Search for dissertations about: "hands-on learning"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 swedish dissertations containing the words hands-on learning.

2. 1. Practical thinking in programming education : Novices learning hands-on

   Author : Kristina von Hausswolff; Anna Eckerdal; Maria Weurlander; Tony Clear; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Programming education; Novice programming; Hands-on learning; Higher education; Pragmatism; Dewey; Computing Education Research; Datavetenskapens didaktik;

   Abstract : Understanding how novices learn to program is of national and global concern. A substantial number of studies have been conducted within computing education research (CER), and, although some understanding has been gained, research still finds that programming is hard to learn. READ MORE

4. 2. Learning Dynamics of Workplace Development Programmes : Studies in Swedish national programmes

   Author : Agneta Halvarsson Lundkvist; Maria Gustavsson; Henrik Kock; Jon Ohlsson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Workplace development programme; workplace learning; social learning system; Arbetsplatslärande; nationella program; sociala lärandesystem;

   Abstract : The thesis focuses on workplace development programmes (WPDPs) that operationalize national policies on workplace development. WPDPs are time-limited and they provide support to organizations that aim to improve their operational performance or employees’ work conditions. READ MORE

5. 3. IT Design for Amateur Communities

   Author : Cristian Bogdan; KTH; []
   Keywords : amateur; volunteer; community; work; amateur work; participatory design; software development; challenge; contingency; pioneering; public; personal development; learning; hands-on learning; self-sustainability; TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIKVETENSKAP;

   Abstract : The concept of community is receiving increasing attentionacross organizations and throughout the entire society.Voluntary association, creation of value, and solidarity incommunity contexts get more and more appreciated and nurturedwithin companies and other organizations. READ MORE

6. 4. Information and Communication Technology in Teacher Education : Thinking and learning in computer‐supported social practice

   Author : Evode Mukama; Sven Andersson; Gunilla Jedeskog; Ingrid Andersson; Roger Säljö; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Collaborative learning; critical reflection; ICT; learning conditions; mediating tool; multilingual setting; Rwanda; teacher education; Education; Pedagogik;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to investigate how new knowledge can be developed in computer-supported social practice. Participants were selected from newly qualified secondary school teachers and student teachers at a higher education institution in Rwanda. READ MORE

7. 5. Designing for Peer Learning : Mathematics, Games and Peer Groups in Leisure-time Centers

   Author : Åsa Harvard Maare; Sune Vork Steffensen; Kognitionsvetenskap; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Leisure-time centers; mathematics; embodied interaction; design research; motivation; observational learning; Leisure-time centers;

   Abstract : Constrained by national tests and the mathematics curriculum, teachers have problems finding time for exploratory and hands-on mathematical activities, especially so in classes with a reduced pace of progression, for example because of a large proportion of second-language learners. Could the leisure-time center, where time is not earmarked, provide such opportunities? The conclusion of this thesis is that this can be done, on the condition that designed activities build on the central premise of the leisure-time center: children have the right to choose which activities to engage with. READ MORE