Elisabete Porto Silva

Currently the talent is the key word for any type of organization or institution. Supported by a change of mentality, which coincides with the entry of the century, the investigations begin to question the IQ (intelligence quotient) as the predominant factor in achieving social and professional success , going to defend the EQ (emotional quotient). Thus, we advocate processing in children and young people to equip them with differentiating competencies to develop talents. Outdoor Training, which places individuals in natural settings outside their comfort zone, has proved to be a methodology that enables better and faster learning than the traditional method. In this workshop we intend to demonstrate how socio-emotional skills can be worked in children and young people using this methodology. It will be developed four outdoor activities that allow participants to go through the experience and be able to assess the relevance and impact of this methodology. The workshop will be conduct with a maximum of 30 people, outdoor environment (off living classroom, on the grounds of the university). A team of researchers in the area of outdoor training and emotional intelligence will energized the workshop on the ground. The workshop will be evaluated through interviews and questionnaires of assessment.Keywords: Talent, Emotional Intelligence, Outdoor TrainingResumen.Actualmente el talento es palabra clave para cualquier tipo de organización e institución. Apoyados por un cambio de mentalidad, que coincide con la entrada del siglo XXI, las investigaciones comienzan a poner en duda el CI (coeficiente de inteligencia) como factor predominante para alcanzar éxito social y profesional, pasando a defender el CE (coeficiente emocional). Así, defendemos su perfeccionamiento en niños y jóvenes para dotarlos de competencias diferenciadoras y así poder desarrollar talentos. El Outdoor Training, que coloca a los individuos en contextos naturales fuera de su zona de conforto, se ha mostrado como una metodología que permite mayor eficacia y rapidez de aprendizaje que el modelo tradicional. En este taller pretendemos demostrar cómo se pueden trabajar competencias socioemocionales en niños y jóvenes utilizando esta metodología. Iremos a desarrollar cuatro actividades de outdoor que permitan a los participantes pasar por la experiencia y así poder evaluar la pertinencia y el impacto de esta metodología. El taller será realizado con un máximo de 24 personas, en ambiente outdoor (fuera de sala de aula, en los jardines de la universidad). Un equipo de investigadores del área de outdoor training e inteligencia emocional irá a dinamizar el taller en el terreno. El taller será evaluado por medio de entrevistas y cuestionarios de apreciación.Palabras Clave: Talento, Inteligencia Emocional, Outdoor Training

Supported by a change of mentality, which coincides with the entry of the century, the investigations begin to question the intelligence quotient as a predominant factor in achieving social and professional success, going to defend the emotional quotient. Thus, we advocate its improvement in children and young people to equip them with differentiating competencies. Outdoor Training, which places individuals in natural settings outside their comfort zone, is shown as a methodology to better and faster learning than the traditional model. For this reason, it is being developed at this time a research project that aims to assess whether the methodology of outdoor training, used to work socio-emotional skills in executives, is also valid for working competences in children in basic education. For this, we chose an experimental study, which includes 162 students from two public schools in 1.º cycle of basic education Funchal Council, a group operating as an experimental group ( 83 students ) who participate in outdoor training activities during the academic year 2013/2014, and a control group (79 students). Children will be assessed at two points, at the beginning and end of the school year through the following instruments: the Bar -On Emotional Quotient Inventory test: Youth Version (Candeias & Rebocho, 2007), the Test of Emotional Comprehension (TEC, Ponst , Harris, & de Rosnay, 2004), the questionnaire Socially in Action (Socialmente em Acção, SA, Candeias, 2008), Social Cognitive Test Inteligência (Prueva Cognitiva de Inteligência Social, PCIS, Candeias, 2007); Raven’s progressive matrices (Simões , 2000) and the Piers-Harris Children’s Self-Concept Scale (PHCSCS -2, Veiga , 2006). By now it was made the first evaluation and are being developed outdoor training activities with the experimental group. In this paper, we present some qualitative results of the developments observed in the students who are participating in these activities. Keywords: Outdoor Training, Emotional Intelligence, Social Intelligence Resumen: Apoyados por un cambio de mentalidad, que coincide con la entrada del siglo XXI, las investigaciones comienzan a poner en duda el coeficiente de inteligencia como factor predominante para alcanzar éxito social y profesional, pasando a defender el coeficiente emocional. Así, defendemos su perfeccionamiento en niños y jóvenes para dotarlos de competencias diferenciadoras. El Outdoor Training, que coloca a los individuos en contextos naturales fuera de su zona de conforto, se ha mostrado como una metodología que permite mayor eficacia y rapidez de aprendizaje que el modelo tradicional. Por esta razón, está siendo desarrollado en este momento un proyecto de investigación que pretende evaluar si la metodología de outdoor training, utilizada para trabajar competencias socioemocionales en empresarios, es también válida para trabajar competencia de niños de educación básica. Para tal, optamos por un estudio experimental, que incluye 162 alumnos de dos escuelas públicas de 1.º ciclo de educación básica del Concejo de Funchal, funcionando un grupo como grupo experimental (83 alumnos), que participará en actividades de outdoor training durante el año lectivo 2013/2014; y un grupo de control (79 alumnos). Los niños serán evaluados en dos momentos, al inicio y al final del año lectivo a través de los siguientes instrumentos: el test Bar-On Emotional Quotient Inventory: Youth Version (Candeias & Rebocho, 2007); el Test of Emotional Comprehension (TEC, Ponst, Harris, & de Rosnay, 2004); el cuestionario Socialmente em Acção (SA, Candeias, 2008); la Prueba Cognitiva de Inteligência Social (PCIS, Candeias, 2007); las matrizes progressivas coloridas de Ravem (MPCR, Simões, 2000) y el Piers-Harris Children’s Self-Concept Scale (PHCSCS-2 Veiga, 2006). En este momento ya fue realizada la primera evaluación y están siendo desarrolladas las actividades de outdoor training con el grupo experimental. En esta comunicación presentaremos algunos resultados cualitativos de la evolución observada en los alumnos que están participando en estas actividades. Palabras Clave: Outdoor Training, Inteligencia Emocional, Inteligencia Social

