Search for dissertations about: "educational games"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 28 swedish dissertations containing the words educational games.

  2. 11. Inclusive Digital Socialisation : Designs of Education and Computer Games in a Global Context

    Author : Thomas Westin; Mats Danielson; Dimitris Grammenos; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; computer games; education; socialisation; inclusion; exclusion; development; accessibility; Computer and Systems Sciences; data- och systemvetenskap;

    Abstract : Digital socialisation is to learn the ways of living online, across national borders, local cultures and societies and has to be inclusive for equal participation. Conditions for this socialisation process are different due to both local and individual limitations. READ MORE

  4. 12. Playing and Learning Across Locations: : Indentifying Factors for the Design of Collaborative Mobile Learning

    Author : Daniel Spikol; Marcelo Milrad; Jakob Tholander; Växjö universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Computer Supported Collaborative Learning; Mobile; Location-based services; Pervasive computing; Ubiquitous computing; Design-based research; Co-Design; Education; Games; Computer science; Datavetenskap; Other information technology; Övrig informationsteknik; Media Technology; Media Technology;

    Abstract : The research presented in this thesis investigates the design challenges associated with the development and use of mobile applications and tools for supporting collaboration in educational activities. These technologies provide new opportunities to promote and enhance collaboration by engaging learners in a variety of activities across different places and contexts. READ MORE

  5. 13. Narrative music : towards an understanding of musical narrative functions in multimedia

    Author : Johnny Wingstedt; Nyssim Lefford; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Music Education; Musikpedagogik;

    Abstract : As the computer screen is replacing the book as the dominant medium for communication (Kress, 2003), questions about how meaning is constituted by the multimodal interaction of different media (including music) is becoming increasingly important in contemporary research of pedagogy, sociology and media studies. The overall aim with this licentiate thesis is to explore musical narrative functions as they appear in multimedia such as film and computer games. READ MORE

  6. 14. Finnish Teacher Guides in Mathematics : Resources for primary school teachers in designing teaching

    Author : Tuula Koljonen; Kirsti Hemmi; Andreas Ryve; Jeppe Skott; Mälardalens högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; cultural scripts; curriculum materials in mathematics; Finnish primary school; teacher guides characteristics; resources for teaching; Didactics; didaktik;

    Abstract : Previous research worldwide has shown that curriculum materials maintain a strong presence and constitute an important tool, artefact, in mathematics classrooms. Yet, there is a vast lack of research on the design and the characteristics of teacher guides. READ MORE

  7. 15. Time of Turmoil : Reading and Media Combination in the American Young Adult Novels Cathy’s Book, Skeleton Creek, and Endgame

    Author : Julie Blomberg Gudmundsson; Daniel Kane; Anna Nordlund; Danuta Fjellestad; Astrid Ensslin; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; young adult fiction; reading; media combination; literary competence; reading paths; interrupted reading; media consciousness; multimedia novels; Literature; Litteraturvetenskap; Curriculum Studies; Didaktik;

    Abstract : In the beginning of the twenty-first century, Young Adult (YA) fiction experienced a renaissance, and YA novels began to appear on the best-seller lists in the US. Around the same time, many reports sounded alarms about rapidly declining rates of fiction reading among young adults. READ MORE