Search for dissertations about: "interest based instruction"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 swedish dissertations containing the words interest based instruction.

  2. 1. English-Medium Instruction in Sweden : Perspectives and practices in two upper secondary schools

    Author : BethAnne Yoxsimer Paulsrud; Inger Lindberg; Philip Shaw; Ofelia García; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; English-medium instruction EMI ; Content and Language Integrated Learning CLIL ; upper secondary school; English in Sweden; language policy; translanguaging; academic language; language hierarchy; Education in Languages and Language Development; utbildningsvetenskap med inriktning mot språk och språkutveckling; Utbildning och lärande;

    Abstract : This thesis presents English-medium instruction (EMI) in the Swedish context, focusing on perspectives and practices in two schools. The research question is as follows: How and why is EMI offered, chosen, and practiced in the Swedish upper secondary school today? The aim is to explore the status of the educational option, the reasons for offering EMI to stakeholders, the stakeholders’ beliefs about and goals of EMI, and the implementation of EMI in the classroom. READ MORE

  4. 2. Supporting instructional improvement at scale : The role of teacher professional development programs and mathematics curriculum materials

    Author : Jannika Lindvall; Andreas Ryve; Marie Wiberg; Magnus Österholm; Mälardalens högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; large-scale teacher professional development; core conceptual framework; mathematics curriculum materials; student achievement; mathematics instruction; Didactics; didaktik;

    Abstract : We are currently witnessing an increase of international interest in mathematics education, fueled partly by the growing concerns of students’ declining results, but also by changed perceptions of what mathematics students should master. In response, many initiatives have appeared in order to move away from traditional to more inquiry based approaches to teaching. READ MORE

  5. 3. Design of Programmable Baseband Processors

    Author : Eric Tell; Dake Liu; Béatrice Philibert; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; programmable; baseband; application specific; processor; architecture; instruction set; acceleration; software defined radio SDR ; digital signal processing DSP ; Computer engineering; Datorteknik;

    Abstract : The world of wireless communications is under constant change. Radio standards evolve and new standards emerge. More and more functionality is put into wireless terminals. E. READ MORE

  6. 4. 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

  7. 5. Food for Thought. Communication and the transformation of work experience in web-based in-service training

    Author : Mona Nilsen; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; in-service training; food production industry; quality assurance; computer-mediated communication; chat interaction; digital technologies; appropriation; mediation; communicative strategies; framing; footing; hybrid learning activity;

    Abstract : The background of the present study is an interest in the use of digital technologies for in-service training activities in industry. Globalization, international competition and transnational production are elements that currently transform work practices and work organizations. READ MORE