Joana Cruz
Biographic Data
| ID | 3740073 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joana Cruz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joana |
| FAMILY NAME | Cruz |
| SIGNATURE | CRUZ J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Fundação Minerva - Cultura - Ensino e Investigação Científica |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5104-6979 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Effects of an exercise program with augmented reality on functional fitness and physical activity of community-dwelling older adults
Background This study aims to investigate the effects of a multimodal program using augmented reality on the functional fitness and physical activity of older adults living in the community. Method Seventy-eight older adults living in the community participated in this study. Participants were divided into three groups: a control group that maintained their usual activities, and two experimental groups, one with multimodal training (EG1) and the …
Assessment of math abilities before school entry: A tool development
Introduction The years preceding school entry are pivotal for children to develop fundamental skills that bolster their learning in literacy and math in the following years. Skills like counting and subitizing stand as key predictors of future math abilities. Hence, the availability of universal screening tools is vital to promptly identify children who are lacking in these skills, allowing for tailored classroom practices to meet their needs. Th…
Fluency Training for Struggling Readers: Examining the Effects of a Tier-2 Intervention in Third Graders
Tier-2 reading fluency interventions are specifically tailored for struggling readers, addressing their unique needs. The aim of this study was to examine the impact of a Tier-2 reading fluency intervention on reading capabilities and motivation among third-grade students identified as at risk. The intervention employed various strategies, including non-repetitive reading, exploration of challenging words, model reading, eco-reading, assisted rea…
Individual and community psychological experiences of the Covid-19 pandemic: The state of emergency in Portugal
From Policies to Practices: Factors Related to the Use of Inclusive Practices in Portugal
Inclusion is considered a foundation for quality education, and teachers’ inclusive practices are essential for success in mainstream classrooms. Portugal has been making progressive improvements in its policies for inclusive education, although there is little consistency in school practices within or between schools. Moreover, data identifying the personal and career variables relevant to teachers’ inclusive practices in Portugal are scarce. Th…
Development of a Group Emergent Literacy Screening Tool
It is important to identify children who are struggling with emergent literacy skills as early as possible to provide them with the support they need to prevent future academic failure. Screening tools administered in groups are more cost-effective than those administered individually, but few are available in Portugal. The goal of this study was to explore the psychometric properties (difficulty, reliability, and validity) of a group emergent li…
Measuring Inclusive Education in Portuguese Schools: Adaptation and Validation of a Questionnaire
The debate about inclusive education has gained considerable attention in policy, research, and practice in the last decades. Therefore, there is also a growing interest in assessing how inclusive education occurs in schools. Self-assessment and self-reflection tools are strategic to examine schools’ inclusion and guide needed changes. This study attempts to provide Portuguese schools with self-assessment tools for improvement. Themis Inclusion T…
Face-to-Face Versus Remote: Effects of an Intervention in Reading Fluency During Covid-19 Pandemic
Fluency is a central skill for successful reading. Research has provided evidence that systematic reading fluency interventions can be effective. However, research is scarce on the effects of interventions delivered remotely versus face-to-face. This study investigated the efficacy of a systematic and standardized intervention for promoting reading fluency in third-grade students ( N = 207) during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study had a pretest, p…
Family literacy practices and their contribution to emergent literacy skills during the Covid-19 pandemic
To develop emergent literacy skills, preschool children need to be supported by adults in a rich and stimulating environment. During the first lockdown due to the SARS-CoV2 virus, there were several social, family, technological, and individual barriers to promote family literacy and emergent literacy. In the present study, we aimed to provide insight on the relationship between family literacy practices and emergent literacy skills among prescho…
Coping with the Covid-19 pandemic: Strategies employed by different sociodemographic groups and their role on quality of life
