Search for dissertations about: "Teacher density"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words Teacher density.
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1. Teachers and Student Outcomes: Evidence using Swedish Data
Abstract : Essay 1 analyzes how student achievement is affected by resource increases in the Swedish compulsory school, due to a special government grant. The analysis is based on register data between 1998 and 2005. The study shows that the increased resources have not had a statistically significant positive effect on the average student’s achievement. READ MORE
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2. Compulsory Schooling in a Decentralized Setting: Studies of the Swedish Case
Abstract : Essay 1 (with Eva Johansson) investigates the demand for local public schooling using survey data, a method previously never applied to Sweden. Estimating a demand specification corresponding to that in U.S. studies, more elastic demand than in the U. READ MORE
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3. Behavior Representation by Growing a Learning Tree
Abstract : The work presented in this thesis is based on the basic idea of learning by reinforcement, within the theory of behaviorism. The reason for this choice is the generality of such an approach, especially that the reinforcement learning paradigm allows systems to be designed which can improve their behavior beyond that of their teacher. READ MORE
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4. Effective schools in a segregated landscape : Studies of academic achievement and psychological well-being among adolescents in Sweden
Abstract : Equitable educational opportunities necessitate equitable access to a favourable academic and social school environment. This thesis aims to explore the role of the school as an educational and social arena for the academic achievement and psychological well-being of lower secondary school students in Sweden. READ MORE
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5. What is taught and what is learned. Professional insights gained and shared by teachers of mathematics
Abstract : The aim of the thesis is to contribute to knowledge about relationships between teaching and learning in school. The framework used in this research, variation theory, states that, to improve student learning, attention must be paid to what is being learned, the capability that is to be improved and the features (critical features) that it is necessary for the learner to discern. READ MORE