Search for dissertations about: "peer interaction learning"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 27 swedish dissertations containing the words peer interaction learning.

2. 1. Gaming Interaction : Conversations and Competencies in Internet Cafés

   Author : Björn Sjöblom; Karin Aronsson; Jonas Linderoth; Elisabeth Keating; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Computer gaming; interaction; ethnomethodology; peer group; informal learning; identity; competence; internet café; Datorspelande; interaktion; etnometodologi; kamratgrupp; informellt lärande; identitet; kompetens; internetcafé; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

   Abstract : The dissertation analyzes interaction in adolescents’ computer gaming. Through the use of video recordings in internet cafés, players’ communicative practices are illuminated. Ethnomethodological and interaction analytical perspectives are used to explicate the participants’ methods for meaning-making in the gaming. READ MORE

4. 2. Learner support for distance learners : A study of six cases of ICT-based distance education institutions in China

   Author : Shuting Gao; Vinayagum Chinapah; Shangwu Zhao; Chang Zhu; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Learner support; student support; support services; peer support; learner center; collaborative learning; interaction; motivation; critical thinking; creative thinking; deep learning; higher order learning; group learning; small group work; Community of Inquiry CoI ; ICT-based distance learning; Radio and TV University; distance education; Web-based learning; e-Learning; adult education; higher education; International and Comparative Education; internationell och jämförande pedagogik;

   Abstract : This thesis focuses on learner support in Chinese distance education. It draws a picture of Chinese modern distance education, covering the major issues in the field of learner support, and small group work as peer support. READ MORE

5. 3. Mediated peer (to peer) learning

   Author : Ulf Blomqvist; Nils Enlund; Jonas Gustafsson; KTH; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Computer science; Datalogi;

   Abstract : Peer learning means learning from and with each other. Collaboration and co-operation in a friendly environment is, however, something that is neither easy nor obvious for students attending the university. READ MORE

6. 4. Laughter, excitement, and suspense in preschool : Choreographing emotional stances as a multiparty achievement

   Author : Emilia Holmbom Strid; Asta Čekaitė; Sally Wiggins Young; Carolin Demuth; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social interaction; Emotional displays; Adult-child interaction; Child-child interaction; Joint attention; Multiparty interaction; Peer cultures; Samspel; Känslouppvisningar; Vuxen-barn samspel; Barn-barn samspel; Delad uppmärksamhet; Flerpartssamspel; Kamratkulturer;

   Abstract : Most research on emotions, including that which takes a social perspective, is directed at negative emotions and their manifestation in social situations that involve conflicts, disputes, and arguments. This thesis instead aims to address children’s heightened positive emotions and their interactional functions within the peer group and in learning encounters with teachers in preschool. READ MORE

7. 5. Designing for Peer Learning : Mathematics, Games and Peer Groups in Leisure-time Centers

   Author : Åsa Harvard Maare; Sune Vork Steffensen; Kognitionsvetenskap; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Leisure-time centers; mathematics; embodied interaction; design research; motivation; observational learning; 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