Search for dissertations about: "mastery orientation"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words mastery orientation.

  2. 1. Room for Improvement? : A comparative study of Swedish learners’ free written production in English in the foreign language classroom and in immersion education

    Author : Marika Kjellén Simes; Solveig Granath; Philip Shaw; Karlstads universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Immersion education; CLIL; International Baccalaureate; advanced L2 learners; upper secondary school; L2 learning; L2 acquisition; free written production; low-frequency vocabulary; tense shift; motivation; mastery orientation; intrinsic motivation; sociocultural attitudes; English language; Engelska språket; English; Engelska;

    Abstract : The present study examines the effects of immersion education on the English of two groups of advanced Swedish learners at upper secondary school. In immersion education, or CLIL, subject content is taught through a second language as a means of enhancing target language competence. READ MORE

  4. 2. Managing Human Service Organizations

    Author : Christian Jacobsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Human service organizations; management teams; coordination of work; stress management; goals; feedback; control at work;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to study management in human service organizations with regard to aspects of organizational strategy, organizational structure and individual behavior. The thesis is based on four studies, Study I deal with the strategic perspective, Study II explores organizational structure in terms of coordination of work, Studies III and IV focus on aspects related to individual behavior in operative work. READ MORE

  5. 3. Formative assessment and problem solving in mathematics

    Author : Sharmin Söderström; Johan Lithner; Torulf Palm; Carina Granberg; Guri Nortvedt; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Formative assessment; problem solving; reasoning; computer-based assessment; feedback; types of motivation; self-efficacy; pedagogiskt arbete; educational work; matematikdidaktik; didactics of mathematics;

    Abstract : In this thesis, the focus is on how reasoning in problem solving can be supported and which factors are associated with this support. In four studies, I investigated four aspects which address the overarching aim of the thesis. READ MORE