Oliver Ramos-Álvarez

Oliver Ramos-Álvarez
  • Doctor of Education
  • Professor (Assistant) at University of Cantabria

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University of Cantabria
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  • Professor (Assistant)

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Improving and maintaining an ideal body composition is important for sporting achievement and good health. Body composition assessment is therefore a tool used to monitor training and to evaluate the objectives of a training plan for health purposes. Ultrasound (US) emerges as an alternative to evaluate the thickness of subcutaneous cellular tissue...
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Physical fitness is defined as the ability to perform daily activities efficiently and without excessive fatigue, involving anthropometric variables and physical capacities. This study evaluates the effects of an adapted physical exercise program in older adults with and without severe cognitive impairment (SCI), aiming to compare its effects on bl...
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Improving and maintaining an ideal body composition is important for sporting achievement and good health. Body composition assessment is therefore a tool used to monitor training and to evaluate the objectives of a training plan for health purposes. Ultrasound (US) emerges as an alternative to evaluate the thickness of subcutaneous cellular tissue...
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The increase in the rates of childhood overweight and obesity, although they are some of the main effects that exist as a consequence of children's sedentary lifestyles, are not the only ones that affect the infant-juvenile population. Physical inactivity also has a special impact on the strength and power values of the population in this age group...
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In recent decades, new terms have been introduced in the field of education, one of these is the concept of affective pedagogy or pedagogy of affection. The aim of this paper is to carry out a rapid review of all scientific studies published up to April 2023 that address affective pedagogy in the field of education. The recommendations of the PRISM...
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Background: In today’s society, low levels of physical activity are observed in the child and adolescent population, which can cause numerous pathologies, such as obesity and mental health problems. Objective: This article aims to compile all the contexts and scenarios where it is possible to increase the levels of daily physical activity of childr...
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La irrupción del SARS-CoV-2 o COVID-19, supuso un cambio importante en la población mundial. En España, las medidas de contención y erradicación del virus interpuestas por el Gobierno, contemplaron largos periodos de confinamiento domiciliario que tuvieron importantes consecuencias para la salud y en los hábitos de la población infanto-juvenil. Est...
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El objetivo de este estudio fue conocer cuáles son las principales capacidades físicas y psicológicas que determinan el rendimiento en jugadores del videojuego conocido como League of Legends. Para cumplirlo se empleó un cuestionario “ad hoc” diseñado con la colaboración de profesionales en los términos más teóricos del videojuego dedicados al coac...
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El objetivo de este estudio fue conocer la diferencia de abandono de actividad físico-deportiva entre sexos en el alumnado de ESO de un colegio de Cantabria. Se realizó un estudio descriptivo transversal con una muestra por conveniencia de 98 alumnos de la ESO, 57 chicos (58,2%) y 41 chicas (41,8%) con edades entre los 12 y 17 años y distribuidos e...
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The objectives of the research were (1) to perform a descriptive analysis to compare jump height and lower body power between basketball and handball players according to gender and (2) to identify the position of the player with the greatest intradepartmental power. A descriptive analysis of jump height and lower body power, a capacity considered...
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(1) Background: Sport goals, although widely recognised as crucial for motivation and performance in sport, are multifaceted and can be difficult to measure directly. The present research aims to validate the 3 × 2 achievement goals questionnaire of Mascret in Spanish in a population of athletes. (2) Method: By using a latent factor approach, it is...
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The increasing prevalence of problems related to mental health and emotional well-being among children and young people underlines the importance of educational institutions, particularly Physical Education, to foster emotional well-being. Therefore, Physical Education is a suitable educational space for working on emotions. This research aims to i...
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Resumen. El objetivo del presente estudio fue realizar un análisis bibliométrico de los documentos publicados en la revista Retos, nuevas tendencias en Educación Física, Deportes y Recreación, desde 2002 a 2022. Para ello, se revisaron todos los números publicados entre las fechas indicadas, recogiendo la información bibliográfica básica (año de pu...
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Los videojuegos están integrados en la sociedad desde 1972 con el juego Pong de Allan Alcorn (Lowood, 2009). Desde entonces esta industria ha tenido un gran crecimiento en el desarrollo de juegos así como en su expansión como plataformas de creación de contenido, fusiones con criptomonedas o creación de competiciones (Villalobos, 2020). Los conocid...
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Uno de los objetivos fundamentales que persigue la Educación, sea la etapa educativa que sea, es que el alumnado aprenda nuevos conocimientos y sea capaz de aplicarlos en diferentes contextos. Sin embargo, este objetivo se ha intentado lograr de muy diferentes maneras con el paso del tiempo evolucionando hasta el momento actual. Actualmente el alum...
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Merino y González (2006) afirman que una práctica habitual de actividad físicodeportiva debería ser realizada durante toda vida por sus beneficios sobre la salud, aunque actualmente predomina el sedentarismo y la falta de actividad físico-deportiva. La Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) aprobó una Estrategia Mundial sobre Régimen Alimentario, A...
