Maria Ferrão
Biographic Data
| ID | 4317679 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maria Ferrão |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maria |
| FAMILY NAME | Ferrão |
| SIGNATURE | FERRÃO M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Coimbra |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Differential effect of university entrance score on first-year students’ academic performance in Portugal
The main goal of this study is to show that the association between university entrance score and first-year students’ academic performance varies randomly across courses after controlling for students’ sociodemographic, schooling trajectory and motivational variables. The sample consists of 2697 first-year students who were enrolled in 54 courses at a Portuguese public university in 2015/16. Multilevel modelling of academic performance suggests …
Socio‐demographic and behavioral risk factors associated with the high prevalence of overweight and obesity in portuguese children
OBJECTIVES: Childhood obesity is a public health concern in Portugal. Socio-demographic and behavioral factors are highly associated with obesity but are not clearly understood. This article aims to update the prevalence of overweight and obesity in Portuguese children and to explore the influence and risks of socio-demographic factors and behavioral factors. METHODS: A cross-sectional study of Portuguese children aged 3-10 years from all 18 main…
The associations of SES, obesity, sport activity, and perceived neighborhood environments
OBJECTIVES: This study analyses the associations between children's obesity, sports activity (SA), and perceived environmental characteristics with the children's SES. METHODS: A sample of 1,885 Portuguese children, aged 3-10 years, living in Coimbra, Portugal, was observed. Weight and height were measured and obesity was defined by age-and sex-specific, BMI cut-off points. Questionnaires included variables on SA levels, SES and parental neighbor…
Individual and environmental factors associated for overweight in urban population of Brazil
The social environment variables relating to the socioeconomic deprivation of the neighborhood and the built environment variables relating to higher walkability were significantly associated with overweight and obesity in Belo Horizonte
Perceptions of neighborhood environments and childhood obesity
E‐assessment within the Bologna paradigm
The Bologna Declaration brought reforms into higher education that imply changes in teaching methods, didactic materials and textbooks, infrastructures and laboratories, etc. Statistics and mathematics are disciplines that traditionally have the worst success rates, particularly in non‐mathematics core curricula courses. This research project, Mathematics and Statistics for the Development of Professional Skills, which is in progress at the Unive…
E‐assessment within the Bologna paradigm
The Bologna Declaration brought reforms into higher education that imply changes in teaching methods, didactic materials and textbooks, infrastructures and laboratories, etc. Statistics and mathematics are disciplines that traditionally have the worst success rates, particularly in non‐mathematics core curricula courses. This research project, Mathematics and Statistics for the Development of Professional Skills, which is in progress at the Unive…
Perceptions of neighborhood environments and childhood obesity
Socio‐demographic and behavioral risk factors associated with the high prevalence of overweight and obesity in portuguese children
OBJECTIVES: Childhood obesity is a public health concern in Portugal. Socio-demographic and behavioral factors are highly associated with obesity but are not clearly understood. This article aims to update the prevalence of overweight and obesity in Portuguese children and to explore the influence and risks of socio-demographic factors and behavioral factors. METHODS: A cross-sectional study of Portuguese children aged 3-10 years from all 18 main…
The associations of SES, obesity, sport activity, and perceived neighborhood environments
OBJECTIVES: This study analyses the associations between children's obesity, sports activity (SA), and perceived environmental characteristics with the children's SES. METHODS: A sample of 1,885 Portuguese children, aged 3-10 years, living in Coimbra, Portugal, was observed. Weight and height were measured and obesity was defined by age-and sex-specific, BMI cut-off points. Questionnaires included variables on SA levels, SES and parental neighbor…
Individual and environmental factors associated for overweight in urban population of Brazil
The social environment variables relating to the socioeconomic deprivation of the neighborhood and the built environment variables relating to higher walkability were significantly associated with overweight and obesity in Belo Horizonte
Differential effect of university entrance score on first-year students’ academic performance in Portugal
The main goal of this study is to show that the association between university entrance score and first-year students’ academic performance varies randomly across courses after controlling for students’ sociodemographic, schooling trajectory and motivational variables. The sample consists of 2697 first-year students who were enrolled in 54 courses at a Portuguese public university in 2015/16. Multilevel modelling of academic performance suggests …
Medicine (5 works) · Obesity (4 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (4 works) · Overweight (4 works) · Portuguese (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Childhood obesity (3 works) · Demography (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Gerontology (3 works)