Search for dissertations about: "inquiry-based"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 swedish dissertations containing the word inquiry-based.

  2. 1. Resourceful students : Engaging students in active and systematic investigations in laboratories involving thermal phenomena

    Author : Christopher Robin Samuelsson; Jesper Haglund; Maja Elmgren; Bor Gregorcic; Paula R. L. Heron; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Inquiry-based; inquiry; infrared cameras; laboratory education; active engagement; systematic engagement; thermodynamics; phase transitions; calorimetry; curiosity; conceptual change; resources framework; social semiotics; physics education research; metacognition; laboratory skills; exemplars; instant inquiry; Physics with specialization in Physics Education; Fysik med inriktning mot fysikens didaktik;

    Abstract : This thesis focuses on students’ engagement in inquiry-based laboratory learning environments. The aim of the research is to explore what it is that makes students active and systematic in these types of lab learning environments. READ MORE

  4. 2. Designing Online Courses for Individual and Collaborative Learning : A study of a virtual learning environment based in Sri Lanka

    Author : Thushani Weerasinghe; Robert Ramberg; Brian Hudson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Design-Based Research; Design Experiments; Online Learning; Instructional Design; Design Principles; Design Guidelines; Individual Learning; Collaborative Learning; Inquiry-Based Learning; Peer-Teaching; Computer and Systems Sciences; data- och systemvetenskap;

    Abstract : Online courses of distance learning programmes at universities are designed considering the characteristics and needs of their adult learners. Basically, there are two types of learners in an online course: individual learners and collaborative learners. READ MORE

  5. 3. From Tissue Engineering to Engineering Education Research: Designing in vitro cell microenvironments and undergraduate research experiences

    Author : Patric Wallin; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; teaching research nexus; community of practice; tissue engineering Undergraduate research experiences; cell microenvironments; cell migration; inquiry based learning; surface functionalization; chemotractant gradients; Microfluidics; situated cognition;

    Abstract : This thesis looks at tissue engineering from two perspectives that are closely interconnected with each other: 1) Research in the discipline of tissue engineering that aims to advance our knowledge in the field, and 2) research on how students learn tissue engineering through undergraduate research.In the body, cells are constantly exposed to a concert of different signaling factors that steer their behavior. READ MORE

  6. 4. 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. 5. Online coaching as a Relationship of Inquiry : Exploring one-to-one online education

    Author : Stefan Stenbom; Stefan Hrastinski; Martha Cleveland-Innes; Inga-Britt Skogh; Elizabeth Murphy; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; online learning; online coaching; one-to-one online education; Community of Inquiry; Relationship of Inquiry; Teknikvetenskapens lärande och kommunikation; Education and Communication in the Technological Sciences;

    Abstract : In educational development, much focus is put on the use of computers and other digital tools to enhance teaching and learning. One of the most used digital communication forms is one-to-one communication using text, images, and video. One-to-one communication for educational purposes has, however, so far received only modest attention in research. READ MORE