Search for dissertations about: "student engagement"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 34 swedish dissertations containing the words student engagement.

2. 1. Upper Secondary School Student Engagement and Disengagement : in Blended Learning

   Author : Nina Bergdahl; Uno Fors; Ola Knutsson; Daniel Spikol; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Upper secondary school; Student engagement; Student disengagement; Blended Learning; Technology-enhanced Learning; Mixed Methods; Information Society; informationssamhället;

   Abstract : The present research approaches Swedish upper secondary school students’ engagement and disengagement in Technology-enhanced Learning (TEL). To date, research on engagement in TEL have mainly focused on university-level students and have overlooked the dimension of disengagement. READ MORE

4. 2. Molecular Approaches to Explore Drug-Target Interactions

   Author : Abdullah Al-Amin; Ulf Landegren; Christopher Schofield; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Drug discovery; target engagement; target engagement-mediated amplification; cellular thermal shift assay; proximity extension assay; in situ PLA; high-content imaging; Molekylär medicin; Molecular Medicine;

   Abstract : Improved means to assess the clinical potential of drug candidates can critically influence development of new therapeutic entities, a central aim in medical life science. Drug discovery and development relies on construction and selection of small organic compounds or biological agents that bind targets of interest. READ MORE

5. 3. Interest and Engagement: Perspectives on Mathematics in the Classroom

   Author : Rimma Nyman; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; interest; engagement; mathematics; introduction to algebra; TDS; years 6-9; video analysis; interviews;

   Abstract : The aim of this research project is to illuminate interest manifested as student engagement in mathematics in years 6-9. In particular, the studies capture how engagement is recognised by teachers and researchers and what didactical strategies the teachers use to engage students in an introduction to algebra. READ MORE

6. 4. Learning Computing at University: Participation and Identity : A Longitudinal Study

   Author : Anne-Kathrin Peters; Arnold Pears; Anders Berglund; Anna Eckerdal; Lars Ulriksen; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; computing education research; engineering education research; computer science; higher education; engagement; diversity; equity; gender; competencies; culture; longitudinal; identity; participation; power; agency; uniformity; communities of practice; social theory of learning; phenomenography; student reflections; Datavetenskap med inriktning mot datavetenskapens didaktik; Computer Science with specialization in Computer Science Education Research;

   Abstract : Computing education has struggled with student engagement and diversity in the student population for a long time. Research in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education suggests that taking a social, long-term perspective on learning is a fruitful approach to resolving some of these persistent challenges. READ MORE

7. 5. 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