Search for dissertations about: "Staffan Selander"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words Staffan Selander.

2. 1. Assessment Discourses in Mathematics Classrooms : A Multimodal Social Semiotic Study

   Author : Lisa Björklund Boistrup; Astrid Pettersson; Staffan Selander; Torbjörn Tambour; Stephen Lerman; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; mathematics classrooms; classrooms; assessment; discourses; social semiotics; multimodality; feedback; mathematics competence; matematikklassrum; klassrum; bedömning; diskurser; socialsemiotik; multimodalitet; återkoppling; matematisk kompetens; Education; Pedagogik; Mathematics Education; matematikämnets didaktik;

   Abstract : This is a study of assessment in mathematics classrooms and assessment is here regarded as a concept with broad boundaries including e.g. diagnostic tests, portfolios, and acts in teacher-student communication. READ MORE

4. 2. Livsfrågor och religionskunskap : En belysning av ett centralt begrepp i svensk religionsdidaktik

   Author : Björn Falkevall; Staffan Selander; Karin Sporre; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; religious education; curriculum studies; teacher education; questions of life; existential questions; dialogicity; utterances; chains of utterances; Subject didactics; Ämnesdidaktik; Didactics; didaktik;

   Abstract : This thesis focuses on “livsfrågor” (questions of life) a typical Swedish concept introduced in the RE syllabus in the curriculum for compulsory schools in 1969. The study poses three questions: what can qualify as a “livsfråga”, why are they regarded important, and how do they fit into teaching? The main purpose is to study differences of the concept in two materials. READ MORE

5. 3. The Missing Link in Learning in Science Centres

   Author : Vaike Fors; Mikael Alexandersson; Staffan Selander; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Science center; learning; artefacts; visual ethnography; socio-cultural theories; meaning making; interactive exhibits; social identity; negotiation of meaning; teenagers; Education; Pedagogik; Pedagogik;

   Abstract : Science centres have been identified as an important resource in encouraging teenagers to choose higher education in science and technology. This is of interest to society, since there seems to be a problem in getting sufficient numbers to do so. READ MORE

6. 4. Pictures and a Thousand Words : Learning Psychology through Visual Illustrations and Testing

   Author : Ann-Sofie Jägerskog; Fredrik Jönsson; Staffan Selander; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; learning; multimedia learning; retrieval practice; testing effect; visual illustration; learning styles; visualiser; verbaliser; Subject Learning and Teaching; ämnesdidaktik;

   Abstract : For teachers and students to be able to make informed decisions about how to best improve learning, it is important to compare learning strategies that are known to be effective. Both multimedia learning, based on the notion that individuals learn better from words and pictures presented together than from words alone, and retrieval practice, based on the idea that retrieving knowledge from the memory is an active process that has a beneficial impact on learning, have been found robust learning strategies in earlier research. READ MORE

7. 5. Designs for Learning in an Extended Digital Environment : Case Studies of Social Interaction in the Social Science Classroom

   Author : Susanne Kjällander; Staffan Selander; Eva Svärdemo Åberg; Ria Heilä-Ylikallio; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; interaction; learning; meaning-making; digital learning resources; Social Science; school; classroom; pupils; teachers; didactic design; digital interface; assessment; designs for learning; multimodality; Education; Pedagogik; Didactics; didaktik;

   Abstract : This thesis studies designs for learning in the extended digital interface in the Social Science classroom. The aim is to describe and analyse how pupils interact, make meaning and learn while deploying digital learning resources. Together with the thesis a multimodal design theoretical perspective on learning has developed: Designs for Learning. READ MORE