The ways people cope with stressful and crisis-inducing episodes, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, have implications for quality of life. The current study aimed to analyse how coping strategies used by individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic varied according to sociodemographic characteristics. It also aimed to analyse how such strategies influence quality of life. Through an online survey, 505 adults living in Portugal reported on their sociodem…
Health-related physical fitness of children and adolescents in Portugal
Improving access to community-based pulmonary rehabilitation: 3R protocol for real-world settings with cost-benefit analysis
The trial was registered in the ClinicalTrials.gov U.S. National Library of Medicine, on 10th January, 2019 (registration number: NCT03799666 )
Homework self-regulation strategies: A Gender and Educational-Level Invariance Analysis
This study investigates the measurement invariance as a function of gender and educational level of the Homework Behavior Questionnaire (Ktpc), an instrument developed to assess students' homework self-regulation strategies. A sample of 1400 elementary and middle school students was used. Results of confirmatory factor analysis indicated a good fit of the theoretical model composed of three dimensions: planning, execution and evaluation of the ho…
Impacts of COPD on family carers and supportive interventions: A narrative review
Contribuição da literacia emergente para o desempenho em leitura no final do 1.o CEB
Aprender a ler e a escrever constituem desafios não só para as crianças, mas também para os agenteseducativos que acompanham este processo. Identificar e promover as condições que facilitam umpercurso de sucesso são preocupações centrais da comunidade escolar e científica. Este estudoprocurou analisar em que medida as competências de literacia emergente, avaliadas na educação pré-escolar, predizem o desempenho em leitura e escrita no final do 1.o…
An Ambivalent Revolution: The Public and the Private in the Construction of Liberal Spain
Journal Article An Ambivalent Revolution: The Public and the Private in the Construction of Liberal Spain Get access Jesús Cruz Jesús Cruz Department of History, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716-2547 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Social History, Volume 30, Issue 1, Fall 1996, Pages 5–27, https://doi.org/10.1353/jsh/30.1.5 Published: 01 October 1996
An Ambivalent Revolution: The Public and the Private in the Construction of Liberal Spain
Journal Article An Ambivalent Revolution: The Public and the Private in the Construction of Liberal Spain Get access Jesús Cruz Jesús Cruz Department of History, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716-2547 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Social History, Volume 30, Issue 1, Fall 1996, Pages 5–27, https://doi.org/10.1353/jsh/30.1.5 Published: 01 October 1996
An Ambivalent Revolution: The Public and the Private in the Construction of Liberal Spain
Journal Article An Ambivalent Revolution: The Public and the Private in the Construction of Liberal Spain Get access Jesús Cruz Jesús Cruz Department of History, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716-2547 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Social History, Volume 30, Issue 1, Fall 1996, Pages 5–27, https://doi.org/10.1353/jsh/30.1.5 Published: 01 October 1996
Contribuição da literacia emergente para o desempenho em leitura no final do 1.o CEB
Aprender a ler e a escrever constituem desafios não só para as crianças, mas também para os agenteseducativos que acompanham este processo. Identificar e promover as condições que facilitam umpercurso de sucesso são preocupações centrais da comunidade escolar e científica. Este estudoprocurou analisar em que medida as competências de literacia emergente, avaliadas na educação pré-escolar, predizem o desempenho em leitura e escrita no final do 1.o…
Impacts of COPD on family carers and supportive interventions: A narrative review
Homework self-regulation strategies: A Gender and Educational-Level Invariance Analysis
This study investigates the measurement invariance as a function of gender and educational level of the Homework Behavior Questionnaire (Ktpc), an instrument developed to assess students' homework self-regulation strategies. A sample of 1400 elementary and middle school students was used. Results of confirmatory factor analysis indicated a good fit of the theoretical model composed of three dimensions: planning, execution and evaluation of the ho…
Improving access to community-based pulmonary rehabilitation: 3R protocol for real-world settings with cost-benefit analysis
The trial was registered in the ClinicalTrials.gov U.S. National Library of Medicine, on 10th January, 2019 (registration number: NCT03799666 )
Health-related physical fitness of children and adolescents in Portugal
Measuring Inclusive Education in Portuguese Schools: Adaptation and Validation of a Questionnaire