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El objetivo del siguiente trabajo fue conocer qué ejercicios deberían implementarse en un protocolo para trabajar el equilibrio y la coordinación en niños con Síndrome de Down y qué efectos tendrán estos. Se seleccionó la información necesaria para abordar las variables de estudio propuestas empleando el método PRISMA, para ello, se utilizaron dos...
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Physical Education goes beyond the development of motor skills; it also includes cognitive, social and affective aspects. The aim of this research was to analyse the pedagogical perspectives and curricular approaches of the national physical education curricula by competences in South American countries. A systematic review was carried out by searc...
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The practice of physical activity is linked to an improvement in the state of health and integral development in childhood. The aim of this research was to determine the levels of regular physical activity carried out by children in the school, out-of-school, family and socio-community environments. A descriptive and correlational study was carried...
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Background. Based on the fundamental principles of training, the methodology that each coach develops in the planning of sessions can be effective in improving the performance of their athletes. Study purpose. Therefore, the general objective pursued in this study was to find out the type of work carried out by the coaching staffs in their differen...
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Introduction: Currently, the mental health and emotional well-being of children and adolescents has become a concern in Spanish society. Since Spain, like the rest of the world, suffered the COVID-19 pandemic, many habits have changed in the child and adolescent population. Some of these changes were a decrease in the time and frequency of physical...
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El desarrollo de la competencia motriz en la primera infancia y el trabajo de psicomotricidad se ha convertido en el eje principal del desarrollo humano. Este estudio tiene como principal objetivo conocer la opinión del profesorado que imparte la sesión de psicomotricidad en centros educativos de Educación Infantil. Se indaga sobre qué entienden po...
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Some habits related to diet, PA practice and screen time were modified as a consequence of the appearance of SARS-CoV-2 in Spain, especially in the infant- -jupanielvenile population. These changes resulted in lower levels of physical activity and increased time spent in sedentary activities during lockdown, which lasted 4 months between March and...
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Background: The change of habits in the occupation of young people’s leisure time in the Spanish society has led to an increase in sedentary activities, as opposed to physical and sporting activities outside the school context. The occupation of leisure time in motor activities not only favours health, as indicated by important institutions, such a...
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Explicación del proceso de evaluación en la LOMLOE, desde el enfoque competencial más general hasta las situaciones de aprendizaje, que en este caso se centra en una relacionadas con las acrobacias y su contextualización en el Día de la Educación Física en la Calle. Se presenta el proceso de evaluación de la misma.
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En la etapa de Educación Primaria, sobre todo en el último ciclo, se puede observar cada vez con más frecuencia que el alumnado va cambiando sus rutinas y actividades hacia otras actividades de carácter más sedentario. Este acontecimiento, puede ser origen de enfermedades no transmisibles (ENT). El incremento del tiempo destinado al uso de disposit...
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Introduction: The home lockdown due to the appearance of SARS-CoV-2 in Spanish society led to changes in certain habits in children and adolescents. These habits were related to the practice of physical activity and the implications of higher rates of sedentary activities. This lockdown lasted from March to June 2020. The aim of this study was to d...
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Some habits related to diet, PA practice and screen time were modified as a consequence of the appearance of SARS-CoV-2 in Spain, especially in the infant-juvenile population. These changes resulted in lower levels of physical activity and increased time spent in sedentary activities during lockdown, which lasted 4 months between March and June 202...
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86-Retos, número 48, 2023 (2º trimestre) Actividad física y calidad de vida de adultos mayores en Argentina: un estudio transversal Physical activity and quality of life in Argentinian older adults: a cross-sectional study Resumen: La población mundial envejece de forma progresiva, necesitando conocer las necesidades de las personas mayores para me...
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86-Retos, número 48, 2023 (2º trimestre) Actividad física y calidad de vida de adultos mayores en Argentina: un estudio transversal Physical activity and quality of life in Argentinian older adults: a cross-sectional study Resumen: La población mundial envejece de forma progresiva, necesitando conocer las necesidades de las personas mayores para me...
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Esta Guía, El Agua: ríos y glaciares, es la primera de una colección de cuatro volúmenes que se publican bajo la denominación del Proyecto Situaciones de Aprendizaje en Cantabria. Este Proyecto, que tiene como origen el Proyecto de la Romería del Río, se presenta a los centros de Educación Infantil, Primaria y Secundaria con cuatro volúmenes: El Ag...
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In the last two decades, research has proliferated in the field of pedagogical models used in school Physical Education. The growth is so high that it is necessary to do a quick review to know which models currently exist and which are emerging. The objective of this work is to collect all the models or pedagogical approaches present in the scienti...