The growing interest in emotional intelligence has motivated, since the ‘ 90, the development of numerous studies on the topic. One of the approaches of these studies has been the relationship between emotional intelligence and academic achievement, without much agreement on the results (Angelo, 2007; Newsome et al., 2000; O’Connor & Little, 2003; Parker et al.,2004; Parker et al., 2006; Silva & Duarte, 2012) and was developed further this research. The survey was developed with a set de129 individuals of both sexes of RAM (Autonomy Region of Madeira) in order to respond to the questions: is there any relationship between IE, the IE perceived and school performance? Does gender, age, social participation, socio-economic status of parents and school retention influence the IE and the school performance? The instruments used were: A demographic and educational survey where they gathered, in addition to the socio-demographic data, academic performance data as: retention, the notes of the Portuguese language, Mathematics, the Study of the Middle note of calibration tests: Portuguese language and Mathematics; and the Emotional Intelligence survey of Bar-On (Candeias & Rebocho, 2007, Candeias et al., 2008). The results reveal that only some aspects of IE relate to some of the variables of school performance, in particular the classifications to Portuguese and Mathematics. Key-words: Emotional intelligence, school performance. Resumo: O crescente interesse pela Inteligência Emocional tem motivado, desde os anos 90, o desenvolvimento de numerosos estudos sobre o tema. Um dos enfoques desses estudos tem sido a relação entre a Inteligência Emocional e o rendimento escolar, não existindo muita concordância nos resultados (Ângelo, 2007; Newsome et al., 2000; O’Connor & Little, 2003; Parker et al.,2004; Parker et al.,2006; Silva & Duarte, 2012), pelo que se desenvolveu mais esta pesquisa. A pesquisa foi desenvolvida com um conjunto de 129 indivíduos de ambos os sexos da RAM (Região Autónoma da Madeira), no sentido de dar resposta às questões: Será que existe alguma relação entre a IE, a IE percebida e o rendimento escolar? Será que o género, a idade, o índice de participação social, o estatuto socioeconómico dos pais e a retenção escolar influenciam a IE e o rendimento escolar? Os instrumentos usados foram: um questionário Sociodemográfico e Educativo onde se recolheram, para além dos dados sociodemográficos, os dados do rendimento académico como: a retenção, as notas da Língua Portuguesa, da Matemática, do Estudo do Meio, nota das provas de aferição a: Língua Portuguesa e Matemática; e o questionário de Inteligência Emocional de Bar-On (Candeias & Rebocho,2007, Candeias et al., 2008). Os resultados revelam que apenas alguns aspetos da IE se relacionam com algumas das variáveis do rendimento escolar, nomeadamente as classificações a Português e a Matemática. Palavras-chave: Inteligência emocional, rendimento escolar.