Search for dissertations about: "eighth-grade students"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words eighth-grade students.

2. 1. Students’ Perspectives on Bullying

   Author : Camilla Forsberg; Robert Thornberg; Marcus Samuelsson; Gunnel Colnerud; Christina Osbeck; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; bullying; students’ perspectives; interviews; bystander reactions; grounded theory; symbolic interactionism; mobbning; elevers perspektiv; intervju; grundad teori; symbolisk interaktionism;

   Abstract : The aim of the present thesis was to listen to, examine and conceptualise students’ perspectives on bullying. Students’ perspectives have not been commonly heard in research and less qualitative research has been conducted. READ MORE

4. 2. Motivational beliefs in the TIMSS 2003 context : Theory, measurement and relation to test performance

   Author : Hanna Eklöf; Widar Henriksson; Simon Wolming; Svein Lie; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : test-taking motivation; TIMSS 2003; validity; construct validation; measurement; expectancy-value theory; self-concept; task value; factor analysis; eighth-grade students; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

   Abstract : The main objective of this thesis was to explore issues related to student achievement motivation in the Swedish TIMSS 2003 (Trend in International Mathematics and Science Study) context. The thesis comprises of five empirical papers and a summary. READ MORE

5. 3. Peer feedback with support of digital technology in visual art education

   Author : Eva-Lena Forslind; Stefan Hrastinski; Ingrid Forsler; Stefan Stenbom; Fredrik Enoksson; Patrik Hernvall; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Peer feedback; digital technology; visual idea process; visual art education; K-12 education; Kamratfeedback; digitala verktyg; visuell idéprocess; bildämnet; grundskolan; Teknik och lärande; Technology and Learning;

   Abstract : This licentiate thesis focuses on the development of the idea process in art education using digital peer feedback. In the school subject visual art, the visual idea process, e.g., when students sketch their ideas, is an important phase in a project. READ MORE

6. 4. Taking Part on Equal Terms? : Associations between Economic Resources and Social Participation among Swedish Adolescents

   Author : Simon Hjalmarsson; Carina Mood; Peter Fallesen; Stephanie Plenty; Lawrence M. Berger; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Peer relationships; Social relationships; Friendships; Peer rejection; Bullying victimization; Extracurricular activities; Organised leisure activities; Structured leisure activities; Adolescence; Youth; Childhood; School; Economic resources; Material deprivation; Disposable household income; Child poverty; Sociometric data; Network data; Sociology; sociologi;

   Abstract : This dissertation contains four empirical studies examining associations between economic resources and social participation among Swedish adolescents. All four studies draw data from a school-based survey covering a nationally representative sample of the 2010 cohort of Swedish eighth-grade students. READ MORE

7. 5. Reading achievement : Its relation to home literacy, self-regulation, academic self-concept, and goal orientation in children and adolescents

   Author : Lena Swalander; Institutionen för psykologi; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychopedagogy; Psychology; Writing; Computers; Home literacy; Reading attitude; Goal orientation; Reading ability; Academic self-concept; Self-regulated learning; Pedagogisk psykologi; Psykologi;

   Abstract : The studies in this doctoral thesis investigated how home literacy, self regulation, academic self-concept, and goal orientation influence reading ability. Study 1 investigated the effect of family-based prerequisites, reading attitude, and self-regulated learning on reading ability. READ MORE