Search for dissertations about: "National Curriculum"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 64 swedish dissertations containing the words National Curriculum.

2. 1. The influence of national curricula and national assessments on teachers’ beliefs about the goals of school mathematics

   Author : Björn Palmberg; Torulf Palm; Ole Björkqvist; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; mathematical competence; competency goals; policy; reform; national curriculum; national assessment; teachers’ goals; teachers’ belief change; didactics of mathematics; matematikdidaktik;

   Abstract : What students should learn in school and therefore also what teachers should teach is an important issue worldwide. Mathematics teaching (and teaching in other subjects) is often regulated by some form of governing text in a written curriculum communcating a set of standards. READ MORE

4. 2. Approaching Curriculum Resources : Examining the potential of textbooks and teacher guides to support mathematics learning and teaching

   Author : Linda Ahl; Andreas Ryve; Skott Skott; Mälardalens högskola; []
   Keywords : Didactics; didaktik;

   Abstract : The driving forces of conducting the two studies presented in this thesis are: the strong position of curriculum resources in the mathematics classroom in general; teachers’ faith in curriculum resources to convey the intentions and goals of mathematics education; and the expected benefits to mathematics education through expanding the knowledge base of research in the area of curriculum resources in general, and teacher guides in particular. This thesis builds upon two studies conducted in Sweden. READ MORE

5. 3. The School as a Moral Arena : Constitutive values and deliberation in Swedish curriculum practice

   Author : Katarina Norberg; David Hamilton; Pirjo Lahdenperä; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Education; Constitutive values; curriculum; moral; schooling; intercultural education; multicultural school; Pedagogik; Education; Pedagogik; pedagogik; Education;

   Abstract : This thesis’ main theme is the relation between school practices and the constitutive values explicitly endorsed in the Swedish national curriculum. It consists of four articles. Article I examines the new educational circumstances in a multicultural society. READ MORE

6. 4. Backstage pedagogy : Compulsory school pupils’ informal social strategies when dealing with formal individual writing assignments for assessment

   Author : Charlotta Rönn; Peter Erlandson; Corrado Matta; Marianne Dovemark; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; assessment; audio-visual recordings; classroom research; curriculum; digital technology; equality of grading; ethnography; formative assessment; grades; informal social strategies; Goffman; National tests; New Public Management; pupil’s perspective; semi-structured interviews; summative assessment; Education; Pedagogik;

   Abstract : Over the last decades, formal schooling has changed towards an enhanced focus on the individual pupil’s achievements. This comprises formative assessment such as visualizing pupils’ learning processes, as well as summative assessment in terms of increased number and importance of National tests. READ MORE

7. 5. Future School Management : Do Plans and Needs Match? A Comparative Study with Examples from Four OECD-Countries

   Author : Kah Slenning; Arild Tjeldvoll; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Education; Future studies; Scenario; Comparative study; Local Management of Schools; Competence; OECD; School Development; Interviews; Curriculum; National Educational Policy; Decentralization; Devolution; internationell pedagogik; International Education;

   Abstract : The overriding aim of this study is to focus a factor affecting the readiness of the education systems of four OECD countries (or, to be quite correct, three countries and one state in the U.S.) to meet and adapt to changing demands and expectations on educational outcome. READ MORE