Search for dissertations about: "primary science teaching"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 swedish dissertations containing the words primary science teaching.

2. 1. Taste for Science : How can teaching make a difference for students’ interest in science?

   Author : Per Anderhag; Per-Olof Wickman; Karim Mikael Hamza; Heidi Carlone; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; interest in science; taste for science; norms; values; aesthetics; secondary school; home background; teaching; learning; equity; pragmatism; Bourdieu; naturvetenskapsämnenas didaktik; Science Education;

   Abstract : The objective of the thesis is to describe and analyse aspects of home background and teaching that may be important for students’ capability and will to participate in science. The purpose is to make explicit how teaching can support students in developing an interest in science and so counter-balance the restricted opportunities some students may have due to upbringing. READ MORE

4. 2. Learning to Teach and Teaching to Learn : Primary science student teachers´ complex journey from learners to teachers

   Author : Pernilla Nilsson; Claes Ericsson; Christopher Clark; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : Experience; reflection; PCK; primary science; student teacher; teacher education; Erfarenhet; lärarstudent; lärarutbildning; naturvetenskap; PCK; reflektion; ämnesdidaktisk kunskap; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; Social sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis concerns the process of student teachers´ learning to teach primary science and is based on four studies involving primary science student teachers during their teacher education program. The overall question that the thesis intends to investigate is in which ways student teachers’ learning about teaching can be illustrated and understood in terms of the critical aspects that are experienced within their teaching and learning practices. READ MORE

5. 3. Reading Nature : Developing ecological literacy through teaching

   Author : Ola Magntorn; Gustav Helldén; Michael Reiss; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Readiing nature; Ecology; Outdoor studies; Teaching; Education; Pedagogik;

   Abstract : In this study the concept reading nature and its contribution to science education is discussed. Some scientific concepts relevant for reading nature are defined. Reading nature has to do with the ability to recognise organisms and relate them to material cycling and energy flow in the specific habitat which is to be read. READ MORE

6. 4. Teaching photosynthesis in a compulsory school context : Students' reasoning, understanding and interactions

   Author : Helena Näs; Christina Ottander; Sylvia Benckert; Jenny Lewis; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; teaching; primary and secondary school; plants; photosynthesis and respiration; Undervisning; mellan- och högstadiet; växter; fotosyntes och cellandning; Subject didactics; Ämnesdidaktik; didactics of natural science; naturvetenskapens didaktik;

   Abstract : According to previous research, students show difficulties in understanding photosynthesis and respiration, and basic ecological concepts like energy flow in ecosystems. There are successful teaching units accomplished in this area and many of them can be described as inquiry-based teaching. READ MORE

7. 5. From doing to learning : Inquiry- and context-based science education in primary school

   Author : Susanne Walan; Niklas Gericke; Birgitta Mc Ewen; Pernilla Nilsson; Barbara A. Crawford; Karlstads universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; inquiry- and context-based; instructional strategies; primary school; science education; Biology; Biologi;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to develop an understanding of primary school teachers’ knowledge of Inquiry- and Context-Based Science Education (IC-BaSE) from different perspectives: what it is, how to use it and why these strategies are used. There are at least two reasons for performing research in this field. READ MORE