Search for dissertations about: "Learning"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 3731 swedish dissertations containing the word Learning.

  2. 16. Adding Challenge to a Teachable Agent in a Virtual Learning Environment

    Author : Camilla Kirkegaard; Agneta Gulz; Annika Silvervarg; Björn Johansson; Lena Pareto; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; educational technology; educational software; teachable agents; learning;

    Abstract : The topic of this thesis concerns what happens when challenging behavior is added to a teachable agent in a virtual learning environment. The aim of adding challenging behavior to teachable agents is to encourage students to engage in learning behaviors, improve their motivation and engagement, which may result in a deeper level of comprehension and an improved learning experience. READ MORE

  4. 17. Learning and teaching sustainable development in global-local contexts

    Author : Birgitta Nordén; Malmö högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Contextual Analysis; Critical Knowledge Capabilities; Deep approaches to learning; Deep approaches to teaching; Education for Sustainable Development; ESD; Environmental and Sustainabilty Education Research; ESER; Global classrooms; Global learning; Global eduction; Global - local contexts; Global Learning for Sustainable Development; GLSD; Global teaching and learning; Phenomenography; Sustainable Development; SD; sustainability; Teaching Approaches; Transdisciplinary Teaching; Transitions; Transnational education; Online learning; Transnational learning; Contextual Analysis; Critical Knowledge Capabilities; Deep Approaches to Learning; Deep Approaches to Teaching; Education for Sustainable Development ESD ; Environmental and Sustainabilty Education Research ESER ; Global Classrooms; Global Learning; Global Learning for Sustainable Development GLSD ; Global-Local Contexts; Phenomenography; Sustainable Development; Teaching Approaches; Transdisciplinary Teaching; Transitions;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis is to develop knowledge of teachingand learning sustainable development in global–local contexts. Theresearch field is global learning for sustainable development (GLSD). READ MORE

  5. 18. Designing for learning and knowing: Nurses in chronic care and patients' self-monitoring data

    Author : Katerina Cerna; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Nurses; chronic care; designing; learning; knowing; self-monitoring data; design ethnography; work practice;

    Abstract : This thesis focuses on nurses’ work practice in chronic care and their learning and knowing in relation to their patients’ self-monitoring data. It is anticipated that self-monitoring data used as a support for healthcare professionals’ work will help to overcome the current challenges the healthcare system is facing. READ MORE

  6. 19. Machine learning for building energy system analysis

    Author : Fan Zhang; Johan Håkansson; Chris Bales; Stefan Byttner; Högskolan Dalarna; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; district heating; machine learning; deep learning; HVAC; neural networks;

    Abstract : Buildings account for approximately 40% of the global energy, and Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) contributes to a large proportion of building energy consumption. Two main negative characteristics that contribute to performance degradation and energy waste in an HVAC system are inappropriate control strategies and faults. READ MORE

  7. 20. Learning 'theory' at university and 'practice' in the workplace : A problematisation of the theory-practice terminology that the dualistic design of Work-integrated Learning institutionalises

    Author : Ville Björck; Kristina Johansson; Tomasz Szkudlarek; Göran Lassbo; Andreas Fejes; Högskolan Väst; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Work-integrated Learning; theory-practice terminology; dualism; discourse analysis; genealogy; third place; Work Integrated Learning; Arbetsintegrerat lärande;

    Abstract : Work-integrated Learning (WIL) is a label for a form of higher education whose usual design in many degree programmes involves splitting students' education into on-campus training and work placements. This thesis focuses on a theory-practice terminology that is reflected in this WIL design and spreads a dualistic thinking with a basic message. READ MORE