Search for dissertations about: "lower secondary school"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 77 swedish dissertations containing the words lower secondary school.

2. 1. International large-scale assessments and mathematics textbooks in a curriculum reform process : Changes in lower secondary school algebra in Sweden 1995–2015

   Author : Kristina Palm Kaplan; Johan Prytz; Kajsa Bråting; Astrid Pettersson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; curriculum reform; algebra; textbooks; international assessment; TIMSS; secondary school; test validity; student achievement.; Curriculum Studies; Didaktik;

   Abstract : Reforming a curriculum entails more than simply launching new steering documents: it includes the development of new materials, evaluation of reform and identification of needs for further action. Drawing from algebra material surrounding the 2011 Swedish curriculum reform, this thesis contributes to understanding the process of curriculum reform concerning mathematics textbooks and international large-scale assessments. READ MORE

4. 2. EFL Pupils' Understanding and Use of Teacher Writtten Feedback : A case study in two Swedish lower secondary classrooms

   Author : Karina Pålsson Gröndahl; Camilla Bardel; Erickson Gudrun; Shaw Philip; Fiona Hyland; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; pupils’ feedback understanding; pupils’ feedback use; teacher written feedback; EFL writing; lower secondary school; språkdidaktik; Language Education;

   Abstract : The present licentiate thesis aims to investigate pupils’ understanding and use of teacher written feedback in English as a foreign language (EFL). The study was carried out in two Swedish lower secondary schools in two different classrooms, one in year eight with 14-year-old pupils and one in year nine with 15-year-old pupils. READ MORE

5. 3. Upper Secondary School Student Engagement and Disengagement : in Blended Learning

   Author : Nina Bergdahl; Uno Fors; Ola Knutsson; Daniel Spikol; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Upper secondary school; Student engagement; Student disengagement; Blended Learning; Technology-enhanced Learning; Mixed Methods; Information Society; informationssamhället;

   Abstract : The present research approaches Swedish upper secondary school students’ engagement and disengagement in Technology-enhanced Learning (TEL). To date, research on engagement in TEL have mainly focused on university-level students and have overlooked the dimension of disengagement. READ MORE

6. 4. Speaking of Geometry : A study of geometry textbooks and literature on geometry instruction for elementary and lower secondary levels in Sweden, 1905-1962, with a special focus on professional debates

   Author : Johan Prytz; Staffan Rodhe; Anders Öberg; Sten Kaijser; Jan van Maanen; Patricio Herbst; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Mathematics; geometry instruction; mathematics education; Sweden; textbook; curriculum; professional; elementary school; secondary school; history of mathematics education; history of mathematics; history of education; MATEMATIK;

   Abstract : This dissertation deals with geometry instruction in Sweden in the period 1905-1962. The purpose is to investigate textbooks and other literature used by teachers in elementary schools (ES) and lower secondary schools (LSS) – Folkskolan and Realskolan – connection to geometry instruction. READ MORE

7. 5. School Bullying and Power Relations in Vietnam

   Author : Paul Horton; Helle Rydstrøm; Jeffery Hearn; Neil Duncan; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : Bullying; power; Vietnam; school; education; gender; ethnography; surveillance; normalisation; control; discipline; teachers; students; silence.; Mobbning; makt; Vietnam; skola; utbildning; genus; etnografi; övervakning; normalisering; kontroll; disciplin; lärare; elever; tystnad.; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

   Abstract : Taking seriously the oft-made claim that power relations are central to school bullying, the dissertation focuses specifically on the interconnectedness of school bullying and power relations within the specific context of Vietnamese lower secondary schooling. The dissertation is based on extended ethnographic fieldwork in two lower secondary schools in the north-eastern Vietnamese port city of Haiphong. READ MORE