancient Greek demokratia. The emergence of the polis as a political institution took place in a particular con-text, with a more widespread access to resources, as earlier centralised power had vanished. A specific form of democracy then appeared in Athens, demokratia, within the context of the polis. We examine the political economy research that has provided a formal background for these historical innovations
Green Capitalism Won’t Save Indigenous Nations or Canadians
Get PDFThe \u27greening\u27 of capitalism is marketed as mitigating the drawbacks of historical and contemporary systems of extraction while simultaneously being pushed as a method through which relationships between Indigenous nations and the state can be reconciled or decolonized. However, this narrative is ignorant of the consumption required for maintenance of the status quo for colonial states and the subservient relationships of Indigenous nations to the dominant economic system. Without major changes in colonial consumption and the relation of Indigenous peoples to planning and power, decolonization and mitigation of climate disaster are doomed to failure
Reserved Parking: An Analysis of Colonial Spaces in Thomas King\u27s "Borders"
No full textThis essay challenges the notion of some critics that “Borders,” by Thomas King, ends with the triumphant defeat of racist colonial institutions through the courage and determination of the mother in the story. Instead, I argue that the experience of the boy and mother, as they are stranded in the parking lot of a duty-free store, is an allegory King uses to critique the reserve system in Canada. This essay considers historical scholarship that illuminates the narratives which shaped 19th century reserve policies and juxtaposes these with the attitudes of colonizers and colonial institutions in King’s short story