Search for dissertations about: "low-achievers"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the word low-achievers.
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1. Grammatical correctness and communicative ability : a performance analysis of the written and spoken English of Swedish learners
Abstract : Written and oral material produced by a group of low-achieving learners of English from the 2-year lines of the Swedish upper secondary school was analysed from the perspective of grammatical correctness and communicative ability. The grammatical analysis focussed on the verb phrase and tests included both free production in speech and writing and elicitation tests. READ MORE
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2. Learning limits of functions : university students' development during a basic course in mathematics
Abstract : The present thesis includes four articles and an introduction to them and the theories that frame them. The articles describe a study about students learning limits of functions at a university and the results from it. READ MORE
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3. Noise improves cognitive performance in children with dysfunctional neurotransmission
Abstract : Research on children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has shown that they are extremely sensitive to distraction from external stimuli that lead to poor cognitive performance. This thesis shows that cognitive performance can be improved if this external stimulus is smooth and continuous (e.g. auditory white noise). READ MORE
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4. Intergenerational Persistence and Ethnic Disparities in Education
Abstract : This thesis consists of four self-contained essays in the sociology of educational stratification. Study I draws on newly collected survey data to assess the biases that arise in estimating socioeconomic differences in achievement when relying on parent and student reported data on social background. READ MORE
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5. Reading achievement : Its relation to home literacy, self-regulation, academic self-concept, and goal orientation in children and adolescents
Abstract : The studies in this doctoral thesis investigated how home literacy, self regulation, academic self-concept, and goal orientation influence reading ability. Study 1 investigated the effect of family-based prerequisites, reading attitude, and self-regulated learning on reading ability. READ MORE