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  2. 1. Learning Chemistry at the University level : Student attitudes, motivation, and design of the learning environment

    Author : C. Anders R. Berg; Johan Lithner; Lisbeth Lundahl; Helge Strömdahl; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : laboratory work; open experiments; attitude; university level; motivation; cognitive load; laboratory instruction styles; attitude change; design of learning situation; student questions.;

    Abstract : The main purpose of the research this thesis is based upon was to study students’ attitudes towards learning chemistry at university level and their motivation from three perspectives. How can students’ attitudes towards learning chemistry be assessed? How can these attitudes be changed? How are learning situations experienced by students with different attitude positions? An attitude questionnaire, assessing views of knowledge, learning assessments, laboratory activities, and perceived roles of instructors and student, was used to estimate students’ attitude positions. READ MORE

  4. 2. THE WINDING ROAD TO WOMANHOOD. Adolescents? attitudes towards menstruation, womanhood and sexual health - observational and interventional studies

    Author : Gun Rembeck; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : Adolescent; Attitude; Emotions; Gender; HIV; Learning; Menarche; Menstruation; Mother-child relations; Puberty; Sex education; Sexuality; Sexually transmitted infections; Transition;

    Abstract : Menarche is a unique marker of female maturation representing the transition from childhood to womanhood. When entering adolescence, children face a number of challenges in areas such as the parent-adolescent relationship, development of the self and identity, an expanding network of social relationships, pubertal changes and the development of sexuality. READ MORE

  5. 3. Learning professional skills and attitudes : Medical students' attitudes towards communication skills and group learning

    Author : Antje Lumma-Sellenthin; Jan Jndersson; Lars-Christer Hydén; Max Scheja; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : Attitudes; awareness of learning strategies; communication skills; group learning; patient-centeredness; problem-based learning; self-regulation; Grupplärande; kommunikationsfärdighet; medvetenhet om inlärnings strategier; patient orientering; problembaserat lärande; självstyrt lärande;

    Abstract : Medical education aims at forming students’ professional identity. This includes skills and attitudes such as communication and teamwork skills. One of the thesis’ aims is to identify students’ typical difficulties with learning communication skills, and to understand how these affect their identity development. READ MORE

  6. 4. Learning Motivation in International Primary Schools : The Voices of Children

    Author : Sheila Brooks; Holger Daun; David Phillips; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; learning motivation; learning contexts; primary education; international school education; transnational cultures; multicultural education; student perceptions; International education; Internationell pedagogik;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this study is to contribute to a greater understanding of learning motivation in primary school education. Particular emphasis is given to investigating how various contextual or situational aspects of the classroom/school environment affect motivation. READ MORE

  7. 5. Learning with, from and about each other : interprofessional education on a training ward in municipal care for older persons

    Author : Marie Lidskog; Gerd Ahlström; Anna Löfmark; Lars-Owe Dahlgren; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Interprofessional education; learning; health and social care; undergraduate; training ward; older persons; occupational therapy; nursing; social work; attitudes; phenomenography; social identity; community of practice; Caring sciences; Vårdvetenskap; Vårdvetenskap; Nursing Science;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to describe and evaluate interprofessional education on an interprofessional training ward in municipal care for older persons. Interprofessional education has for some years now been proposed as a means to meet the call for effective collaboration, co-ordination and quality in health and social care. READ MORE