The debate about inclusive education has gained considerable attention in policy, research, and practice in the last decades. Therefore, there is also a growing interest in assessing how inclusive education occurs in schools. Self-assessment and self-reflection tools are strategic to examine schools’ inclusion and guide needed changes. This study attempts to provide Portuguese schools with self-assessment tools for improvement. Themis Inclusion T…
Face-to-Face Versus Remote: Effects of an Intervention in Reading Fluency During Covid-19 Pandemic
Fluency is a central skill for successful reading. Research has provided evidence that systematic reading fluency interventions can be effective. However, research is scarce on the effects of interventions delivered remotely versus face-to-face. This study investigated the efficacy of a systematic and standardized intervention for promoting reading fluency in third-grade students ( N = 207) during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study had a pretest, p…
Family literacy practices and their contribution to emergent literacy skills during the Covid-19 pandemic
To develop emergent literacy skills, preschool children need to be supported by adults in a rich and stimulating environment. During the first lockdown due to the SARS-CoV2 virus, there were several social, family, technological, and individual barriers to promote family literacy and emergent literacy. In the present study, we aimed to provide insight on the relationship between family literacy practices and emergent literacy skills among prescho…
Coping with the Covid-19 pandemic: Strategies employed by different sociodemographic groups and their role on quality of life
The ways people cope with stressful and crisis-inducing episodes, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, have implications for quality of life. The current study aimed to analyse how coping strategies used by individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic varied according to sociodemographic characteristics. It also aimed to analyse how such strategies influence quality of life. Through an online survey, 505 adults living in Portugal reported on their sociodem…
Fluency Training for Struggling Readers: Examining the Effects of a Tier-2 Intervention in Third Graders
Tier-2 reading fluency interventions are specifically tailored for struggling readers, addressing their unique needs. The aim of this study was to examine the impact of a Tier-2 reading fluency intervention on reading capabilities and motivation among third-grade students identified as at risk. The intervention employed various strategies, including non-repetitive reading, exploration of challenging words, model reading, eco-reading, assisted rea…
Individual and community psychological experiences of the Covid-19 pandemic: The state of emergency in Portugal
From Policies to Practices: Factors Related to the Use of Inclusive Practices in Portugal
Inclusion is considered a foundation for quality education, and teachers’ inclusive practices are essential for success in mainstream classrooms. Portugal has been making progressive improvements in its policies for inclusive education, although there is little consistency in school practices within or between schools. Moreover, data identifying the personal and career variables relevant to teachers’ inclusive practices in Portugal are scarce. Th…
Development of a Group Emergent Literacy Screening Tool
It is important to identify children who are struggling with emergent literacy skills as early as possible to provide them with the support they need to prevent future academic failure. Screening tools administered in groups are more cost-effective than those administered individually, but few are available in Portugal. The goal of this study was to explore the psychometric properties (difficulty, reliability, and validity) of a group emergent li…
Assessment of math abilities before school entry: A tool development
Introduction The years preceding school entry are pivotal for children to develop fundamental skills that bolster their learning in literacy and math in the following years. Skills like counting and subitizing stand as key predictors of future math abilities. Hence, the availability of universal screening tools is vital to promptly identify children who are lacking in these skills, allowing for tailored classroom practices to meet their needs. Th…
Effects of an exercise program with augmented reality on functional fitness and physical activity of community-dwelling older adults
Background This study aims to investigate the effects of a multimodal program using augmented reality on the functional fitness and physical activity of older adults living in the community. Method Seventy-eight older adults living in the community participated in this study. Participants were divided into three groups: a control group that maintained their usual activities, and two experimental groups, one with multimodal training (EG1) and the …
Psychology (14 works) · Medicine (9 works) · Developmental psychology (7 works) · Pedagogy (6 works) · Reading and Literacy Development (6 works) · Child Development and Digital Technology (5 works) · Mathematics education (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Portuguese (4 works)