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Understanding and representing space. Theory and evidence from studies with blind and sighted children. Decision making in action: models and methods. International perspectives on academic assessment

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Decision making in action: models and methods" as discussed by the authors is the result of un seminario realizado en 1989 con el fin de entender la toma de decisiones en ambientes naturales.
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Los seres humanos recibimos informacion muy variada del medio en que vivimos a traves de los distintos sistemas sensoriales (la vista, el oido, el tacto, el olfato y el gusto). Algunas de las preguntas que surgen de manera natural a partir de esta sencilla observacion son ?Como organiza e integra el ser humano esta informacion tan variada?, ?los distintos canales sensoriales funcionan como sistemas independientes unos de otros?, o por el contrario, ?la informacion captada a traves de un sistema sensorial (i.e., la vision) interactua con la percibida a traves de otros sistemas sensoriales (i.e., el tacto o la audicion)? Decision making in action: models and methods" es el resultado de un seminario realizado en 1989 con el fin de entender la toma de decisiones en ambientes naturales. En dicho seminario participaron cerca de treinta investigadores con trabajos desarrollados tanto dentro de instituciones academicas como en empresas privadas, militares o la propia NASA. La lectura de este libro, editado por Thomas Oakland y Ronald Hambleton, permitira al lector realizar un viaje por el tunel del tiempo, pues no solo podra irse al pasado y asistir al Congreso celebrado en Oxford en 1993, bajo el titulo "Test Use with Children and Youth: International Pathways to Progress", ya que el libro reune la mayor parte de los trabajos presentados en el citado congreso, sino que tambien se sentira transportado al futuro,pues a lo largo de los 13 capitulos de que consta el libro, sus autores nos muestran las perspectivas futuras de la evaluacion en los campos de psicologia y educacion.

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