Search for dissertations about: "primary school teachers"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 61 swedish dissertations containing the words primary school teachers.

  2. 16. Bounded Horizons : A study of upper secondary school choice for newly arrived students

    Author : Brendan Munhall; Fredrik Hertzberg; Larissa Mickwitz; Daniel Lövheim; Ee-Seul Yoon; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; newly arrived students; school choice; horizon for action; boundaries; upper secondary school; educational policy; educational marketization; pedagogik; Education;

    Abstract : Graduating primary school students in Sweden choose their upper secondary school within a unique quasi-market school system. The students may choose specialized programs but must also be accepted based on grade rankings by the schools. Despite equity arguments for the school choice model, opportunities are not equally available for all students. READ MORE

  4. 17. The individual development plan as tool and practice in Swedish compulsory school

    Author : Åsa Hirsh; Claes Nilholm; Viveca Lindberg; Cristina Robertson; Patricia Murphy; Jönköping University; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Individual development plan IDP ; individual education plan IEP ; teachers assessment practices; formative assessment; documentation; gender; mediated action; tool; inscription translation; primary secondary tertiary artifacts; mastery appropriation; IDP practices; contradictions; dilemmas; national and local steering of schools;

    Abstract : Since 2006 Swedish compulsory school teachers are required to use individual developmentplans (IDPs) as part of their assessment practices. The IDP has developed through two major reforms and is currently about to undergo a third in which requirements for documentation are to be reduced. READ MORE

  5. 18. Teaching photosynthesis in a compulsory school context : Students' reasoning, understanding and interactions

    Author : Helena Näs; Christina Ottander; Sylvia Benckert; Jenny Lewis; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; teaching; primary and secondary school; plants; photosynthesis and respiration; Undervisning; mellan- och högstadiet; växter; fotosyntes och cellandning; Subject didactics; Ämnesdidaktik; didactics of natural science; naturvetenskapens didaktik;

    Abstract : According to previous research, students show difficulties in understanding photosynthesis and respiration, and basic ecological concepts like energy flow in ecosystems. There are successful teaching units accomplished in this area and many of them can be described as inquiry-based teaching. READ MORE

  6. 19. Assidere Necesse Est : Necessities and complexities regarding teachers’ assessment practices in technology education

    Author : Eva Hartell; Inga-Britt Skogh; Lena Gumaelius; Richard Kimbell; Kay Stables; KTH; []
    Keywords : technology education; primary education; assessment; classroom assessment; formative assessment; assessment for learning; self-efficacy; e-portfolio; e-assessment; engineering education; STEM; teknikundervisning; teknikdidaktik; formativ bedömning; bedömning; grundskola; klassrumsbedömning; bedömning för lärande; betyg; vurdering; vurdering for laring; Teknikvetenskapens lärande och kommunikation; Education and Communication in the Technological Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis focuses on teachers’ assessment practices in primary and lower secondary schools for technology education (Sv. Teknik). It is grounded in my prior experience as a teacher but also addresses the national and international research fields of technology education and assessment. READ MORE

  7. 20. Visual Storytelling Interacting in School : Learning Conditions in the Social Science Classroom

    Author : Linnéa Stenliden; Jörgen Nissen; Eva Reimers; Mikael Jern; Monika Vinterek; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Data visualization; geovisual analytics; visual storytelling; interaction; learning activities; learning conditions; social science education; Data visualisering; geovisual analytics; visual storytelling; interaktion; läraktivitet; lärandevillkor; samhällsorienterande undervisning;

    Abstract : The aim of this compilation thesis is to understand how technology for visual storytelling can be shaped and used in relation to social science education in primary school, but also how social dimensions, technical and other matters create emerging learning conditions in such an educational setting. The visual storytelling technology introduced and used in the study is ‘the Statistics eXplorer platform, a geovisual analytics. READ MORE