Search for dissertations about: "difficulty"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 618 swedish dissertations containing the word difficulty.

  2. 1. Difficult to read or difficult to solve? : The role of natural language and other semiotic resources in mathematics tasks

    Author : Anneli Dyrvold; Magnus Österholm; Ewa Bergqvist; Johan Lithner; Candia Morgan; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; mathematics education; multisemiotics; task text; difficulty; mathematical reading ability; matematikdidaktik; didactics of mathematics; Mathematics; Pedagogik; Linguistics;

    Abstract : When students solve mathematics tasks, the tasks are commonly given as written text, usually consisting of natural language, mathematical notation and different types of images. This is one reason why reading and interpreting such texts are important parts of being mathematically proficient, at least within the school context. READ MORE

  4. 2. Perceptual correlates of mental performance : perceived difficulty and experienced intellectual activity

    Author : Oswald Bratfisch; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

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  5. 3. Differentiated tasks in mathematics textbooks : an analysis of the levels of difficulty

    Author : Anna Brändström; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Mathematics Education; Matematik och lärande;

    Abstract : The aim of this work is to study differentiation in mathematics textbooks. Based on mathematics textbooks used in Sweden for year 7, the study is performed from the point of view that all students should be challenged and stimulated throughout their learning in compulsory school. READ MORE

  6. 4. Difficulties to Read and Write Under Lateral Vibration Exposure : Contextual Studies Of Train Passengers Ride Comfort

    Author : Jerker Sundström; Shafiquzzaman Khan; Neil J. Mansfield; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; lateral vibrations; passenger activities; reading; writing; sitting posture; frequency weighting; rated difficulty; field study; laboratory study; transient vibrations; stationary vibrations.; Vehicle engineering; Farkostteknik;

    Abstract : Many people use the train both as a daily means of transport as well as a working place to carry out activities such as reading or writing. There are, however, several important factors in this environment that will hamper good performance of such activities. READ MORE

  7. 5. A theory of experienced paradoxical tension in co-opetitive alliances

    Author : Tatbeeq Raza-Ullah; Maria Bengtsson; Malin Näsholm; Devi Gnyawali; Marianne Lewis; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; co-opetition; paradox; tension; cognitive difficulty; emotional ambivalence; management; balance; capability; performance; företagsekonomi; Business Studies;

    Abstract : Empirical research shows that co-opetition is a double-edged sword such that it can both help and hurt the achievement of desired performance outcomes. Despite the proliferation of co-opetitive alliances (i.e. READ MORE