Search for dissertations about: "motivation at the secondary"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 30 swedish dissertations containing the words motivation at the secondary.
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1. Motivation, students, and the classroom environment : exploring the role of Swedish students’ achievement goals in chemistry
Abstract : The overarching aim of this thesis is to deepen the knowledge about students’ achievement goals in chemistry and how they relate to students’ epistemic beliefs (beliefs about knowledge) and to their perceptions of classroom goal structures (instructional practices that emphasize certain achievement goals). Achievement goals are defined as the purpose behind students’ engagement in achievement behavior. READ MORE
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2. Room for Improvement? : A comparative study of Swedish learners’ free written production in English in the foreign language classroom and in immersion education
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
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3. Circumscribing Tonality: Upper Secondary Music Students Learning the Circle of Fifths : Att ringa in tonalitet: Gymnasieelever på estetiskt program lär sig kvintcirkeln
Abstract : The fundamental motivation for this research project is that listening is central to all musical activities, and that semiotic means for visualizing, representing, and conceptualizing music are central to educational endeavors aimed at developing trained listening. There is, however, a lack of research on how such semiotic means are taught and learned, especially in the aural skills and music theory subjects and in secondary education. READ MORE
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4. Designing for Peer Learning : Mathematics, Games and Peer Groups in Leisure-time Centers
Abstract : Constrained by national tests and the mathematics curriculum, teachers have problems finding time for exploratory and hands-on mathematical activities, especially so in classes with a reduced pace of progression, for example because of a large proportion of second-language learners. Could the leisure-time center, where time is not earmarked, provide such opportunities? The conclusion of this thesis is that this can be done, on the condition that designed activities build on the central premise of the leisure-time center: children have the right to choose which activities to engage with. READ MORE
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5. Virtual Pedagogical Agents - Beyond the Constraints of the Computational Approach
Abstract : Virtual pedagogical agents (VPAs), i.e. computer generated characters in pedagogical roles, populate the digital society in increasing numbers. They are found in educational programs from preschool to university. READ MORE
