Search for dissertations about: "knowledge interest"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 994 swedish dissertations containing the words knowledge interest.
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16. Teachers' intention for outdoor education : conceptualizing learning in different domains
Abstract : In Sweden there is a growing interest among teachers to locate teaching outdoors. This is linked to beliefs about the potential for outdoor environments to reinforce learning, since the encounter with nature becomes more holistic. Outdoors, all the senses are involved in knowledge-building and activity experiences. READ MORE
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17. Computational problem solving in university physics education : Students’ beliefs, knowledge, and motivation
Abstract : Solving physics problem in university physics education with a computational approach requires knowledge and skills in several domains, for example, physics, mathematics, programming, and modelling. These competences are in turn related to students' beliefs about these domains as well as about learning, and their motivation to learn. READ MORE
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18. Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Surgical Care
Abstract : International and national use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is high in the general population and among patients. The level of knowledge about CAM among health care professions is low, but an interest in receiving education about this field has been observed. READ MORE
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19. Chemistry: content, context and choices : towards students' higher order problem solving in upper secondary school
Abstract : Chemistry is often claimed to be difficult, irrelevant, and uninteresting to school students. Even students who enjoy doing science often have problems seeing themselves as being scientists. This thesis explores and challenges the negative perception of chemistry by investigating upper secondary students’ views on the subject. READ MORE
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20. Essays on Determinants of Individual Performance and Labor Market Outcomes
Abstract : Essay 1 (with Oskar Nordström Skans): This paper provides field evidence on the causal impact of past successes on future performances. Since persistence in success or failure is likely to be linked through, potentially time-varying, ability it is intrinsically difficult to identify the causal effect of succeeding on the probability of performing well in the future. READ MORE