Search for dissertations about: "classroom discussion"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 33 swedish dissertations containing the words classroom discussion.

  2. 11. Lab work in science education : Instruction, inscription, and the practical achievement of understanding

    Author : Oskar Lindwall; Berner Lindström; Tim Koschmann; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Lab work; science education; educational technology; classroom interaction; ethnomethodology; naturvetenskapliga laborationer; IT i utbildning; klassrumsstudier; etnometodologi; Education; Pedagogik;

    Abstract : Taking an analytical perspective founded on ethnomethodology and conversation analysis, the four studies presented in this thesis provide detailed analyses of video recorded lab work in mechanics at secondary and university level. The investigated activities all build on educational design afforded by a technology called probeware. READ MORE

  4. 12. Assessing Scientific Literacy as Participation in Civic Practices : Affordances and constraints for developing a practice for authentic classroom assessment of argumentation, source critique and decision-making

    Author : Jens Anker-Hansen; Maria Andrée; Per-Olof Wickman; Aik Ling Tan; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; scientific literacy; assessment; authentic; communities of practice; expansive learning; argumentation; peer assessment; moderation meetings; naturvetenskapsämnenas didaktik; Science Education;

    Abstract : This thesis takes a departure from a view of scientific literacy as situated in participation in civic practices. From such a view, it becomes problematic to assess scientific literacy through decontextualised test items only dealing with single aspects of participation in contexts concerned with science. READ MORE

  5. 13. Contributions to mathematical knowledge and its acquisition

    Author : Andrejs Dunkels; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Mathematics Education; Matematik och lärande;

    Abstract : This is a thesis in mathematics with didactical emphasis. The interest of didactics of mathematics is in mathematics in relation to how it is learned. The thesis comprises three parts, A, B, and C. Part A reports in three papers from research in mathematics within potential theory. READ MORE

  6. 14. 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

  7. 15. 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