Search for dissertations about: "educational outcomes"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 270 swedish dissertations containing the words educational outcomes.

2. 11. What makes good educational software?

   Author : Björn Sjödén; Kognitionsvetenskap; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; educational technology; educational software; teachable agents; learning; assessment;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates educational software: computer software applications which serve to support teachers and improve learning outcomes for students. It aims to delineate the field of educational technology research as an interdisciplinary field and exemplify some of the methods used for approaching the many research questions that arise from asking what makes good educational software. READ MORE

4. 12. Measuring long-term effects of a school improvement initiative

   Author : Joakim Svärdh; Inga-Britt Skogh; Erik Mellander; Veronica Bjurulf; Monica Rosén; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Propensity Score Analysis PSA ; effect study; quantitative evaluation; educational intervention; compulsory school; Science and Technology for All Initiative; representative sample; non-random selection; multi-level modelling; post-matching multivariate regression;

   Abstract : There is a growing demand for studies applying quantitative methods to large-scale data sets for the purpose of evaluating the effects of educational reforms (UVK, 2010). In this thesis the statistical method, Propensity Score Analysis (PSA), is presented and explored in the evaluating context of an extensive educational initiative within science and technology education; the Science and Technology for All-program (NTA). READ MORE

5. 13. Exploring socioeconomic inequality in educational opportunity and outcomes in Sweden and beyond

   Author : Victoria Rolfe; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; inequality; socioeconomic status; opportunity to learn; student achievement; teacher characteristics; TIMSS; PISA;

   Abstract : This doctoral thesis aims to explore Sweden’s achievement gap in international assessment and how this may have developed in the context of a network of educational inequalities. Theoretically grounded in the Model of Potential Educational Experiences (Schmidt, Raizen, Britton, Bianchi, & Wolfe, 1997), the thesis investigates how the relationship between the intended and attained curriculum is moderated by actions at the classroom level. READ MORE

6. 14. Educational contexts and designs for cultivating leaders capable of addressing the wicked issues of sustainability transitions

   Author : James Ayers; Göran Broman; Blekinge Tekniska Högskola; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sustainability; Education; Leadership; Complexity; Wicked problems; Competencies; Wellbeing; Resilience;

   Abstract : The ongoing sustainability crisis offer numerous, multifaced societal challenges as a result of the ongoing degradation of socio-ecological systems by human activity causing massive ecological damage and human suffering. Overcoming these difficulties begs for the rapid transition of society towards sustainability. READ MORE

7. 15. Instructional technologies in science education : Students’ scientific reasoning in collaborative classroom activities

   Author : Göran Karlsson; Jonas Ivarsson; Per-Olof Wickman; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Instructional technologies; animations; design-based research; interaction analysis; science education; Instructional technologies; animations; design-based research; interaction analysis; science education;

   Abstract : This study originates from an interest in how students interpret scientific concepts demonstrated with animated instructional technologies. Currently, science education makes use of diverse kinds of instructional methods. For the advancement of instruction, new technologies have continuously been employed. READ MORE