Relationships between the cultural and psychological profile of university students and the ability to interpret graphics

Authors

  • Gladis Franck Cunha Universidade de Caxias do Sul
  • Lucas Furstenau de Oliveira Universidade de Caxias do Sul
  • Marilda Machado Spíndola Universidade de Caxias do Sul
  • Cíntia Paese Giacomello Universidade de Caxias do Sul
  • Alien Mavi Frantz Universidade de Caxias do Sul
  • Augusto Poletto Cutulli Universidade de Caxias do Sul
  • Leonardo Cechet Moro Universidade de Caxias do Sul

Keywords:

human learning, neuroeducational approach, interpretation of graphs, EEG

Abstract

In this article, we analyzed the responses of engineering students, when they were asked to correlate the core information of a text with one of three observed graphs during a collection of EEG signals. Furthermore, the relationship between the right answers and the information relating to cultural, emotional and physical constants of a questionnaire of research answered by each participant were correlated statistically using the Pearson Chi-square test. The difficulty in solving the task, which involved working memory, showed positive correlations, which highlight aspects relevant about the cognitive processes, involved in this action. It is suggested that basic education should develop better capabilities of the episodic buffer, of the phonological loop and of the visuospatial sketch, enabling participants to better withstand the emotional stress related to the unusual environment.

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2016-10-18

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Cunha, G. F., Furstenau de Oliveira, L., Machado Spíndola, M., Paese Giacomello, C., Mavi Frantz, A., Poletto Cutulli, A., & Cechet Moro , L. (2016). Relationships between the cultural and psychological profile of university students and the ability to interpret graphics. Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Science, 1(2), 36–43. Retrieved from https://sou.ucs.br/revistas/index.php/ricaucs/article/view/26

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