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La población mundial envejece de forma progresiva, necesitando conocer las necesidades de las personas mayores para mejorar sus niveles de calidad de vida, en especial, a través del ejercicio físico. Actualmente, se desconocen los niveles reales de ejercicio físico en esta población, así como los niveles de calidad de vida y dependencia en muchas r...
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Nota importante: Este pdf se ha generado para traducir el artículo original publicado en inglés al español. Se ruega citar siempre la fuente del artículo oficial en inglés que se puede descargar aquí https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/20/3/2586 Este artículo puede no contener mejoras realizadas en el paper oficial, de ahí que sea solamente de consulta...
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En esta obra encontrarás un total de 14 situaciones de aprendizaje adaptadas a la nueva legislación educativa y redactadas por profesorado que fue nominado y finalista a los Premios EDUCA ABANCA Mejor Docente de España. Es una de las primeras obras en España que recogen situaciones de aprendizaje que fueron aplicadas con éxito en las aulas de Educa...
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Entre marzo y junio de 2020 España estuvo bajo un confinamiento domiciliario como medida para contener la propagación del virus SARS-CoV-2. Durante este período la población modificó sus hábitos en materia alimentaria y de práctica de actividad física, especialmente en los niños y niñas. El objetivo del estudio fue conocer el impacto que el confina...
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Introduction The home lockdown due to the appearance of SARS-CoV-2 in Spanish society led to changes in certain habits in children and adolescents. These habits were related to the practice of physical activity and the implications of higher rates of sedentary activities. This lockdown lasted from March to June 2020. The aim of this study was to de...
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Background: In the last 10 years, gamification has entered the educational field incrementally. The subject of Physical Education has been one of the scenarios where multiple gamified learning environments were carried out. The objective of this work was to evaluate and analyze the scientific evidence of the pedagogical proposals and didactic exper...
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Between March and June 2019, the SARS-CoV-2 virus broke out in Spain. The lockdown in response entailed the modification of certain habits in the infant-juvenile population, such as those related to the practice of physical activity and the implications derived from it. The aim of this study was to learn the impacts that lockdown had on manual dext...
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Gamification along with a whole range of other active methodologies are being incorporated into university classrooms due to their potential benefits for student learning. The aim of this paper was to analyse how a multimodal learning environment based on gamification could affect the final grades of university students in a subject taught at the F...
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Background: habits related to diet and physical activity in children were modified due to the lockdown that Spain had between March and June 2019 because of the health crisis caused by the appearance of SARS-CoV-2. The aim of the study was to know the impact that the lockdown had on physical fitness values in children aged 11-12. Methods: the st...
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Background: During the great lockdown in Spain due to SARS-CoV-2, in between the months of March and June 2020, dietary and physical activity habits were modified in children. The aim of the study was to determine the impact of the lockdown on anthropometric parameters in children aged 11/12 years. Methods: Fifty Spanish children aged 11/12 year...
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The objetive of this case study is to design a plan for an amateur cyclist to improve his parameters and performance based on a combined workout of cycling, strength work and the HIIT training system. For this purpose, a scientific design has been followed. The subject is a 36 year old amateur athlete who since 2019 focuses his sporting activity on...
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that a large majority of children do not reach its recommendations on physical activity for health, i.e., 60 min a day of moderate to vigorous physical activity. The objective of this study was to know the index of habitual physical activity in different contexts where the child interacts: school index...
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Actualmente existe una mayor preocupación por parte la comunidad científica, Estados y organizaciones como la OMS sobre el importante incremento en la aparición de las denominadas enfermedades hipocinéticas, especialmente entre los más jóvenes de nuestra sociedad, los niños y adolescentes. Estas enfermedades, caracterizadas por la ausencia casi tot...
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Psychomotor work is the basic pillar for the sensory, motor, cognitive and social development of the youngest children in our society and educational centers, cognitive and social development of the youngest children in our society and educational centers. This statement is the basic pillar of the work with children in early childhood education and...
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La evaluación en el ámbito educativo, es sin lugar a dudas uno de los elementos curriculares más revisados a lo largo del tiempo, que ha sufrido una gran evolución (junto a la metodología) y tal vez más polémica ha suscitado a la hora de plantearnos una adecuada equidad. El área de Educación física, no ha estado ajeno a toda esta evolución, y ya de...
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Las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación (TIC), se han convertido en los últimos años en un recurso imprescindible en la sociedad actual, y más aún si cabe en el ámbito educativo. El Homeschooling, puede y debe aprovecharse de las TIC como un recurso pedagógico de primer orden, no solo por la importancia que las mismas tienen en la socie...
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El padel, es un deporte joven en nuestro país que cada vez más, cuenta con más adeptos entre la población de todo tipo de edades, especialmente, entre adultos entre 25 y 45 años. Gracias a su facilidad de aprendizaje y el aumento considerable en nuestro país de instalaciones deportivas, sociales y privadas que cuentan con un mayor número de pistas...

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